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Proposal for The Artist Residency Programme in Downtown Oshawa November 2010

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Page 1: Presentation artscape, Artist in Residence Program

Proposal for

The Artist Residency Programme

in Downtown Oshawa

November 2010

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Who we are:

The two artists who would initially participate

in this pilot project are

Wendy Wallace and Jacqueline Lemmon

We are both artists with a formal arts education

and a history of exhibitions and teaching experience.

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What we are proposing:

• We would like to ask for your support in developing a mutually

beneficial programme between the artist community and the

City of Oshawa. We feel that such a relationship will nurture

the concept of a Creative City Initiative.

• We ask for a one-year commitment of donated studio space in

the downtown corridor, which will be open to the public during

the daytime hours while we are working.

• We also ask for an equitable stipend of $10,000

for start-up costs and materials.

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• In exchange for the City’s support of our proposal, we would

create one installation each of public art for City grounds to be

installed by Oshawa’s Public Works Department. In keeping

with the vision of a renaissance of downtown Oshawa, after

just three years the City would have six pieces of public art

that could be used to feature and highlight the City’s cultural

base with a walk-about brochure guide.

What we can do:

The arts programme and subsequent installation would

promote a new identity for the downtown neighbourhoods and

help reshape its history.

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These art works would be celebrated

with an opening and exhibition,

which would also introduce new artists in residency and

wherein the City would be recognized as a contributor.

The artists in residence could also be mentors for Durham College

and Durham Public and Separate School Boards

Visual Arts Programs students. The artwork produced by students

who participate in the mentoring programme

would be celebrated with an exhibition

each semester.

Our vision for the future:

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It will encourage other artists to participate and

bring about economic spin-offs.

We believe the artists studio to be one step closer

in encouraging people to think of the downtown of Oshawa

as a family-friendly and culturally-diverse neighbourhood.

The arts programme will promote a new and positive identity

for the downtown neighbourhoods.

Change for the better:

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The arts are one of the primary means

of public dialogue

The creative act can reveal and bring into light

contrasts and contradictions in ways that speak powerfully

and directly to a wide range of audiences,

across boundaries of language

and education.” (Tresser, 1977)

Encouraging Growth

in the Arts Community

1.

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Encouraging Growth

in the Arts Community

2.

The arts contribute to the development of

creative learning communities

“Artistic activity that embraces the ideas and visions of different

cultures can lead to new and innovative ideas and inventions.”

(Voluntary Arts Network, 2005)

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Encouraging Growth

in the Arts Community

3.

The arts help create healthy communities

capable of action.

Arts involvement creates opportunities for people to develop

positive social contacts in pro-social environments

(Department of Justice Canada, 1999).

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Encouraging Growth

in the Arts Community

4.

The arts can serve as a powerful tool

for community mobilization and activism

Arts approaches can catalyze a community’s

interest and energy towards change (Rogers & Spokes, 2003).

The arts help mobilize communities of support (Fiske, 1999).

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Encouraging Growth

in the Arts Community

5.

The arts can build community capacity

and leadership

The arts can help create linkages across different groups,

thus developing intergroup cooperation and establishing

partnerships.” (McCarthy, Ondaatje, Zakaras, & Brooks, 2004)

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Local and city-based investment in culture-based

urban revitalization and urban renewal

1.

To regenerate a community

2.

To re-identify a negatively stereotyped community

3.

To improve not only the physical but also the emotional state

of urban space through creative means

4.

To rediscover heritage and local history

The 8 Goals

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5.

To create necessary work and living spaces

for new artists and cultural workers

6.

To create permanent infrastructure for artists and culture,

which gives essential support and legitimacy

to the arts and cultural sectors

7.

To develop infrastructure that

increases access to arts and culture for

residents and visitors

8.

To regenerate the aesthetic appeal and attraction

to “the real city” or the downtown

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With a core focus on arts and culture and

the subsequent strategic integration

of economics and environmental initiatives,

the St. Roch quarter serves as

a model of Canadian urban renewal

and cultural restoration.

Case Profile:

Quebec City – St. Roch Quarter

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Case Profile:

Trackside Gallery – Victoria, B.C.

The Trackside Art Gallery is an urban art

corridor that in the past has been an area prone

to criminal activity. To combat this, the Rock

Solid Foundation has installed lights as well as

restored the area as an urban green space by

removing trash, reclaiming the weed choked

orchard, building gardens and creating

pathways. Our goal is to create an environment

which will evoke a sense of respect and

ownership in those who

frequent the area.

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Case Profile:

• City of Kitchener Artist in Residence Program• Did you know Kitchener created the first municipal artist-in-residence program

in Canada, in 1995? The year-long program stimulates conversation

between artists and Kitchener residents and visitors, as they connect with

special programming presented by the artist-in-residence throughout the

year.

• The artist-in-residence program supports artistic innovation and excellence in

contemporary art. Artists work in any visual arts medium. Although there is no

studio space available for the residency, the artist has the opportunity to offer

workshops in neighbourhood community centres, lectures in city hall, exhibits in

partnership with other agencies, and video projections on The Cube, atop city

hall's Berlin Tower.

• One month of the residency year is reserved for the artist to use city hall's

Rotunda Gallery for exhibition.

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Sandra Martin

Title: Grand River I and II

Year: 2002

Artist: Sandra Martin

Medium: Oil on canvas (series of 2)

Location: The Centre in the Square

101 Queen Street North Kitchener, ON

N2H 6P7

Acquisition Method: Artist in Residence commission

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Andrew Wright

Title: Five Skies for Doon Pioneer Park

Year: 2001

Medium: Photographs (series of 5)

Location: Doon Pioneer Park Library

150 Pioneer Drive

Kitchener, ON

N2P 2C2

Acquisition Method: Artist in Residence commission

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Artists’ Work