The Sun never has to end
Carlos Gomez hosts Red Mango Residency. Last year Thomas and I learned Wood Block Printing, you can too! https://www.planchaperdida.com/red-mango-residency-project
White Rabbit April 2017 Newsletter
Feed the Poor Bunny!
FOOD!: CSA FOOD BOXES are back
MAKE ART: Propose Performance Art for Fundraiser
STILL SWEET: Honey & Salt: Self-Directed Residencies
MORE Further Down the Rabbit Hole: Weekend Workshops
May 20th 9pm
At the Bus Stop Theatre
$ 12 or a piece of art
DJ Fatzwa
Lazeez
The Folk & Country Line
Helen & Lucy
A Halifax night of live music with a performance art twist. This year the circus didn’t come to town 😦 but that’s not gonna stop us from gathering in the black box of the Bus Stop and getting into some trouble under the banner of fundraising.It’s gonna be great. Check out the bands and get prepared for some performance art theatrics.
PROPOSE A PIECE OF PERFORMANCE ART FOR THE FUNDRAISER!
We need your suggestions for performance art pieces to be performed at the May 20th Fundraiser.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE
SEND IN YOUR PERFORMANCE ART REQUESTS AND SEE YOU AT THE SHOW OR ON FACEBOOK LIVE xoxo
FOOD BOXES!!! RED CLAY CSA
Bringing Red Clay to Hali since 2015
Red Clay Boxes was conceived and piloted in 2015, as a way to bring fresh organics to Halifax, a market hungry for them in order to help support
the farmers, artists and community projects that happen at the farm. The boxes were so well received we started plotting out new fields, greenhouses and planning our crop rotations to allow us to produce an abundance of food from July – October. [more info]
No Deadline.. but spaces are limited Honey & Salt: Self-Directed Residences at Red Clay
Since 2015 Red Clay Farm has offered self-directed residencies ranging from 1-3 weeks.
To apply, send a little information about yourself, the dates you would like to come and the project you will be working on to redclayforest@gmail.com.
Include ‘Honey & Salt’ in the subject line.
Cost per week:
Private Rooms $ 80
Tiny Cabins $ 70
Dorm Bed in the main house $ 60
Dorm Bed in the greenhouse $ 60
Camping Fees $ 40
Facilities include cooking facilities, internet, solar shower, and studio space. Food, transportation, and workshops not included. Not offered Aug 7 – 22nd.
New Dates New Workshops
Further Down the Rabbit Hole: Weekend Workshops
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CARLOS GOMEZ IS AT RED CLAY THIS SUMMER Winner of NAOPA’s 2016 Main & Station Award Carlos Gomez is a Colombian artist who resides in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Printmakers and works primarily in printmaking, drawing and painting. [More Info]
Invisible/Visible
Josh Collins
June 16th – 18th
A primer for designing within an environmental context. Design walks a line between being a passive and active agent in people’s life
Woodblock
Carlos Gomez
June 23rd – 25th
Woodcut printing is the transfer and 
reproduction of an image from wood onto canvas or paper. This traditional technique is centuries old and has historical roots in various countries around the world.
REBECCA ROHER IS AT RED CLAY THIS SUMMER Rebecca Roher’s Bird in a Cage is nominated for a Doug Wright Award!! recognizing the year’s best work and most promising talent in the Canadian comics industry, Awards May 14th, wings 
crossed.
Stream of Comics
Rebecca Roher
July 14th-16th
Rebecca Roher is a cartoonist, illustrator and educator. Investigating the interplay between text and images, participants will create comics from stream of consciousness writings and en plein air sketches.
Soundscape
Lindsay Dobbin & Michael Waterman
July 28th-30th
Through experiential and interactive methods anchored in the practice of listening, participants will expand their awareness of the sonic environment and explore creative ways to respond through improvisation and sounding.
JONATHAN ROTSZTAIN IS COMING TO RED CLAY THIS SUMMER He doesn’t just distribute newspapers for Metro Toronto, and makes comics about it, he also a spiri
tual guru [Listen to Canadaland]
Stage to Page & Page to Stage
Colleen MacIsaac
& Dan Bray
August 4th-6th
Colleen and Dan regularly work in tandem. They’ll take you from visualization to actualization, from watercolours to theatre. Colleen will teach the skills of illustration for promotion & Dan will help us reinvent renaissance texts.
Making Rituals
Jonathan Rotsztain
August 20th
Maybe our lives have lost meaning?
And maybe at the same time, the placebo effect is real. Intentional communal actions help us pause, reflect and gain perspective. This workshop will explore the power of ritual and narrative drawing to ground, rejuvenate and heal.
View workshop details »
Red Clay Studio Society is pleased to thank Arts Nova Scotia for their support of our Further Down the Rabbit Hole Program.
Summer 2017
Stages of Wonderland Project: Call for Artists
Honey & Salt: Self-Directed Residencies at Red Clay
Further Down the Rabbit Hole: Weekend Workshops
White Rabbit Residency: Call for Artists
The Red Clay Studio Society is pleased to invite applications for the 9th annual White Rabbit Artist Residency. The residency is a 7-day immersive experience in which emerging and established artists are invited to set up camp and to find/lose themselves in practice, creation and collaboration. The residency culminates in the White Rabbit Festival, a public celebration where residents will have the opportunity to showcase their journey and works to an audience of more than two hundred. [more info]
Timeline
White Rabbit Residency: August 12th – 19th
White Rabbit Festival: August 19th – 20th
Location
Red Clay Farm, Upper Economy, Nova Scotia (map)
Fee
$390 including food. Bursaries available pending confirmation of funding. Please include a statement of your financial position and any relevant details in your application if you would like to be considered for a bursary.
Application Due Date
April 21st, 2017
Honey & Salt: Self-Directed Residences at Red Clay
Since 2015 Red Clay Farm has offered self-directed residencies ranging from 1-3 weeks.
To apply, send a little information about yourself, the dates you would like to come and the project you will be working on to redclayforest@gmail.com. Include ‘Honey & Salt’ in the subject line.
Private Rooms $ 80
Tiny Cabins $ 70
Dorm Bed in the main house $ 60
Dorm Bed in the greenhouse $ 60
Camping Fees $ 40
Further Down the Rabbit Hole: Weekend Workshops
A summer weekend of art instruction & practice, adventures by the sea, and food fresh from the gardens. The workshop fee is $120.00 per workshop and includes, meals, instruction, and supplies.
Limited to 12 participants per workshop.
No application or deadline, first come first serve.
Email: redclayforest@gmail.com / Subject: Workshops
For full details see: www.redclayarts.ca or select a workshop below.
Invisible/Visible
Josh Collins
June 16th – 18th
A primer for designing within an environmental context. Design walks a line between being a passive and active agent in people’s life
Woodblock
Carlos Gomez
June 23rd – 25th
Woodcut printing is the transfer and reproduction of an image from wood onto canvas or paper. This traditional technique is centuries old and has historical roots in various countries around the world.
Stream of Comics
Rebecca Roher
July 21st – 23rd
Rebecca Roher is a cartoonist, illustrator and educator. Investigating the interplay between text and images, participants will create comics from stream of consciousness writings and en plein air sketches.
Stage to Page &
Page to Stage
Colleen MacIsaac
& Dan Bray
August 4th – 6th
Colleen and Dan regularly work in tandem. They’ll take you from visualization to actualization, from watercolors to theatre. Colleen will teach the skills of illustration for promotion & Dan will help us reinvent renaissance texts.
View workshop details »
Red Clay Studio Society is pleased to thank Arts Nova Scotia for their support of our Further Down the Rabbit Hole Program.
