Open studios are a residency format that allows us, firstly, to experiment, secondly, to implement our own projects without any limits, and thirdly, to get to know each other online and offline and to collaborate. Each selected artist gets his own space to realize his idea, as well as the opportunity to receive feedback on his projects. Usually a new space prompts new practices, so experimentation is a key opportunity we offer. It's about the place.
In the "Open Studios" program, we are open to absolutely various mediums and topics of research, we choose those applications from artists who understand the importance of implementing projects in Travnev and in this format.
It's about context.
The final and most important opportunity, as for any program of group residences, is communication and collaboration, and hence the opportunity to receive support and expand one's own experience.
And this is about people.
This program is a pilot and we are also experimenting. This year, the program is supervised by Lucy Nychai in collaboration with mentors Krolikowski Art (Aleksandra and Aleksandr Krolikowski). We have time to jointly find the best in our idea, to explore the reflections of the participants in order to introduce a new format for the Nazar Voytovych Art Residence on a permanent basis.
Artists took part in the program:
Krolikowski Art Duo (Vyshhorod)
Leland Beaty (Ternopil)
Karina Sofit (Kyiv)
Yaryna Datsko (Lviv)
Yuriy Ivantsyk (Lviv)
Daria Molokoiedova (Kramatorsk/Kharkiv)
Nina Marie (Kyiv)
Zirka Savka (Lviv)
Roman Khrushch (Lviv)
Katya Kostelna (Lviv)
The curator is Lucy Nychai
The program takes place with the support of the local community as part of the activities of the Branch of the Zbarazh Center for Culture and Leisure