This residency provides professional artists with time to focus on their work in the beautiful natural setting of Riding Mountain National Park. The residency is housed in the historic Deep Bay log cabin, built in 1934, on the shoreline of Clear Lake.
Artists are given the opportunity to get away from their hectic lives to concentrate on their artistic practice. The residency also provides opportunities to interact and share work with residents and visitors in the Riding Mountain area.
This residency is made possible through a partnership between the Manitoba Arts Council and Riding Mountain National Park.
Interested in the staying in the Deep Bay cabin? Find out how to apply to the Riding Mountain Artists Residency through the Learn – Residencies grant stream.
During his residency, visual artist Shaun de Rooy will study and create an installation inspired by the Canadian relief programs that took place in Riding Mountain National Park in the 1930’s. During the Great Depression, the Federal Government established several “make work projects” across Canada – projects which had no immediate financial benefit to theRead More
While in residence at Riding Mountain National Park, visual artist Cullen Bingeman plans to explore the park, then create drawings in response to his daily experiences during his stay at the Deep Bay cabin. For Cullen, the Riding Mountain Artists’ Residency presents a respite and opportunity to reflect on the challenges of urban life whileRead More
Ellen Peterson is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Join Ellen on Saturday, September 28th, for a reading of her work and discussion of her unique creative process. Ellen is an actor, playwright, and dramaturge. She is a member of Prairie Theatre Exchange’s Playwright UnitRead More
Diana Thorneycroft is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Diana is a Winnipeg artist whose work has exhibited in the US, Europe, Moscow, Tokyo, Australia and across Canada. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Manitoba Arts Council’s Award of Distinction. She isRead More
Sarah Crawley is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Sarah is a photo-based artist who uses various photographic technologies and materials to investigate the impact that memory, place and loss have on identity. Her work has been exhibited across Canada. During her residency in RidingRead More
Kae Sasaki is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Kae is a visual artist who works primarily as a painter. As a recent immigrant from Japan to Canada (2000) her work explores the complexity of modern identity, and displacement that can be felt when straddlingRead More
Elvira Finnigan is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Elvira’s multi-media practice includes installation, performance, video, and photography. Currently her art focuses on experimental works using dense salt brine and crystallization. She has exhibited in the USA, Japan, and across Canada. Over the course ofRead More
Vanessa Eidse is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Vanessa is a visual and media artist who received her MFA from York University in Toronto. She grew up in rural Manitoba and spent one week every summer with her family in Riding Mountain National Park.Read More
Amber O’Reilly is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Amber, originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, is an emerging Francophone and multilingual poet, spoken word, and theatre artist, now based in Winnipeg. Her poetry focuses on family, romantic, and geographic relationships. During her residency in RidingRead More
Kevin Nikkel is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Kevin is an accomplished film producer and director with dozens of documentary films to his credit. He has been recognized for his knowledge of the history of film. His feature film, On the Trail of theRead More
