July 2008 David Eustace: Project for Paper PROJECT FOR PAPER is an emerging public art installation that will culminate in an exhibition of David Eustace's work as artist-in-residence at the Oxygen Art Centre, Nelson, British Columbia. Opening reception, Friday, July 25th, 2008, at the Oxygen Art Centre, #3- 320 Vernon St. (alley entrance), in downtown Nelson Artist's talk, Friday, July 18 at 7:30pm. David will give an informal talk on the progress of the community arts project underway, Project for Paper. Weekly Open Studio, Wednesdays, July 9 - 23 7pm: Oxygen invites the public to drop by the Arts Centre, and talk with the artist about the project's objectives and process, as well as get a look into the workings of the project itself. August and September 2008 BOOM! Growth and Development in a Rural Context City Wide Exhibitions and Installations BOOM! Artists: Patrick Thompson, Terry Brennan, Amy Bohigian, Brent Bukowski, Anita Levesque, Leigh Mayoh, Thomas Loh, Robert Stacey and UBC Architecture Students. Curators: Nicola Harwood, Deborah Loxam-Kohl, Stephanie Fischer, Robert Stacey. Coordinated by David Eustace. Exhibitions, site specific installations, an audio tour and performances celebrate, investigate and interrogate the challenges of growth and development in our small city. Stay tuned!http://www.projectforpaper.comhttp://www.projectforpaper.com/shapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1
residencies
  1. •Artist Residencies are available July and August with the possibility of exhibition in September. We are also  open to offering residency time / space from the third week of December to the middle of January.
  2. •Oxygen Art Centre is especially interested in supporting collaborative, cross-discipline, experimental and community-based work. We are not a commercial gallery.
  3. •Residencies include full access to an 850 sq ft studio in the heart of Nelson, B.C.
  4. •An artist stipend of $500 to $1000 is provided pending funding. Artists are encouraged to apply for their own project funding to support their residencies, travel and housing expenses.
  5. •Residents are expected to participate in some form of community activity such as studio visits, open studios, open rehearsals, lectures or public viewings. The terms of community participation will be agreed to with Oxygen Art Centre prior to the residency.
  6. •Deadline for proposals is May 15 for the July and August residencies in the following year. This is a postmark deadline.
  7. •Application Guidelines
thomas loh, “when the sun rises again tomorrow” residency 2005 oxygen art centre, residency 2005
 
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