Annalee Davis Receives Getty Foundation Grant for Art and Sustainability: Photosynthesis: A Getty Foundation Residency on Art and Sustainability
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Annalee Davis is a recipient of the Getty Foundation’s Photosynthesis: Global Art & Sustainability Fellowship. Alongside fellow artists Himali Singh Soin (India) and Michael Wang (USA), she will participate in a year-and-a-half networked residency, with consecutive three-month research sessions across six transcontinental institutions: Denniston Hill (USA), LUMA Arles (France), Pivô (Brazil), Srihatta-Samdani Art Centre & Sculpture Park (Bangladesh), Tate St Ives (UK), and The Mothership (Morocco).
"It’s truly overwhelming to see this announcement about Photosynthesis. Concentrating on artist-centric initiatives in threatened environments, five arts organizations from four continents are coordinating Photosynthesis - a Getty initiative - as a new residency programme providing artists with unparalleled support for long term research in non-urban contexts." said Davis.
“At a moment of global concern about climate threats and the need for practical solutions, this Getty initiative is supporting professionals at cultural and scientific organizations that are at the vanguard of thinking about where and how to center sustainability and resiliency in the arts and cultural heritage. Unfolding over six years, the program offers Fellows the opportunity to contribute to critical priorities around sustainable management of heritage resources, apply cutting-edge science to the cultural sector, and communicate the cultural dimensions of the climate and biodiversity crises to broader audiences," Davis continued.
"I am really looking forward to this long-term artistic inquiry, supported through this networked residency across transcontinental institutions and the learning and camaraderie that will ensue. Transnational solidarity in the face of the climate crisis feels so very urgent at this moment. So much gratitude to the folks at Denniston Hill!"
"I am really looking forward to this long-term artistic inquiry, supported through this networked residency across transcontinental institutions and the learning and camaraderie that will ensue. Transnational solidarity in the face of the climate crisis feels so very urgent at this moment. So much gratitude to the folks at Denniston Hill!"
