TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2015 /CNW/ - The Ontario Heritage Trust is calling for applications to the Doris McCarthy Artist-in-Residence program at Fool's Paradise in Toronto. The application deadline is September 30, 2015.
The Doris McCarthy Artist-in-Residence program is open to professional artists from across Canada practising a wide array of disciplines. Located at Fool's Paradise, McCarthy's former home on the Scarborough Bluffs in Toronto, the program provides accommodation and studio space in a serene and picturesque setting where artists can concentrate on their creative work. The current call for applications is for residencies in 2016, with terms ranging from one to six months.
The Doris McCarthy artist-in-residence program at Fool's Paradise is coordinated by the Ontario Heritage Trust. According to McCarthy's wishes, the Trust established the residency program to embrace the multi-disciplinary nature of the arts, demonstrate the positive and restorative influence of landscape and the environment, and foster excellence among contemporary Canadian artists, musicians and writers. As part of the residency, artists are required to provide a mentorship opportunity to support the development of an emerging artist or artists.
This program is supported by the RBC Foundation.
QUICK FACTS
- Doris McCarthy (1910-2010) was one of Canada's most recognized landscape painters of the second half of the 20th century.
- Fool's Paradise is a unique heritage site located 13 miles (21 km) east of downtown Toronto, on the edge of the Scarborough Bluffs overlooking Lake Ontario.
- McCarthy donated Fool's Paradise to the Ontario Heritage Trust in 1998 to conserve its scenic, esthetic, natural and cultural values, with the wish that it would become an artist-in-residence centre and venue for heritage activities following her death.
- 2015 is the first year of the artist-in-residence program at Fool's Paradise; six artists are scheduled to complete residencies this year.
LEARN MORE
- Visit www.heritagetrust.on.ca/dmair for more information on the program – including how to apply.
The Ontario Heritage Trust is an agency of the Government of Ontario dedicated to identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting Ontario's heritage.
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SOURCE Ontario Heritage Trust
contact Catrina Colme at 416-325-5074 or [email protected].
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