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Birds and Ornithology for Artists Dealine to apply Dec 10, 2020 Parliament of Owls is a specialized guided research residency that focuses on birds. It will take place over a week in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada during the spring migration of 2021. The residency will involve twice daily excursions into forests, wildlife sanctuaries, farms and research labs enriched by biologists, naturalists and experts. Ayatana residencies focus on experience and research by visual and conceptual artists. Writers, poets, musicians and dancers also benifit from this program. This immersive research residency leaves little time free for making art, so developing ideas with the 5 other residents and collecting material is encouraged at all times. At least half of Ayatana field trips are spent outdoors. Outline
All activities are subject to change depending on ecological conditions, expert availability and other uncontrollable variables. Outings will go ahead rain or shine. Artist talk: We invite you to give a private artist talk to share your work with the group. Tagging: Residents will participate in a bird tagging event for scientific monitoring of wild birds on an outing with the Innis Point Bird Banding Association. We may also visit the Bird Banding Office of Environment Canada to learn about how the data collected is processed. We will likely see warblers, grackles, and red wing blackbirds. Owl Prowl: This outing will be lead by an expert from the Ottawa Field Naturalist Society. Residents will learn to call owls and identify nocturnal birds. Night herons, Whip-poor-wills, Snipe. The return of Migratory birds at mud lake: Residents will witness the return of migratory birds on an outing along the shore of the Ottawa River. Dawn Chorus: Residents will stroll through Gatineau Park at day break to hear the dawn chorus lead by a field naturalist with expertise in identifying birds by song. Robins, orioles, thrush, grosbeak, warbler, veery. Collision Research, Prevention and Rescue: Work with Safe Wings Ottawa to collect birds injured in collisions with buildings nada transport them to the Wild Bird Care Center. Earbirding: An introduction to birding by ear by teacher from the Ottawa Bird Count. Cardinal, swamp sparrow, blue jay, crow, pleated wood pecker. Birds and the biophony: Farm: Visit a local farmer's apiary. Wild and domesticated turkey, emu, Ostrich, geese, duck. Research Collection: Shorebirds: Spy on an egret and cormorant rookery. Birding and bird watching: Walks to observe birds in birding hotspots around Ottawa with local birders.
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What is included: How to apply
Send the following material to ArtLovesScience@gmail.com
1. Artist CV
2. Artist statement (about 200 words)
3. Ayatana form
4. Portfolio 5 – 10 examples of your work
Only applications that follow these guidelines will be considered.
Disclaimer: Those who do not like the outdoors or to talk about art, need not apply. Friend us on face book for future calls for applications and posts about art and science For more images of past Biophilia adventures see our face book albums Parliament of Owls 2019, Chelsea Quebec Parliament of Owls 2018, Chelsea Quebec Parliament of Owls May 2017, Chelsea, Quebec Biophilia July 2015, Wolfville, Nova Scotia Biophilia Sept 2014 Wakefield, Quebec
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