Past Open Studio Events
Inaugural Residency at Atelier 11
September 18 & 19, 2021
11h - 18h
To revisit the Atelier's history as a place for intercultural artistic exchange and to mark the beginning of its new chapter, L’AiR Arts has partnered with Palazzo Monti to curate the first residency in support for cross-cultural dialogue between France and Italy. Following the continuous effort of nourishing national and international community of alumni, Edoardo Monti has invited Italian sculptress Ambra Castagnetti to engage in a creative exchange with L'AiR Arts alumna, French painter Lauren Coullard.
The collaboration and the creative output will be presented with an open studio exhibition as part of the European Heritage Days 2021, which will be the opportunity to celebrate the intercultural exchange and introduce the new project to the local community and the international network.
Multidisciplinary Artist Residency
January 27 & 28, 2020
FIAP Centre
Open and free to all
As part of the Inter-format Symposium, dedicated to the centenary of intercultural exchange in the arts, you are invited to visit the L’AiR Arts Studio at FIAP Centre and meet the artists-in-residence.
The studios will be open throughout the day on January 27 between the talks and panel discussions, and the afternoon of January 28, from 16:00 to 19:00 before Music & Literature Salon starting at 19:30.
L'AiR Arts visual artists-in-residence, June Lee (South Korea), Shireen Ikramullah (Netherlands / Pakistan) and Martie Holmer (New York, United States) will present their work as part of the Open Studio event.
Today as the History of Tomorrow
Studio visit with June Lee
June Lee is a visual artist and teacher based in South Korea. She will present her recent pottery works that function as indicators of the past in the future, when today becomes the history of tomorrow. Her work involves researching indigenous patterns of cultures of different countries in the past, and applying it to contemporary shapes, patterns and images of contemporary art widely used today. Such patterns and images are individually drawn by hand on fragmented pieces of pottery using thread and under glaze. Finally, these broken fragments are put together into the final outcome of a pottery (Korean crock), which will signify today as a history of tomorrow.
In Praise of Play: Thanks Man
Talk by Martie Holmer (January 27)
Martie Holmer is a New York artist and a dedicated educator, teaching color and composition at Rhode Island School of Design. She practices an intuitive approach to making art: art directed by idea and technique following idea. From her first exhibits of textile-related works, and later with her painted sculptural pieces to the more current works on paper, Martie Holmer has forged ahead to her own drum beat. Much of her work has been built around the dichotomy between opposites: Human vs. Nature, intuitive vs. designed, randomness vs. controlled or permanent vs. fleeting. All of this may sound exceedingly serious, however, she counts the work of Man Ray as a definite influence on the protected atmosphere of creative thought, the freedom to play without judgement as work is evolving. Growing up in a musical family meant being attuned to time, whimsy, and irony. And what Martie seeks is beauty though creative exploration; what Man Ray showed her early on was serious exploration mixed the surprise that comes by letting the work direct through experimentation, abandoning judgement until the direction is clear, and refining later. Martie will talk about her work in the context of that setting - be it physical or emotional, a setting that gives inspiration and guides action. She also has experience making maps, so layering a bit of Montparnasse in the spirit of Man Ray into her talk might be on the docket. But, where is Kiki?
Studio visit with Shireen Ikramullah - a Pakistani artist, art critic, educator and museologist with a background in painting and printmaking. She will talk about her visual art practice, as well as her curatorial work with international artists in Pakistan as a means of building stronger bridges for sharing of culture and knowledge. Pakistan is a country that prides itself with a rich and diverse cultural heritage and multiple artistic traditions. Cultural identity in Pakistan is very important at an individual level and a lot of people take pleasure in their rich and diverse backgrounds.
September 18 & 19, 2021
11h - 18h
To revisit the Atelier's history as a place for intercultural artistic exchange and to mark the beginning of its new chapter, L’AiR Arts has partnered with Palazzo Monti to curate the first residency in support for cross-cultural dialogue between France and Italy. Following the continuous effort of nourishing national and international community of alumni, Edoardo Monti has invited Italian sculptress Ambra Castagnetti to engage in a creative exchange with L'AiR Arts alumna, French painter Lauren Coullard.
The collaboration and the creative output will be presented with an open studio exhibition as part of the European Heritage Days 2021, which will be the opportunity to celebrate the intercultural exchange and introduce the new project to the local community and the international network.
