ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE THIS SEPTEMBER:
OHARA HALE & FRIEDA FORD
OHARA HALE
ASAP (As Smoosh As Possible)
Open Studio September 19 from 7-10pm
Currently based in Spain, Ohara Hale is a self-taught Japanese-American artist. A passionate advocate of social wellbeing and internal healing, she combines nature, humor and imagination, using creativity as a form of activism.
For her residency at Phoenix Athens, Hale explores drawing through a process that she has dubbed "smooshing," whereby works in pastel are drawn, then reworked through layered erasure and redrawing.
With ASAP (As Smoosh As Possible), Hale invites us to celebrate and explore consciousness, self awareness and to question the unknown and unseen.
https://www.instagram.com/oharahale/
FRIEDA FORD
Exhibition Opening: Fri 26
Closing event and finissage: Fri Oct. 3
Frieda Ford is an Edinburgh-based multidisciplinary artist whose socially engaged practice centers on participant-led methodologies. In her work she draws on magical and folklore structures working to surpass hierarchical barriers.
Ford believes in the collective experience of art and its potential for building community. She is also on the committee of artist run initiatives (ARI’s) which focuses on a collaborative and experimental ethos, with an emphasis on DIY aesthetics.
ABOUT PHOENIX ATHENS
Founded by artist Dimitri Yin in 2018, Phoenix Athens offers artists and creatives from all backgrounds and nationalities with the time, space and facilities needed for professional and creative growth.
The project draws on the progressive culture of contemporary Athens and its historic legacy of resourcefulness, resilience and courage. The residency program encourages technical and theoretical development, and personal growth. Phoenix Athens focuses on inclusion, social justice and ecology while encouraging professionalisation, experimentation and research through public workshops, performances and events. Project proposals and collaborations are welcome.
For more information, please contact us with your proposal by email at director@phoenixathens.org.
APPLYING FOR THE RESIDENCY
Phoenix Athens welcomes applications from artists of all backgrounds on a rolling basis (so no deadlines). To learn more about the residency program please click here.
Photo courtesy of artist: Mrinal Joshi
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