Call to Artists: 2017 Signal Fire Programs
Applications open: January 1, 2017
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.
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.
More information can be found on the Signal Fire Website.
