Artist-in-residence: Michelle Robinson
Congratulations to Michelle Robinson who was selected through a juried process for the first Kipaipai Artist Residency at the Joshua Tree Center for Photographic Arts in Fall 2022. It was highly competitive with many outstanding photo artists applying. During her three weeks in Joshua Tree, she will do focused research and photographic work about the impacts of climate change on the unique, iconic and threatened Joshua tree. We're excited to see her work produced during the residency. Learn more about Michelle here.
About the residency
Kipaipai Workshops, in partnership with Joshua Tree Center for Photographic Arts, has announced an artist residency in Joshua Tree, California. This residency is open to English speaking established photographic artists seeking immersion in the extraordinary Mojave Desert. The selected artist will receive a three week residency taking place in Fall 2022. This residency offers the selected artist a respite from their daily life and regular studio practice for introspection, research, conceptualizing, and creation of photo-based work about the unique, iconic and threatened Joshua tree and their fragile ecosystems. Artwork produced during and after the residency will be considered for the exhibition "Survival of the Joshua Tree" (working titled) at the Museum of Art and History (MOAH) in Lancaster, CA opening September 2024.
The artist will be housed in a private and quiet one bedroom home with additional studio room in North Joshua Tree, 4 miles from Joshua Tree Village and 10 miles from National Park entrance. (Car is a must, no children, no pets, no smoking, vegetarian cooking only in the house.) The artist-in-residence is responsible for their own travel expenses, food, materials and other expenses. Wifi is provided. Computer labs, printers and darkrooms are not provided. A modest honorarium may be provided depending on the proposed project. Your spouse or partner may join you if they are relevant to your studio practice - please explain in your proposal.