MEAR
Maine Ecology & Art Residency
The Parsonage is proud to partner with Seguinland Institute to offer an artist residency devoted to exploring ecological issues: Maine Ecology & Art Residency (MEAR).
This residency emerges from the shared vision of our non-profits to promote creativity and dialogue around the themes of ecology, spirituality, and the pursuit of the good life.
The residency provides housing in waterside cottages on Seguinland Institute’s unique campus, occupying a wooded peninsula on the island of Georgetown, Maine. Four residents spend two weeks at Seguinland in December, and are invited to contribute the following year to a winter group exhibition at The Parsonage devoted to MEAR artists.
At this stage, the residency is offered by invitation only, based on recommendations by artists, curators, and writers engaged in the areas of art, ecology, and spirituality. While we do not accept unsolicited applications presently, if you feel you may be a good fit for the future, feel free to let the Parsonage know about your work.
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Artists will reside in waterside cottages on Seguinland Institute’s unique campus, occupying a wooded peninsula on the island of Georgetown.
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After a catered welcome dinner, meals will be safe-catered by residents at kitchens in their cottages.
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Cottages will include studio space. The focus of the residency is on providing artists with contemplative time and space for planning new work, undertaking research (especially site-specific), and engaging with the communities of midcoast Maine. The space will not be suitable for all creative practices (e.g. it is not equipped for welding, ceramic firing, etc.)
