UP Lift: Collaborations with Nature
A Celebration of Creativity at Bloedel Reserve
October 1-7, 2023
Celebrate creativity and community on Bainbridge Island
Visit Bloedel Reserve for poetry, painting, walks, talks, and art exhibitions from past Creative Residents. Each day of the week is a unique experiential immersion into creativity and connection.
Collaborations
Past Creative Residents Byron Au Yong, Kimberly Trowbridge, Catherine Alice Michaelis, Jori Lewis, Simone Baron, and Dann Disciglio, Peter Marting, Melinda Hurst Frye, Tony Drehfal, CMarie Fuhrman, and Scott Kildall are leading community activities throughout the week at Bloedel Reserve and BARN.
Activities include an environmental installation led by Allison Stigora and constructed with community participation, a demonstration with Community Creative Melinda Hurst Frye showing how she takes ethereal fungi (and other) photography using a scanner, tree round printing, poetry, book readings, musical experiences, and more!
- Tree round printing with Catherine Alice Michaelis
- Listening to the inner workings of a tree with Dann Disciglio
- Trees creating their own poetry through electromagnetic modulations made by the trees themselves in collaboration with Scott Kildall
- An evening of poetry and nature musings with CMarie Furhman and Hollie Hughes
Up Lift: Collaborations with Nature
October 1-October 7 | Bainbridge Island | Free, and open to the public with admission to the Reserve
Creative Residency Program
The mission of the Creative Residency program at Bloedel Reserve is to foster creative thinking that is inspired by nature and that explores the connection between humans and the environment. Watch this video to learn more.
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