Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    I-Park's core activity is its General Residency Program. Mixed-discipline groups, generally 6-7 artists at a time, spend a month together at the I-Park facility. They are provided with a private bedroom, private studio, meals program, workshop and other shared spaces, enthusiastic staff support and open access to an expansive, varied natural landscape with miles of art/nature trails. While most participants are primarily devoted to studio practice, many choose to explore the limitless creative potential afforded by the I-Park grounds. The residencies are fully-funded; artists' only costs are for travel to and from the area and their own art materials. While the General Residency Program was on pause in 2020, the staff kept in touch with the artists who were awarded 2020 residencies, rescheduling most of them into 2021 slots. Numerous repair and maintenance projects were undertaken as well as considerable programmatic planning for the 2021 season.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $103.9K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    I-Park's customary artists-in-residence program was put on hiatus in 2020 due to health and safety concerns relating to the COVID-19 virus. But because we maintained essential staffing throughout 2020 (Residency Program Director, property maintenance staff, grant writing, bookkeeping/accounting), we had the capacity to shift gears and direct our energies to the critical need in our community for COVID-safe, open-air experiences including exercise and sensory inspiration. Through our Open Trails Initiative, we created 13 pilot events (10 of which were free to the public): Open Trails, Plein Air Painting Day, a Family Day, Founder's Guided Art Walks, Volunteers' Days and the Blood Moon Masquerade. I-Park's 25 art/nature trails were transformed "overnight" into a shared resource for the regional public. Considerable effort was made to enhance the safety, comfort and aesthetics of the trails and guest feedback was uniformly complimentary. Over the course of 2020, 800 (mostly first time) visitors were introduced to our 450-acre nature preserve, populated with over 50 ephemeral artworks.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $68.2K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    I-Park was slated to host its fourth Composers + Musicians Collaborative Residency in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 induced hiatus and the fact that this program runs on a biennial cycle, the residency has been re-programed for 2022. I-Park commissions a highly accomplished chamber ensemble and makes it available to a group of 5 composers for a 2-week onsite residency. Prior to the residency, semi-complete new works are submitted by the composers to the ensemble for adjudication. Awardees are invited to I-Park for an intensive regimen of readings, workshops and rehearsals. The composers and ensemble collaborate intimately to put the finishing touches on the new works. Trust and collegiality are fostered by the shared lodging, meals and informal social activities. The program results in the refinement of 5 challenging new works and a high state of concert-readiness. The residency culminates in an all-premieres concert in Connecticut and again at a New York City venue. The program is fully-funded for all participants and each composer receives a $1,000 stipend and a studio recording of his or her new piece. The 2018 ensemble-in-residence estimated that, three years out, the works created during the residency were heard by over 5,000 audience members at various venues throughout the U.S. The 2018 program was funded, in part, by an NEA grant for $20,000 and two private foundation grants totaling $15,000.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $5.1K