LUMINOUS BODIES

Programmed Art Residency

Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island, Canada
Facilitator, Teresa Ascencao
Program Dates: July 3 17, 2017
Submission Deadline: December 15, 2017
Cost: $890 for shared accommodation or $1090 for private bedroom,
plus HST. (package includes accommodation, large shared studio,
workshop facilitation, programming, and an exhibition)
Luminous Bodies is a two-week residency to create artworks that shed new light on the human body. Its objective is to
challenge normativity and Otherness. Its goal is to reinvent and re-present the body in most inclusive and diverse ways.
Resident artist talks, gallery tours, visual and textual references, guest artist talks, and regular critiques (individual with
Facilitator and group critiques) help uncover how our bodies are culturally and aesthetically constructed, displayed and
controlled. Residents work individually or collaboratively to create artworks that reinvent the body through media of their
choice, such as photography, video, installation, drawing, painting, performance, installation, sound art, media art, etc.
There will be a closing exhibition of artworks created during the residency (if preferred, artists may show in open studio
fashion). The essence of Luminous Bodies is about bringing to light heterogeneous bodies. It welcomes people in all walks of
life into a creative journey of critical innovation and self-discovery. People with disabilities, people of colour and diverse
gender identifications are encouraged to apply.
AGP (Artscape Gibraltar Point)isan artist retreat nestled against themagnificent natural backdrop ofToronto Island. It offers
a distraction-free environment to focus on art creation, and a rich potential for the creation of corporeal artworks amongst
its blue-flag beaches (one of them being clothing optional) and natural surroundings of Lake Ontario, forests and gardens
filled with flowers, fruit and vegetables. On the island, there are tiny quaint homes, ahistoric lighthouse,ahobby farm and
antique carnival grounds.Cozy up in afurnished studio andbedroom,and enjoy amenitiessuch as a fully equipped
common kitchen,shared bathrooms, laundry facilities and wireless Internet. AGP is a barrier free and inclusive environment.
TheToronto city core is just a 15-minuteferryrideaway.
Teresa Ascencao is a multimedia artist whose work toys with social forces that shape gender, seduction, consumption, and
class. She was born to Azorean parents in Sao Paulo, Brazil and immigrated to Canada at a young age. Ascencao holds a
Graphic Design Diploma from Humber College and graduated with distinction from the University of Torontos Honours Fine
Art Studio program. She holds an MFA specializing in Media Art and Sex-Positive Feminism from OCAD University. Ascencaos
work has been exhibited across Canada and internationally. She lives and works in Toronto and teaches at OCADU.
Luminous Bodies prices include sleeping quarters, large shared studio, facilitation, programming and exhibition. Arrivals are
on July 3 from 1pm to 3pm, and departures on July 17 before 11am. For more information visit LuminousBodies.com or
contact Teresa Ascencao at info@LuminousBodies.com. To apply, fill out the online form: artscapegibraltarpoint.ca/artistresidences/book-a-residency/ (*include your website or link to your work, and indicate you are applying to Luminous
Bodies).