The University of Wisconsin’s Trout Lake Station in Boulder Junction is opening applications for its 2020 Artist in Residence Program. This residency is part of the station’s “Drawing Water” program which brings together artists and scientists to explore the relationships between people, northern lakes and landscapes in a changing climate and a changing world. Ken Krall spoke with program volunteer coordinator Terry Daulton about this unique approach to understanding science....
Trout Lake Station is a year-round field station operated by the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
We have a link to the application webpage here.
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The University of Wisconsin’s Trout Lake Station in Boulder Junction is opening applications for its 2020 Artist in Residence Program.
This residency is part of the station’s “Drawing Water” program which brings together artists and scientists to explore the relationships between people, northern lakes and landscapes in a changing climate and a changing world.
Program volunteer coordinator Terry Daulton says the program has grown into a regular feature at Trout Lake...
"...The Artist-In-Residence program at Trout Lake station began about 10 years ago when we did an exhibit with artists and scientists working on climate change. That traveling exhibit was so successful that we decided to initiate an annual Artist-In-Residence program...."
The selected artist will be invited to stay at the station for 7-14 days for one or two years. No stipend or travel allowance will be paid, however lodging on station will be provided. Daulton says the residency is offered for a week during summer field season or up to two weeks during April, early May, September, and October...
"The whole idea is to develop collaborations between scientists and those involved in the arts and humanities to try and communicate better across those fields and provide tools to better provide science information with the public..." --Terry Daulton
