Writer/Artist-in-Residence Program
The Cary Institute’s Writer/Artist-in-Residence Program was formed to inspire creative works that relay ecosystem concepts and the work of ecosystem scientists to the public. Invited guests reside at the campus, exploring its 2,000-acre campus and interacting with research staff. Appointments can last from several weeks to several months. While fostering creative talent is the foremost goal of the program, there is also the hope (though not the expectation) that immersion in a research community will inspire a creative piece that translates science to the public.
Interested in being considered for the program? Letters of inquiry can be sent to Lori Quillen at quillenl@caryinstitute.org.
Current
Lynne Cherry, writer and illustrator
(Fall 2011-Winter 2012)
Lynne Cherry is the author and/or illustrator of over thirty award-winning books for children. Her best-selling books such as The Great Kapok Tree and A River Ran Wild teach children to respect the earth.
Invited
Maria Coryell-Martin, artist
(Fall 2012)
Maria Coryell-Martin paints regions vulnerable to climate change and degradation to bridge art, science, and environmental education. Since 2005 she has focused on polar and glaciated regions where she has often collaborated with scientific research teams
Alumni
Akiko Busch, writer
(Spring 2011)
Akiko Busch writes about design, culture, and the natural world for a variety of publications. She is the author of Geography of Home: Writings on Where We Live and The Uncommon Life of Common Objects: Essays on Design and the Everyday.
www.dcrit.sva.edu/view/author/akiko_busch/
Rebecca Allan, artist
(Summer 2010)
Rebecca Allan is a New York-based painter whose work centers on the landscape and themes of music. Rivers and tributaries of the Northeast, Pacific Northwest, and northern England, as well as the chaparral landscapes of California are her primary sites of investigation and expression.
Michael Tenneson, journalist
(Fall 2009)
Michael Tennesen is a science writer who has written for many of the top publications in the country, including more than 400 stories in such journals as Discover, Scientific American, New Scientist, National Wildlife, Audubon, Science, Smithsonian, and others.
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