call: Signal Fire 2017 Programs
Deadline: 15 February 2017
Call for entries
Signal Fire 2017 Programs
Signal Fire welcomes applications from artists of all disciplines, as well as curators, activists, and researchers for Stealing Fire, a year of backcountry retreats united by the theme of storytelling. Applications open January 1, 2017 for all trips. (http://www.signalfirearts.org)
This year’s trips will visit seven regions of the West, each one culturally and geographically distinct, and each one shaped by competing narratives. We will bring together a range of voices shared through myths, folklore, testimony, and histories forgotten and suppressed. We will also consider those stories that seem to reveal a common humanity; the tale of a trickster “stealing fire†appears in myriad versions throughout the world. Participants will be invited to share stories from their own lives and cultures and we will ask ourselves how artists, as storytellers, can contribute to a collective history of the land that acknowledges past injustice and contributes to a more equitable and resilient future.
Our 2017 Selection Committee includes New York-based Peruvian composer Ivonne Paredes, interdisciplinary artist Jina Valentine, and painter Duane Slick. Applications are free and will be available in Spanish and English. Fellowships and scholarships are available for each of this year’s programs.
For artists of all disciplines (including writers and performers), curators, activists, and researchers:
April 2-8: Border Story: Chiricahua Mountains Backpacking
June 17-23: Great Blanket of Stars: Southeast Oregon Campout
November 5-11: Border Story: Canoeing the Rio Grande
*this trip will be led in English and Spanish
For current students and emerging artists of all disciplines:
March 25-31: Written in the Rock: Wide Open Studios MFA Spring Break Trip
June 25- July 1: The River Unbound: Wide Open Studios Klamath Backpacking
July 23- Aug 19: Coyote Was Goin g There: Wide Open Studios Summer Immersion
*Application period January 1- April 1. Available for 3 credits through Oregon College of Art and Craft.
Signal Fire provides opportunities for artists and creative agitators to engage with our remaining wildlands. Our projects foster self-reliance, creative energy, and interdisciplinary collaboration. We utilize public lands to advocate for equitable access, and protection of, wild and open places.
http://signalfirearts.org