Multidisciplinary Artist Residency
January 27 & 28, 2020
FIAP Centre
Open and free to all
As part of the Inter-format Symposium, dedicated to the centenary of intercultural exchange in the arts, you are invited to visit the L’AiR Arts Studio at FIAP Centre and meet the artists-in-residence.
The studios will be open throughout the day on January 27 between the talks and panel discussions, and the afternoon of January 28, from 16:00 to 19:00 before Music & Literature Salon starting at 19:30.
L'AiR Arts visual artists-in-residence, June Lee (South Korea), Shireen Ikramullah (Netherlands / Pakistan) and Martie Holmer (New York, United States) will present their work as part of the Open Studio event.
Today as the History of Tomorrow
Studio visit with June Lee
June Lee is a visual artist and teacher based in South Korea. She will present her recent pottery works that function as indicators of the past in the future, when today becomes the history of tomorrow. Her work involves researching indigenous patterns of cultures of different countries in the past, and applying it to contemporary shapes, patterns and images of contemporary art widely used today. Such patterns and images are individually drawn by hand on fragmented pieces of pottery using thread and under glaze. Finally, these broken fragments are put together into the final outcome of a pottery (Korean crock), which will signify today as a history of tomorrow.
In Praise of Play: Thanks Man
Talk by Martie Holmer (January 27)
Martie Holmer is a New York artist and a dedicated educator, teaching color and composition at Rhode Island School of Design. She practices an intuitive approach to making art: art directed by idea and technique following idea. From her first exhibits of textile-related works, and later with her painted sculptural pieces to the more current works on paper, Martie Holmer has forged ahead to her own drum beat. Much of her work has been built around the dichotomy between opposites: Human vs. Nature, intuitive vs. designed, randomness vs. controlled or permanent vs. fleeting. All of this may sound exceedingly serious, however, she counts the work of Man Ray as a definite influence on the protected atmosphere of creative thought, the freedom to play without judgement as work is evolving. Growing up in a musical family meant being attuned to time, whimsy, and irony. And what Martie seeks is beauty though creative exploration; what Man Ray showed her early on was serious exploration mixed the surprise that comes by letting the work direct through experimentation, abandoning judgement until the direction is clear, and refining later. Martie will talk about her work in the context of that setting - be it physical or emotional, a setting that gives inspiration and guides action. She also has experience making maps, so layering a bit of Montparnasse in the spirit of Man Ray into her talk might be on the docket. But, where is Kiki?
Studio visit with Shireen Ikramullah - a Pakistani artist, art critic, educator and museologist with a background in painting and printmaking. She will talk about her visual art practice, as well as her curatorial work with international artists in Pakistan as a means of building stronger bridges for sharing of culture and knowledge. Pakistan is a country that prides itself with a rich and diverse cultural heritage and multiple artistic traditions. Cultural identity in Pakistan is very important at an individual level and a lot of people take pleasure in their rich and diverse backgrounds.
Art Research Residency
Sunday, October 20, 2019
13:00 - 18:30
As part of the Art Research Residency, industry professionals and general public are invited to visit the L’AiR Arts Studio at FIAP Centre and meet the artists-in-residence.
The event will feature studio visits, artist talks and roundtable discussions:
13:00 - 14:30 studio visits
14:30 - 16:30 artist talks
16:30 - 17:00 coffee break
17:00 - 18:30 roundtable discussions
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE:
Luis Alberto Chenche - Paris, France / Ecuador
Rosalyn Driscoll - Haydenville, United States
Valentina Eyzaguirre - London, United Kingdom / Santiago, Chile
Juan Hinojosa - New York, United States
Jessica Lin - Toronto, Canada
Henrietta MacPhee - London, United Kingdom
Andrew Maher - London, United Kingdom
Dalia Mikonyte - Vilnius, Lithuania
Maria Mohonea - London, United Kingdom / Romania
Fiona Morehouse - Putney, Vermont, United States
Giovanna Nucci - Sao Paulo, Brasil
Clare Patrick - Cape Town, South Africa / Brighton, United Kingdom
Robynn Smith - Aptos, California, United States
Anastasia Venkova - Moscow, Russia (L’AiR Arts returning artist-in-residence)
We will also meet two French artists, Dorian Diez and Martino Trassinelli, exhibiting at FIAP, who will talk about their exhibition titled "au-delà des invisibles, un duo en noir et blanc".
