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Now Available: “Diana’s Baths”
Now available for purchase: artists-in-residence Emily Sheffer and Barbara’s Bosworth’s limited edition hand-bound photography book Diana’s Baths.
Tusen Takk Featured in Traverse Magazine
Tusen Takk in Leelanau County Gives Artists a Place to Create
Vaune Trachtman Awarded an Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grant
Vaune Trachtman (2021 AIR) was named a 2022 recipient of the Individual Support Grant awarded by the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation.
Artist Journal: Ahavani Mullen
Ahavani Mullen reflects on her work and process as she explores the ways subtle energies and ephemeral vibration can be made visible using energetically-charged paint to create fields of color, light, and texture.
Artist Journal: Royce Deans and Angela Saxon
As two printmakers working independently, yet resonating with the collaborative energy of process and practice, Royce Deans and Angela Saxon both found new insights and directions in their monotypes during their time in the studio.
“Revelations: 2019–2022” Opens June 9
Revelations: 2019-2022 opens in NYC on June 9 with work by fall 2021 resident Jinwon Chang and showcases his newest series, revelatory work made in solitude throughout the eighteen months of lockdown in his studio and during his residency.
Leilehua Lanzilotti Named a Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Music
with eyes the color of time by Leilehua Lanzilotti (2023 AIR) was named a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Music.
“Artist Spotlight: Jinwon Chang” Now Open at Dennos Museum
Artist Spotlight: Jinwon Chang is now open at the Dennos Museum Center through July 24, 2022.
2021 Wrapped
As we head into 2022, we're taking stock of the last twelve months during which we launched Tusen Takk's artist-in-residence program. We're pleased to have hosted an incredible group of people in 2021; a short roundup of their work is below.
A Christmas Message
It is not strange that all cultures have stories to explain how creation was Divinely made. Artists tap into this deeply-held human understanding, drawing from its well the talents, dedication, care, and concern for creating things that are good. In doing so, they participate in the Divine’s creative nature.
Artist Interview: Jinwon Chang
In residence this fall, painter Jinwon Chang offers a ‘behind-the-scenes’ of his time at Tusen Takk and describes how the residency has injected new ideas and fresh perspectives into his artistic practice.
“See You There” Now Available!
July 2021 artist-in-residence Nishiki Sugawara-Beda’s first artist monograph “See You There” is now available for purchase!
Vermont Center for Photography Reopens with “NOW IS ALWAYS”
And just as Vaune’s process combines history with modern materials, so does her series: NOW IS ALWAYS composites photographs taken nearly a century apart, transforming memories into dreams.
Artist Journal: Marianne Shaneen
August 2021 writer-in-residence Marianne Shaneen reflects on her experience as a resident at Tusen Takk.
Seeking Connection
In researching Japanese ink paintings and materials, artist-in-residence Nishiki Sugawara-Beda forged a deeper bond to her own heritage, instilling in her a desire to use her practice to facilitate connections between cultures.
“Artist Spotlight: Nishiki Sugawara-Beda”
“Artist Spotlight: Nishiki Sugwara-Beda” is on view at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, MI through August 29, 2021.
Artists on Artists: Martin Brief and Brianne Farley
Artists-in-residence Martin Brief (AIR 2021) and Brianne Farley (Pilot Resident 2020) in conversation about their work, process, and residency projects. Recorded during Martin's residency in spring 2021 at Tusen Takk.
Johnny Coleman in “New Histories, New Futures”
The exhibition at the Transformer Station features work created at Tusen Takk by Johnny Coleman (2020 Pilot AIR).