Residents Descend on Volland

Starting September 20th, the Volland Foundation will complete its second round of pilot residencies.

Person using a walker with a sail attached, rolling down a road. A windsock points toward the wind.
A man and woman stand on a beach, smiling. The man has a hat and the woman is wearing glasses. Ocean in background.

A group of people are standing in a field of tall grass.

left to right:  Dawn Stetzel, Tonee Harbert, Shoshannah White

Celebration on October 15th

4 – 6 pm | Open Studios from Volland Residents Dawn, Shoshannah, and Tonee

5 pm | Bring a picnic and a lawn chair

6 pm | Concert by Ben Cosgrove

 Free admission | Cash bar by donation opens at 5pm

The Fall Residents, Dawn, Shoshannah and Tonee, invite you to Volland on Saturday, October 15, at 4 pm to visit their studios and show you what they are working on during their residency.  All are welcome, and we hope you bring your children too!

As an added bonus, our Spring resident, Ben Cosgrove, will return for a short visit.  In the Spring, Ben hosted a concert in Volland that was spoiled, for most, by severe weather. In the late-Summer, Ben reached out that he would be passing through Wabaunsee County in mid-October and offered to retry the concert.  Since his residency, the Volland Ruin has been completed as a performance venue. Ben will perform at the Ruin- barring inclement weather, which will see the concert moved indoors.

Please join us for a fine celebration!

(Scroll down to the bottom to view photos of the Celebration and a snippet of Ben’s concert)

A young man is standing next to a keyboard in a field at sunset.

 Ben Cosgrove, courtesy of the artist

In the Spring, musician and composer Ben Cosgrove spent two weeks at the Volland Residency Program in Wabaunsee County, experiencing prairie burns, local color, and even a tornado warning. Ben’s practice interprets landscape and environment through musical composition and performance. His two weeks in Volland followed a Tallgrass Artist Residency in Matfield Green, KS.

This Fall, Tonee Harbert , Dawn Stetzel , and Shoshannah White  will spend four weeks in the Flint Hills at the Volland Residency Program. Unlike Ben, these artists have not spent prolonged time in the region. The Volland community looks forward to sharing all we have to offer.

Tonee Harbert and Shoshannah White work independently and as an artistic duo. During their time in Volland, Shoshannah and Tonee will explore a new collaboration which includes camera-less prints made outside at night, in direct contact with flora of the tallgrass prairie.

Woman with camera on tripod in a forest, focused on taking a picture.
Man in hat, glasses, and casual clothes standing against a wall, holding a leafy branch.

Dawn Stetzel, of Washington, works in the space between performance art and sculpture, focusing most recently on what makes people subject themselves to endurance challenges as a form of activism. At once sculptural and (partially) utilitarian, many will recognize the objects she incorporates in her work.

A man is carrying a large stack of bags in a field.  Dawn Stetzel, courtesy of the artist

It was a very fine day!

Two men stand in the doorway of a weathered wooden shed. One man is entering, the other is exiting.
Coffee and breakfast spread on a table: cups, coffee, water, cereal, fruit, and a vase of flowers.
White cloth on a field, possibly a ghost, under a dark blue sky with trees.
Person pulling a white, box-shaped structure through tall grass. Title:
People at an art exhibit in a basement. Woman in dark clothing at a table, looking at art.
A group of people in a basement setting with a dog, under bright overhead lights.
Group of six people and a dog sitting on a stone wall. Autumn day, mostly neutral colors.

Music at the Ruin by Ben Cosgrove

 

Thank you for joining us!