ARTIST PRESENTATIONS:
Une sorte de Rendez-vous
by Luis Chenche
Luis Chenche will speak about his works and the importance of the encounter in his artistic practice. He translates his experiences of walking through the city and capturing brief situations and particular spaces with displaced utility values to different media such as paintings, drawings, installations, photographs and sculpture objects. Chenche has been exploring the concept and ideas of ephemeral and "threshold" of what lies in a state of ruins in contemporary society.
The Sensing Body in the Visual Arts: Making and Experiencing Sculpture
by Rosalyn Driscoll
Visual artist Rosalyn Driscoll spent a decade making tactile sculpture and investigating the nature of touch and the role of the body in the visual experience. Her writing on the subject will be published by Bloomsbury Press this December in a book titled The Sensing Body in the Visual Arts: Making and Experiencing Sculpture. She will read from the book and show images of her tactile work.
Painting on Clay
by Henrietta MacPhee
Intriguing combinations, scenes of everyday life and heartfelt metaphors for living, Henrietta MacPhee will talk about the stories that trigger her work and the painting and classical mythology that influences her. Her love of clay, which is having a revival in popularity today and the distinctive techniques she uses to paint on clay and playfully connect the 2D/3D world.
Bust
by Dalia Mikonyte
Dalia will screen few parts of video from “Bust” - project to reflect and integrate the artist's own serious illness - stage 3 breast cancer, which has resulted in creative and emotional awakening. The title of the project "Bust" refers to the bust - [French buste <lot. bustum - tombstone] - a sculpture form or a woman's breast. In Lithuanian, bust is the wake-up call. In addition to traditional photographic techniques, this work uses photogrammetry and scanography, as well as medical imaging-scanning techniques such as X-rays and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Womenʼs Sexuality in a Patriarchal Society
by Maria Mohonea
Maria's practice aims to spark conversation and debate around some of the complex and divisive issues that define modern society. Recently, this has led to a series exploring feminism and sexuality, with a focus on the the ongoing cultural practice of female genital mutilation. Worldwide inequality is a fact that should be addressed in todayʼs society. Using feminism as a visual language through central core imagery allows me to explore womenʼs sexuality in a patriarchal society from cases of abuse as female genital mutilation, the division of sexuality in genders, which can be used in order to solve different critical issues in gender equality. The representation of central core imagery is used as a powerful symbol of female identity and by creating art that sends a message regarding womenʼs sexuality and rights in a patriarchal society, the work itself tries to make a statement by addressing cultural power.
Building Community Through Printmaking
by Robynn Smith
This talk examines Print Day and May and other community printmaking actions initiated by artists on three continents. Print Day in May, founded in California in 2007, is an annual, global event that celebrates printmaking and has built a community of tens of thousands of printmakers in over 60 countries. Every year on the first Saturday in May, printmakers all over the world do what they love; make prints. An artist working alone in the Canadian woods, large, festive groups of printmakers in Australia, California college teachers and their students silk screening t-shirts in support of the teachers union, Venezuelan printmakers taking a day to make art in the midst of chaos, an Eritrean man making exquisitely detailed relief prints at his local community center. All of these printmakers take the time to make prints, post their images, appreciate the images and techniques of others, engage in cross cultural dialog initiated through a passion for seeing and making. A community is built.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
13:00 - 18:30
As part of the Art Research Residency, industry professionals and general public are invited to visit the L’AiR Arts Studio at FIAP Centre and meet the artists-in-residence.
The event will feature studio visits, artist talks and roundtable discussions:
13:00 - 14:30 studio visits
14:30 - 16:30 artist talks
16:30 - 17:00 coffee break
17:00 - 18:30 roundtable discussions
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE:
Luis Alberto Chenche - Paris, France / Ecuador
Rosalyn Driscoll - Haydenville, United States
Valentina Eyzaguirre - London, United Kingdom / Santiago, Chile
Juan Hinojosa - New York, United States
Jessica Lin - Toronto, Canada
Henrietta MacPhee - London, United Kingdom
Andrew Maher - London, United Kingdom
Dalia Mikonyte - Vilnius, Lithuania
Maria Mohonea - London, United Kingdom / Romania
Fiona Morehouse - Putney, Vermont, United States
Giovanna Nucci - Sao Paulo, Brasil
Clare Patrick - Cape Town, South Africa / Brighton, United Kingdom
Robynn Smith - Aptos, California, United States
Anastasia Venkova - Moscow, Russia (L’AiR Arts returning artist-in-residence)
We will also meet two French artists, Dorian Diez and Martino Trassinelli, exhibiting at FIAP, who will talk about their exhibition titled "au-delà des invisibles, un duo en noir et blanc".
