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MARCH 2012 session a success!

Immense thanks to the first 8 residents of 2012! Their creativity, adaptability and energy made our first session of the year a very fruitful and enjoyable one:

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MARCH 2012 session a success!

Immense thanks to the first 8 residents of 2012! Their creativity, adaptability and energy made our first session of the year a very fruitful and enjoyable one:

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ARCHITECT in residence re-envisions site

Sameena Sitabkhan (INDIA/USA) carries out a conceptual scope of our site and brings forth a draft for future land use developments, including a community center.

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ARCHITECT in residence re-envisions site

Sameena Sitabkhan (INDIA/USA) carries out a conceptual scope of our site and brings forth a draft for future land use developments, including a community center.

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FIBER ARTIST skillfully crafts a mutable web

Daniel Cristóbal (MEXICO) hand-knitts and installs a delicate net structure throughout our site, constructing a series of awe-inspiring in-situ sculptures.

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FIBER ARTIST skillfully crafts a mutable web

Daniel Cristóbal (MEXICO) hand-knitts and installs a delicate net structure throughout our site, constructing a series of awe-inspiring in-situ sculptures.

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EDUCATION that nourishes mind, body and spirit

Karla Hernando Flores (MEXICO) gestates “Los Guapos” Restaurant, 2010-11, a project intersecting art, math, nutrition and team building amongst children in our community.

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EDUCATION that nourishes mind, body and spirit

Karla Hernando Flores (MEXICO) gestates “Los Guapos” Restaurant, 2010-11, a project intersecting art, math, nutrition and team building amongst children in our community.

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CREATIVE USES for everyday materials

Alberto Díaz (ARGENTINA) creates a sculpture/installation series in paper, tape, and clay, 2009-2011.

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CREATIVE USES for everyday materials

Alberto Díaz (ARGENTINA) creates a sculpture/installation series in paper, tape, and clay, 2009-2011.

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TRANSITIONING OUT of non-sustainable models

There’s a common expectation amongst those interested in our project to think we have state-of-the-art “green” infrastructure; we don’t. This is of course due to a lack of information available from our end, so I want to fully disclose

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TRANSITIONING OUT of non-sustainable models

There’s a common expectation amongst those interested in our project to think we have state-of-the-art “green” infrastructure; we don’t. This is of course due to a lack of information available from our end, so I want to fully disclose

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IS IT ART, didactic science or social work?

Currently in the contemporary art world there is a preoccupation that art needs to be “purposeful”. Whether this agenda is coming from the artists, curators, funders or producers, it has become increasingly apparent that,

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IS IT ART, didactic science or social work?

Currently in the contemporary art world there is a preoccupation that art needs to be “purposeful”. Whether this agenda is coming from the artists, curators, funders or producers, it has become increasingly apparent that,

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FEBRUARY 2010 session raises important questions

We’ve just completed our 5th annual interdisciplinary residency. The site was rediscovered, explored, intervened and put to rest once again, in total hosting 20 artists, educators and activists from as near as Toluca, Mexico and as far as London, UK.

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FEBRUARY 2010 session raises important questions

We’ve just completed our 5th annual interdisciplinary residency. The site was rediscovered, explored, intervened and put to rest once again, in total hosting 20 artists, educators and activists from as near as Toluca, Mexico and as far as London, UK.