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Each year, five artists, a scholar and photojournalist from around the world come together in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The resident fellows include artists working in wood, sculptors, and furniture makers. Other participants include a scholar and photojournalist to interpret and document the residency program. The residency, which began in 1995, has had a profound international effect on the art and craft of woodturning, woodworking and scholarship.
The residency culminates in an exhibit of the summer’s work entitled allTURNatives: Form + Spirit. You can see the exhibition from August – September of each year in our gallery space. To view past exhibitions please click through on our Exhibitions page. This multi-disciplinary exhibit will reflect each resident fellow’s experiences including objects produced before and during the residency. Three-dimensional work will be accompanied by photos, essays, films, journals and other documentation depicting the summer experience. Included will be each fellow’s statements about his or her personal and professional experiences.
Are you a Woodturner, Sculptor, Furniture Maker, Scholar or Photojournalist? Want to work closely with fellow artists and learn, collaborate, and create like never before? Apply for the ITE Residency program!
The ITE participants begin their residency in Philadelphia in June of each year. All live, travel, and work independently and collaboratively from June 1 until the first week of August. Typical activities include visits to museums, nature areas, historic sites, and public and private collections of art.
Open Studio Day – During the residency the public is invited into the ITE Residents’ shop for demonstrations and discussion. This one-day event takes place at the woodshop in July of each year. The resident fellows will share their skills and talk about their evolving work, whether in wood, film, writing or other documentation. Visitors can arrive any time after 10 a.m. and stay until 4 p.m.. Lunch with the group will be available. Please see the current calendar of events to RSVP for shop time and/or lunch. For more information please call the Center or email info@centerforartinwood.org. The donation for Open Studio Day is $10, payable to the Center.