ARTIST PRESENTATIONS:
Une sorte de Rendez-vous
by Luis Chenche
Luis Chenche will speak about his works and the importance of the encounter in his artistic practice. He translates his experiences of walking through the city and capturing brief situations and particular spaces with displaced utility values to different media such as paintings, drawings, installations, photographs and sculpture objects. Chenche has been exploring the concept and ideas of ephemeral and "threshold" of what lies in a state of ruins in contemporary society.
The Sensing Body in the Visual Arts: Making and Experiencing Sculpture
by Rosalyn Driscoll
Visual artist Rosalyn Driscoll spent a decade making tactile sculpture and investigating the nature of touch and the role of the body in the visual experience. Her writing on the subject will be published by Bloomsbury Press this December in a book titled The Sensing Body in the Visual Arts: Making and Experiencing Sculpture. She will read from the book and show images of her tactile work.
Painting on Clay
by Henrietta MacPhee
Intriguing combinations, scenes of everyday life and heartfelt metaphors for living, Henrietta MacPhee will talk about the stories that trigger her work and the painting and classical mythology that influences her. Her love of clay, which is having a revival in popularity today and the distinctive techniques she uses to paint on clay and playfully connect the 2D/3D world.
Bust
by Dalia Mikonyte
Dalia will screen few parts of video from “Bust” - project to reflect and integrate the artist's own serious illness - stage 3 breast cancer, which has resulted in creative and emotional awakening. The title of the project "Bust" refers to the bust - [French buste <lot. bustum - tombstone] - a sculpture form or a woman's breast. In Lithuanian, bust is the wake-up call. In addition to traditional photographic techniques, this work uses photogrammetry and scanography, as well as medical imaging-scanning techniques such as X-rays and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Womenʼs Sexuality in a Patriarchal Society
by Maria Mohonea
Maria's practice aims to spark conversation and debate around some of the complex and divisive issues that define modern society. Recently, this has led to a series exploring feminism and sexuality, with a focus on the the ongoing cultural practice of female genital mutilation. Worldwide inequality is a fact that should be addressed in todayʼs society. Using feminism as a visual language through central core imagery allows me to explore womenʼs sexuality in a patriarchal society from cases of abuse as female genital mutilation, the division of sexuality in genders, which can be used in order to solve different critical issues in gender equality. The representation of central core imagery is used as a powerful symbol of female identity and by creating art that sends a message regarding womenʼs sexuality and rights in a patriarchal society, the work itself tries to make a statement by addressing cultural power.
Building Community Through Printmaking
by Robynn Smith
This talk examines Print Day and May and other community printmaking actions initiated by artists on three continents. Print Day in May, founded in California in 2007, is an annual, global event that celebrates printmaking and has built a community of tens of thousands of printmakers in over 60 countries. Every year on the first Saturday in May, printmakers all over the world do what they love; make prints. An artist working alone in the Canadian woods, large, festive groups of printmakers in Australia, California college teachers and their students silk screening t-shirts in support of the teachers union, Venezuelan printmakers taking a day to make art in the midst of chaos, an Eritrean man making exquisitely detailed relief prints at his local community center. All of these printmakers take the time to make prints, post their images, appreciate the images and techniques of others, engage in cross cultural dialog initiated through a passion for seeing and making. A community is built.
Drawing Research Residency
Wednesday April 10, 2019
The public is invited to visit the L’AiR Arts Atelier Studios at FIAP centre and meet the artists-in-residence.
The studios will be open throughout the afternoon, from 14:00 to 18:30.
Visitors will also be able to view the curated exhibition, The invisible realm of possibility / Au-delà du possible (April 1 - April 10, 2019) The exhibition will feature the works produced at DRAWinternational and the selected works that are seen as a relationship to the residency theme by other artists-in-residence.
