Emerging Writers, apply to Tofte Lake Center Saturday, December 08, 2012 Dear Colleague, I would love your help as a cool turg/writer and/or worker/teacher of turgs and writers, in spreading the word about an opportunity for emerging artists of all disciplines living in either MN or the 5 boroughs of NYC to apply for a subsidized residency up in the Boundary Waters of MN, at Tofte Lake Center, http://toftelake.com/, made possible by the Jerome Foundation. If there were any way for you to publicize this residency opportunity to your constituents, we would be so grateful. We would love to have your peers spend time with us working on their latest project. TLC is sponsoring its 4th annual Emerging Artists Program which enables both individual creative artists and a collaborative team of artists to take time and attention to focus on their current work. This program subsidizes 2 week-long residencies for 7 emerging artists, and 1 week-long residency for a performing arts project that would have exclusive use of the facilities. Please note that applicants must live in either MN or one of the 5 NYC boroughs to be eligible to apply. The residencies at TLC are intentionally interdisciplinary in nature. Artists from several disciplines can apply: playwriting, poetry, prose writing, painting, music composition, and dance. We would be happy to accept applicants who sculpt, produce films, are photographers, work with crafts; we are, however, more limited in terms of the materials we can provide. The underlying philosophy is to provide space and means of support for individual artists wishing to further their creative endeavors in the visual, literary or performing arts. The dramaturgical assistance of TLC director Liz Engelman is available if desired. We define "emerging artists" as those who have not attained name recognition in their profession/field by having a body of critically recognized work (at least 3 major productions, showings, exhibits, books) at major and well-known institutions/publishers. Group Project Week: July 9 - August 4 Individual Artist Weeks: September 9 - 15, and 16 - 22 Each artist will receive an honorarium, meal, and travel stipend of $800. Accommodations There are 7 sleeping areas in four cabins. 2 cabins are solo cabins, the other five sleeping areas are either bedrooms or lofts in shared cabins. Each artist will have his/her own room/loft. Application And Selection Timeline December 15: Applications available March 1: Application Deadline May 15: Recipients Notified The link with this info is: http://toftelake.com/emerging-artists-program-2013 TO APPLY: Apply online at: http://toftelake.com/2013-emerging-artists-program-application Thank you in advance, and/or once again, for helping us support emerging artists in all of our fields. I'm happy to answer any questions you might have, and hope do see you in our neck of the Northwoods someday! Best, Liz Liz Engelman, Director toftelakecenter@gmail.com www.toftelake.com 609.865.1139 c 218.365.7769 o (June-Sept) end of scene