Acadia to host seven deferred artist residencies in 2021
Seven artists will visit Acadia over coming months with the Artist-in-Residence program. All had deferred invitiations to participate last year due to pandemic restrictions. Each will comply with heath testing requirements that remain in place for travel to Maine, and stay in housing provided at the Schoodic Institute, which is equipped with heightened cleaning and safety protocols. Please watch for announcements on social media about how you can interact virtually with the artists during public outreach events hosted online.
- Imma Barrera, a landscape and nature photographer based in Metuchen, NJ – May 4-16
- Rachel Suzanne Smith, a metalsmith from Strongsville, OH – May 7-21
- Brad Bennett, a haiku poet from Arlington, MA – Jun 27-July 3 & Aug 22-29
- Jill Haley, a composer, oboist, and English horn player from Reading, PA – Jun 30-Jul 14
- Sarah McCartt-Jackson, a poet, oral historian, and folklorist from Louisville, KY – Jul 18 - Aug 1
- Kevin Mack, a painter from Pittsburg, PA – Sep 3-17
- Sara Tabbert, a printmaker and mixed media artist from Fairbanks, AK – fall-winter dates TBD
In 2020, Acadia hosted just one of the eight artists who had been invited for residencies. Justin Sherburn and members of Montopolis, of Austin, TX, visited Acadia for two weeks in August and led a socially-distanced multimedia outreach program ahead of an outdoor movie screening at Reel Pizza in downtown Bar Harbor.
The next open call for applications for the Artist-in-Residence program at Acadia National Park is expected to be summer 2021 for residency opportunities in 2022.