The Studios of Key West

The Studios of Key West

The Studios of Key West was founded as a non-profit cultural organization in 2006, with a mission to support the island's creative community, the development of artists and audiences in the Conch Republic, and new partnerships near and far. While it is based on successful 20th century models for artist colonies, it aims to expand the approach and effect and become the model for the 21st century artist community. The Studios of Key West maintains a growing campus based at the historic Key West Armory building, located in the Old Town neighbourhood at Southard and White Streets.

The building, originally built in 1900 as the drill hall and armory for the Florida state militia, is the only wood-frame government structure in the Keys. It underwent historic preservation efforts in 2006, and now comprises a main hall exhibition and event space, twelve studio spaces for Key West artists and writers, a sculpture garden with rotating three dimensional and public art, and several properties that are to become residencies for distnguished visiting artists. By offering free and regular creative opportunities, such as the monthly Walk on White open studio tours, weekly life drawing sessions, and a series of lectures and presentations by and about creative people, the Armory has become a destination for both residents and visitors.

Core programming has grown from a few workshops in 2007 to over 50 creative classes planned for the 2007/08 season. These will be delivered by notable American cultural figures, including watercolorists Frank Webb, Charles Reid, and Don Andrews, writers Rebecca Skloot, Roxana Barry Robinson, Robert Stone, and Crescent Dragonwagon, and mixed-media artists Valerie Goodwin, Thomas Mann, and Roberta Marks. A lecture series by and about creative people was inaugurated in February 2007 by Robert MacNeil, and has grown to include several dozen free public presentations each year. In 2008, free professional development sessions, touching on a variety of skills and issues for working creative people, will be introduced for Keys artists.

Experimental and collaborative projects continue to develop, including the August 2007 One Night Stand new theatre works initiaitve, the introduction of Key West's first Art-o-mat machine, a partnership with the Southern Arts Federation and its Southern Circuit tour of independent film and video artists, workshopping support for Joyce Stahl's imaginative Nutcracker Key West production, and an innovative partnership with local artists, schools, and children to create the Keys' first Leathers and Associates community-designed playground. It also convened the 2007 Arts Speak sessions fro Key West cultural leaders, in partnership with the Florida Keys Council of the Arts and Sculpture Key West. The organization is run by a small professional staff, led by executive director Eric Vaughn Holowacz, and is governed by a board of dedicated Key West community leaders. The mission and vision continue to grow, with an increasing emphasis on partnership and collaboration, community interface and involvement, cross-cultural exchange, and wholesale support of the creative process. It works to build on the creative legacy of past and present Key West residents such as Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, Elizabeth Bishop, James Merrill, Richard Wilbur, Judy Blume, Meg Cabot, Mario Sanchez, Henry La Cagnina and Annie Dillard. The Studios of Key West proceeds from the traditional approach to the artist colony, established by the likes of Yaddo and MacDowell Colony, and expanded more recently by Anderson Ranch, Vermont Studio Center, and Atlantic Center for the Arts. Key West's version intends to advance this progression, and establish the artist community model for the 21st century.

External links

* [http://www.tskw.org/ The Studios of Key West website]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rls=en&um=1&q=studios+of&near=Key+West,+FL&fb=1&view=text&latlng=24559880,-81793943,9149371260673596707 The Studios of Key West Location]
* [http://www.keysarts.com/ Florida Keys Arts Council]
* [http://www.artistcommunities.org/studiokeywest.html Alliance of Artists Communities member listing]
* [http://uvu.channel2.org/PublicSite/Video.aspx?id=895&skin=3 Arts Speak Session, clip 1]
* [http://uvu.channel2.org/PublicSite/Video.aspx?id=894&skin=3 Arts Speak Session, clip 2]
* [http://uvu.channel2.org/PublicSite/Video.aspx?id=893&skin=3 Arts Speak Sessions, clip 3]
* [http://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2007/08/this-summer-key.html WPBT Channel 2 Review "One Night Stand"]
* [http://www.redbarntheatre.com/ Red Barn Theatre]
* [http://uvu.channel2.org/PublicSite/Video.aspx?id=900&skin=2 One Night Stand, introduction]
* [http://uvu.channel2.org/PublicSite/Video.aspx?id=899&skin=2 One Night Stand "Get Rid of What"]
* [http://uvu.channel2.org/PublicSite/Video.aspx?id=898&skin=2 One Night Stand "Libations"]
* [http://uvu.channel2.org/PublicSite/Video.aspx?id=897&skin=2 One Night Stand " Everybody Gets Laid on Valentine's Day"]
* [http://uvu.channel2.org/PublicSite/Video.aspx?id=896&skin=2 One Night Stand "Only Waving Goodbye"]

tudio Artists, Fellows, and Creative Associates

* [http://galleryongreene.com/vey.html Peter Vey]
* [http://www.lettynowak.com/ Letty Nowak]
* [http://www.debrayates.com/index.htm Debra Yates]
* [http://www.paradigmartgallery.com/artistpages/tinkham.html A.D. Tinkham]
* [http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/l/lisaesposito/ Lisa Esposito]
* [http://www.wodumedia.com/ Peter Downie/Wodu Media]

Key West Project Partners and Collaborations

* [http://www.keywestcity.com/ City of Key West]
* [http://www.keysarts.com/ Florida Keys Council on the Arts]
* [http://www.fkcc.edu/ Florida Keys Community College]
* [http://www.flahum.org/ Florida Humanities Council]
* [http://javalounge.blogspot.com/ Java Studios]
* [http://keywestsymphony.com/ Key West Symphony]
* [http://www.nutcrackerkeywest.com/ Nutcracker Key West]
* [http://www.sculpturekeywest.com/ Sculpture Key West]
* [http://www.southarts.org/site/c.guIYLaMRJxE/b.2011243/k.DDA0/Southern_Circuit__Tour_of_Independent_Filmmakers.htm Southern Circuit]

References

* [http://www.keynoter.com/articles/2007/08/10/lattitudes/lat03.txt Keynoter article]


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