MOUNTAIN SEAS ARTS (MSA)
ARTIST IN RESIDENCY PROGRAM • 2017
INFORMATION & APPLICATION
Create art in pristine wilderness--close to civilization yet remote and beautiful!
Are you a practicing artist working in the visual or performing arts? Mountain Seas is offering Artist in Residency (AIR) opportunities at their Flinders Island property, nestled between the mountains and the sea. Spend up to four weeks in nature's raw beauty, expressing yourself through your chosen artistic medium. Encounter nature in its freshness and power. Imagine stunning scenery with easy access to rugged wilderness, a well-equipped Arts Centre, and a cozy comfortable place to live. The Program is open to all types of artists including, but not limited to, painters, ceramicists, sculptors, writers, musicians, digital and mixed media artists. A residency allows the artist to experience the character of a place in great depth, inspiring a diverse range of rich and vibrant artistic interpretation. The act of art enhances the artist, the community, the muse, and the objects the artist perceives.
MSA ACCOMMODATION and LOCATION :
We are located on Flinders Island in Bass Strait, off the North-East coast of Tasmania, Australia. Mountain Seas has 40,000 acres of undeveloped national park on three sides. We have private trails accessing tall trees, fresh water streams, waterfalls, and sculptural granite boulders. The trailhead to the highest peak of Strzelecki Mountain begins one km from the property. The beaches, two kilometers from Mountain Seas, are among the best in the world. The white sandy beaches of Fotheringate and Trousers Point are featured in magazines such as Australian Geographic.
THE FACILITIES:
The Art Centre can host workshops in various mediums, and accommodate up to 20 people working in different ways in the available areas. The Art Centre is equipped with two ceramic wheels, an electric kiln, hand building tables, as well as a separate space for acrylic painting, watercolors, and other visual mediums.
The Dance Yurt is available for readings, musical and dance performances, and can accommodate up to 25 people.
THE MOUNTAIN SEAS ARTS ACCOMMODATION:
Mountain Seas offers either one of two living spaces dependent on availability. Occasionally, a move between locations is required, based on other occupancy:
• A fully furnished self-contained Yurt containing one large living area with double bed, kitchenette and separate bathroom. Here you can experience nature and solitude at its best. The Yurt is close to the Art Centre and a 5 minute walk to the Retreat. This unit is more isolated than the facility at the Retreat.
• A room with bathroom in the Mountain Seas Retreat and shared living/kitchen facilities. The kitchen for this unit is a shared kitchen. Samples of rooms can be seen on the website. “Rattan Warmth” is one of the primary rooms for AIR’s.
Our accommodation manager, Annie, also makes delicious frozen meals available for purchase by artists who wish to cook minimally.
Internet access and phone
Mobile phone connection is available via the Telstra 3G network; please note that your mobile may not work if you have a provider other than Telstra! There is limited and slow internet access; artists are strongly encouraged to bring their own dongle (USB wifi). If you rely on internet for artistic work, please bring a wifi unit; the island is a slow speed and expensive, so our downloads are limited.
AVAILABILITY
Residency at Mountain Seas is available from the beginning of April to the end of October. We encourage a minimum of 2 weeks stay; however your length of stay can vary from one week (minimum) up to 6 weeks (maximum).
APPLY: Interested artists are invited to apply for the Mountain Seas Artist-in-Residency by filling out the attached application form and returning via post or email to:
Mountain Seas Arts
PO BOX 125,
Flinders Island,
Tasmania,
Australia. 7255
Lila Tresemer
www.mountainseas.com.au
RESIDENCY PROGRAM APPLICATION
Name ______
Birthdate______
Address: ______
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Phone: Home: ______Mobile: ______
Email:______
Preferred dates. Please give two options (include year): ______
Do you have a strong preference for the isolation of the Yurt, or the room at the Retreat?
If so, which one (we cannot guarantee preference!) ______
Artistic field: ______
How do you feel a residency at Mountain Seas will benefit your growth as an artist?
No more than 300 words, attach additional page if necessary.
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The Resident is requested to give something back to the Flinders Island community.This has been a huge success, deepening the artist’s experience of this place.
Please share your ideas:
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q Please attach your Curriculum Vitae and Artist Statement, printed onto one A4 page each.
q Please send 8 examples of your work. Visual artists please supply high quality colour digital images in TIFF or JPEG format on CD/DVD. Musicians and media artists please submit clips digitally on CD/DVD. Writers to submit excerpts and a list of published works. Digital copy of the Artist’s Curriculum Vitae should also be copied onto the CD. All submissions must be labeled with name and contact details.
q Please submit your completed and signed application form and accompanying pages via post to: Mountain Seas Arts, PO BOX 125, Flinders Island 7255, Tasmania, Australia.
Or email:
q I understand and accept the Mountain Seas Arts Residency Terms & Conditions.
The information I have provided is true and provides an accurate representation of myself as an artist.
Artist’s Signature:______Date: ______
MSA RESIDENCY TERMS & CONDITIONS
Residency cost is $200/per week:
• The Resident is responsible for the expenses of all food, personal supplies, art materials, flights to and from the island and transport costs. The pick up fee from the Flinders Island aiport is $25, or a cab is available for about the same!
• Residency is for one artist at the MS Retreat and the use of the nearby Art Centre.
• An additional occupant will be considered upon request, on a case by case basis. There is $150/per week fee for an additional person. We encourage artists to come alone and to use this time as a deep, creative retreat.
• The residency is not suitable for babies or children.
• Limited use of a car is provided for shopping trips to town. Push bikes are available.
• The artist is required to acknowledge Mountain Seas Arts Residency Program wherever possible in relation to artworks produced as a result of the residency.
• Resident is requested to give something back to the Flinders Island community. That could be a half-day workshop, a community art project or some other idea that the artist generates. There is room on the application for suggestions!
• No firearms allowed on the property.
• Visitors are welcome, but cannot reside on the property unless arrangements have been made with the manager. Paid accommodation is available.
• Mountain Seas Arts reserve the right to promote the residency and the artist's work prior, during, and post residency.
• Internet is available, and it is slow. Consider bringing a wifi unit that works with Telstra if you rely on internet. Only 3G Telstra phone service works at Mountain Seas.
• Residents must be medically fit.
• No smoking indoors, and outdoors only in designated areas. No fires in the bush, or any open fires without permission.
• MS Retreat accommodation is wheelchair accessible.
• Residency accommodation is to be left in the same condition as on arrival to Mountain Seas. The artist will have access to washer/dryer and cleaning products for this application. A final cleaning fee of $50 will be charged.
* Please note: it might be necessary for an artist to shift rooms during the time of Residency to accommodate other tourist bookings. We will do our best not to inconvenience you too much if this becomes necessary!
In addition:
· Mountain Seas is located in a remote area. It could be possible that no other artist is in residency during your stay here. Please inform yourself about Flinders Island prior to your application!
· We operate a wilderness retreat. Please make sure you understand the implications of a remote retreat where the moon, stars (and your torch) may very well be the only guiding lights!
· MSA operates a gallery on the premises. Please consider and discuss with the program coordinator a possible exhibition of your work here. We also are happy to hang work you may choose to leave here, on a commission basis.