Mycophilia
Type
Residency, School & Class
Category
Other
Status
Archived
Deadline
February 19, 2020
Application Fee
Not Available
Host
ALEXIS WILLIAMS
Location
Ottawa, Canada

Mycophilia is a residency for artists interested in mushrooms and fungi to study them in the forest, lab and farm. It will take place over a week in Gatineau, on the border between Quebec and Ontario, Canada in the fall of 2020. The residency will involve daily excursions into forests, biology laboratories, collections, studios and farms for the collection of materials and exploration of the local mycology.


Outline
All activities are subject to change depending on expert availability and other uncontrollable variables.

 


You are invited to give an artist talk to introduce your practice to the group (talks)


Wild mushrooms of the Gatineau Forest (foray)


Photograph spores with Scanning Electron Microscope and dissecting microscope (lab visits)


Lichen of the Chelsea Cemetery (foray)


Foraging fungi for food and color (foray)


Mycology in contemporary art (lecture)


Spore printing and microscopy (workshop)


Fungal tree relationships (Lecture on Mycorrhizae)

Visit to a research laboratory to learn about plant/fungi signaling


Ottawa Mycological Circle collection and identification (foray and study group)


Fungal DNA sequencing with the Museum of Nature (lab visit)


Biosonification of live mushroom cultures in the lab and the field


Visit to the Canadian National Mycological Herbarium


Visit the Shiitake Grove at the Forest and Farm


Cost 
$1300 USD
Residency places are limited to 6 artists. Official invitations will be given to accepted applicants to help them in their search for grants and funding


What is included:
All activities.
Transportation to all activities.
Supplies, equipment and technical gear.
Lodging.
Most meals will be provided, cooked by our resident chef. *Residents will be responsible for paying for their own meals from restaurants, which will happen 1 or 2 times during the week.


How to apply 

Send the following material to ArtLovesScience@gmail.com

1. Artist CV

2. Artist statement (about 200 words)


4. Portfolio 5 – 10 images