Meet the Artists:
During the open studio event, participants will also be able to immerse in a sensory exploration of drawing through the workshop presented by Paris College of Art. Titled "Drawing My Body / My Body Drawing" and led by Paris-based artists Chloe Briggs and Véronique Devoldère, the aim of the workshop is to raise questions about an embodied experience of drawing.
The event will be followed by the Closing Reception, starting at 19:30.
Wednesday April 10, 2019
The public is invited to visit the L’AiR Arts Atelier Studios at FIAP centre and meet the artists-in-residence.
The studios will be open throughout the afternoon, from 14:00 to 18:30.
Visitors will also be able to view the curated exhibition, The invisible realm of possibility / Au-delà du possible (April 1 - April 10, 2019) The exhibition will feature the works produced at DRAWinternational and the selected works that are seen as a relationship to the residency theme by other artists-in-residence.
Meet the Artists:
- Alka Dass, South Africa
- Anastasia Venkova, Russia
- Julianne Allcorn, Australia
- Kate Arthur, South Africa
- Khushbu Patel, India
- Marianne Walker, Great Britain
- Nicholas Hales, South Africa
- Soyeon Na, Korea
During the open studio event, participants will also be able to immerse in a sensory exploration of drawing through the workshop presented by Paris College of Art. Titled "Drawing My Body / My Body Drawing" and led by Paris-based artists Chloe Briggs and Véronique Devoldère, the aim of the workshop is to raise questions about an embodied experience of drawing.
The event will be followed by the Closing Reception, starting at 19:30.
Art Research Residency
Saturday, October 27, 2018
The public is invited to visit the L’AiR Arts Atelier Studios at FIAP centre and meet the resident artists. The studios will be open throughout the day, from 11:00 to 17:00, with lecture and talks in the afternoon, facilitated by the residency curator, Raina Lampkins-Fielder.
Schedule of the day:
11:00 - 14:00 - Curator studio visits and conversations with the artists
14:30 - Program Remarks
15:00 - “Color: New York - Los Angeles - Paris” - visual lecture by the resident artist and honorary fellow, Marie Thibeault
16:00 - Artist Presentations and Studio Visits
18:30 - Closing Reception for the artists hosted by Le Consulat
Meet the Artists-in-Residence:
Andrea Bass - New York City, USA
Andrea Siervo - Caracas, Venezuela
Elena Likhatskaya - New York City, USA / Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Emily Woods - Sydney, Australia
Fatima Garzan - Waterloo, Canada / Tehran, Iran
Janavi M Folmsbee - Houston, USA / Mumbai, India
Mahima Kapoor - New Delhi, India
Marie Thibeault - Los Angeles, USA
Sophia van Wyk - Pretoria, South Africa
Suki Valentine - New York City, USA
Sylvie Grenier - Ottawa, Canada
Address:
FIAP Paris, 30 rue Cabanis, Paris 14
M°6 Glacière ou St-Jacques
Atelier Studios & Salle Madrid, 1er étage
Saturday, October 27, 2018
The public is invited to visit the L’AiR Arts Atelier Studios at FIAP centre and meet the resident artists. The studios will be open throughout the day, from 11:00 to 17:00, with lecture and talks in the afternoon, facilitated by the residency curator, Raina Lampkins-Fielder.
Schedule of the day:
11:00 - 14:00 - Curator studio visits and conversations with the artists
14:30 - Program Remarks
15:00 - “Color: New York - Los Angeles - Paris” - visual lecture by the resident artist and honorary fellow, Marie Thibeault
16:00 - Artist Presentations and Studio Visits
18:30 - Closing Reception for the artists hosted by Le Consulat
Meet the Artists-in-Residence:
Andrea Bass - New York City, USA
Andrea Siervo - Caracas, Venezuela
Elena Likhatskaya - New York City, USA / Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Emily Woods - Sydney, Australia
Fatima Garzan - Waterloo, Canada / Tehran, Iran
Janavi M Folmsbee - Houston, USA / Mumbai, India
Mahima Kapoor - New Delhi, India
Marie Thibeault - Los Angeles, USA
Sophia van Wyk - Pretoria, South Africa
Suki Valentine - New York City, USA
Sylvie Grenier - Ottawa, Canada
Address:
FIAP Paris, 30 rue Cabanis, Paris 14
M°6 Glacière ou St-Jacques
Atelier Studios & Salle Madrid, 1er étage