[Frameworks] artist residencies (was Looking for Louise Bourque)

[Amanda Christie]

super thanks lauren and sara!

along the lines of programming atlantic canadian filmmakers work,  i'd  
also like to see filmmakers from other areas come to make and/or  
screen work here too...

i hope to post some official info and a call soon for filmmakers  
interested in making work out here.... but some of the details still  
need to be ironed out... in the meantime... to whet your whistle and  
get you thinking.... we have a great artist in residence program (more  
general.... not specifically for filmmakers, but open to them)  and  
the deadline is october 1....

we just launched a brand new film space last night!  the opening was  
great (i'm still recovering).

sackville is a small town of 5000 people with only one traffic  
light.... and lots of ducks.... in the middle of the tantramar  
marshlands..... but we now have a nice sized media arts centre with  
steenbeck, jk optical printer, homemade animation stand, light tables,  
handwinders, darkroom, green screen, HD gear, computers, projectors  
(of various sorts)... and a few apartments for artists in residence.   
it's a really sweet space for artists to come and make work.  despite  
the small size, this town has a really vibrant arts communty.

we have an annual call for artists in residence (1 month  
residencies)... it's a general residence that's open to artists in  
both visual and media arts... but with now with our new film equipment  
(primarily 16mm) it would be great to have some filmmakers come out  
here to make work.

here is a link with info about the town of sackville:
http://www.sackville.com/

and here is a link to struts gallery (which houses the faucet media  
arts centre)
http://strutsgallery.ca/

here is a link to the faucet media arts centre facilities (including  
the fX: faucet eXpanded which was just opened to the public last  
night):  (the photos are from before i finished the space... new ones  
will be uploaded next month after our festival madness has come to an  
end)
http://strutsgallery.ca/faucetExpanded.htm

here is a link to our major summer arts festival (which includes  
screenings and media art installations among other stuff):
http://strutsgallery.ca/OKquoi_2010/index.html

here is a link to the music festival that comes right on the heels of  
our arts festival:
http://sappyfest.com/

and here is a link to our call for residencies:  (open studio  
residencies are the ones you folks would be interested in)
(oh... and the list of available equipment for the residency is  
TOTALLY out of date!  we have way more stuff now.... i'll update that  
page of the website after the festivals are over)
http://strutsgallery.ca/submissions.htm


phew!  things are afoot!

yours, not far from the fundy coastline and the highest tides in the  
world,

amanda