A lot can happen in a month – or a year!
Stories is where we share some of that life: reflections, experiences, creative journeys and news from Studio H. There are also the unexpected moments and developments that become part of the residency story. Read on and find out more.
Featured image to the left: Kristi Poole-Adler, I Yam What I Yam (detail) , Hand Woven on a Jacquard TC2 loom, 44×213 Inches, 2024
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Making Studio H Easier to Explore
Read more: Making Studio H Easier to ExploreOver nearly ten years of artist residencies, Studio H has accumulated a growing collection of artists, stories, research, exhibitions, projects and creative exchanges. As we prepare for our 2027 residency year, we are gradually refreshing…
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Welcoming Back Kristi Poole-Adler – Artist in Residence and Residency Manager
Read more: Welcoming Back Kristi Poole-Adler – Artist in Residence and Residency ManagerSome artists come to a residency once. A few return. And then there are the rare artists who become part of the fabric of the place itself. We are absolutely delighted to welcome Kristi Poole-Adler…
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Check out an in-depth look at Studio H Canada by TonyCanadaLife!
Read more: Check out an in-depth look at Studio H Canada by TonyCanadaLife!This new in-depth look at Studio H Canada in Metchosin by features a behind the scenes tour of the the studio, a look at life in Metchosin, BC, and interviews with Studio H’s Heidi Bergstrom,…
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Textile Studio Announcements
Read more: Textile Studio AnnouncementsArrival of the Janome 550e Limited Edition Embroidery Machine Our embroidery hearts are on fire! We have some fabulous news for textile artists who are looking for access to new textile tools and equipment when…
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Important Updates to SHC International Artists Residencies Application Process & Offerings
Read more: Important Updates to SHC International Artists Residencies Application Process & OfferingsEffective July 22, 2023, Studio H Canada International Artists Residencies will be changing its artist application process and offerings to include the following: We thank everyone for their ongoing support and interest in Studio H…
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Camille’s Last Day – check out all the work done during this art residency!
Read more: Camille’s Last Day – check out all the work done during this art residency!Check out the video below by Canadian artist Camille Myles about her jam-packed two-week residency at Studio H Canada. The Instagram Live video will give you a glimpse into her creative process and journey as…
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Victoria Gallery Tour – Deluge Contemporary Art
Read more: Victoria Gallery Tour – Deluge Contemporary Artby Miyoko Caubet ExhibitionJeremy Borsos – Immaculate DebrisJune 17 to July 16, 2016Deluge Contemporary Art, Victoria, BC Canada Last week, I took the bike and off I went on a gallery tour downtown Victoria. On…
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Announcing the new Studio H Canada Art Residency program
Read more: Announcing the new Studio H Canada Art Residency programAnnouncing the new Studio H Canada art residency program – apply today! … More Announcing the new Studio H Canada Art Residency program
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Ashleigh’s Writing Residency & Art Jam #4
Read more: Ashleigh’s Writing Residency & Art Jam #4Budding playwright Ashleigh Giffen comes to Studio H Canada for a writing retreat for work, rejuvenation and inspiration. … More Ashleigh’s Writing Residency & Art Jam #4
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From vertigo to bookbinding, one journal at a time
Read more: From vertigo to bookbinding, one journal at a timeHow I came through vertigo by way of learning bookbinding. … More From vertigo to bookbinding, one journal at a time
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The shadows of light
Read more: The shadows of lightLooking where the ceiling and the wall join on an August morning in 2008. A photo essay in 56 images on the shadows of light created by the filters of the trees outside our bedroom…
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Harold Klunder Mentorship: Transformation & Reorientation
Read more: Harold Klunder Mentorship: Transformation & Reorientation9 day mentorship with Harold Klunder at the Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts (MISSA). Transformation and reorientation. … More Harold Klunder Mentorship: Transformation & Reorientation
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Origins: The Iceland Viking Art Jam Saga
Read more: Origins: The Iceland Viking Art Jam SagaMichèle texted me in the middle of a hellish moment in my day job with an offer I could not refuse: did I want to join her as a travelling companion for 2 weeks in…
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Art Rebirth and the Viking Art Jam
Read more: Art Rebirth and the Viking Art JamI realized that years ago in art school I was visually immature, I wasn’t painting from my gut, or at least my gut was still grappling with stupid adolescent ideas and so the art was…
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Replenishing the creative well: Art Jam Recipe #1 – A Classic Russian Cosmic Twist
Read more: Replenishing the creative well: Art Jam Recipe #1 – A Classic Russian Cosmic TwistAfter having her creative well run dry, an artist gets a refill and shares her recipe for Art Jam in this first of a series of journal entries…. … More Replenishing the creative well: Art…
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5 Places and events that inspired my photography – they will inspire you too!
Read more: 5 Places and events that inspired my photography – they will inspire you too!Irene Borins Ash has traveled widely and shares some of the places and events that have inspired her photography. … More 5 Places and events that inspired my photography – they will inspire you too!
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a visit with Heidi and Michael
Read more: a visit with Heidi and MichaelHeidi has asked me to join her on-line community at Studio H. For my first foray I thought I’d write about my recent visit with Heidi and Michael and share something of the exciting view…
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The Gift of Artistic Freedom; Metchosin Style.
Read more: The Gift of Artistic Freedom; Metchosin Style.Metchosin is a geographical muse. The land is brimming with retired couples, farming families, artists, writers, crafters. A herd of laying sheep napping under the shade of trees. Stretches of road that have willows like…
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Since Then at Platform Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Read more: Since Then at Platform Gallery, Winnipeg, ManitobaI left Victoria for a couple weeks in July to visit family in Manitoba. Miyoko continued working on her projects, tending the garden, and going camping on the island, visiting some truly spectaculr areas like…
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Thank you Victoria Edgarr!
Read more: Thank you Victoria Edgarr!There is something that makes me truly happy. It is listening to others as they show me their artwork. To me it is a blessing because it feels like someone is opening their door to me…
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Ground Zero Printmakers – Inspired Creator Studios
Read more: Ground Zero Printmakers – Inspired Creator StudiosA visit to Victoria Edgarr’s opening at Xchanges Gallery and Studios and then a trip to her and Alan Costaz’s wonderfully atmospheric space in Chinatown, Victoria, BC … More Ground Zero Printmakers – Inspired Creator…
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An ongoing process of one creation inspiring the next
Read more: An ongoing process of one creation inspiring the nextI had the privilege to witness Constance Cooke‘s latest choreography rehearsal. The 2 dancers on stage started to move on stage as Constance would ask them to work on this scene based on various themes,…
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The artist-in-residence point of view
Read more: The artist-in-residence point of viewWhat is so special about Studio H Art Residency? Well this is not an institution but a fellow artist who genuinely and generously offers her studio and home to a stranger artist in order to…
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The way life surprises us
Read more: The way life surprises usI had hit the send button and almost right away, Heidi replied. … More The way life surprises us
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Journals
Read more: JournalsThese are the journals from the Studio H Artists’ Residency 2016 with video installation artist Miyoko Caubet. … More Journals
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Risk or Reward?
Read more: Risk or Reward?In today’s society we have become ever more risk averse. Afraid to move, take a trip, or look people in the eye on the street. … More Risk or Reward?
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Genesis, from desire to reality
Read more: Genesis, from desire to realityApril 22nd 2016, I stepped on the ferry to the unknown. How did I get myself into this? … More Genesis, from desire to reality