Announcing Berkshire Artist Residency Program 2022 Artists: Natalie Tyler and Jody King Camarra
IS183 Art School is pleased to announce our two resident artists, Jody King Camarra and Natalie Tyler, for the Berkshire Artist Residency 2022. The Red Lion Inn, in their sixth year hosting a resident artist, will be welcoming Jody King Camarra. Chesterwood, the home, studio, and gardens of America’s foremost 20th C. sculptor Daniel Chester French, located in Stockbridge, will be hosting Natalie Tyler, their 2nd resident artist.
Since 2012, IS183 Art School has coordinated Artist Residencies that pair local visual artists with cultural institutions and historic landmarks across the Berkshires. The heart of the Berkshire Artist Residency is to give local visual artists the opportunity to create new work inspired by their home county. The extended length and flexible hours of the program give artists, who might not have the luxury to attend residencies that pull them away from home for long periods of time, the ability to further their career and create work in a way that compliments their current practice. IS183 Art School recognizes the important outlet and invaluable opportunity an artist residency provides. Our tailored program gives visual artists exclusive access to world class cultural facilities and historic landmarks to develop new work that intertwines with the fabric of our county. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lee Bank Foundation and the Stockbridge Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. In addition, Chesterwood is awarding $250 to Natalie Tyler from the Lee M. Weiser Memorial Fund in support of a sculptor-in-residence.
The Summer 2022 program will begin at both locations on May 30th and run through September 5th. The two artists will receive access to the buildings and grounds of their site and support for the development, creation, and exhibition of their work. Each residency closes with a reception and exhibition of the artist’s work.
During the summer, both artists are invited to teach courses through IS183 Art School and will deliver an Artist Talk hosted by IS183 to share their experiences, inspiration, and process during their residency.
The Artists
Natalie Tyler, Chesterwood
Natalie Tyler, originally from Encinitas California, is an artist, whose work has shown in galleries and museums across the United States and Europe. She has twice been a US Embassy sponsored artist, once in Dublin, Ireland and again in Tallinn, Estonia exhibiting at the Estonia Museum of Applied Art and Design. She has received grants and awards from art institutions including Mass MOCA Assets for Artists, Art Students League of New York, Vermont Studio Center, and Cornell University. She received her Master's in Fine Arts from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and studied in Bologna, Italy. Her sculpture will be in the Innovators in Contemporary Glass exhibition at The Sandwich Glass Museum in Cape Cod this summer. She lives and works in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and is inspired by the natural beauty and vibrant arts community of the Berkshire Mountains.
Jody King Camarra, Red Lion Inn
Jody King Camarra, an experienced Teaching Artist, published children's book Illustrator, and floral designer, has studied art in many different media and settings and has worked with kids in numerous community programs in New York and Massachusetts. King Camarra co-founded a process art and sensory experience workshop for small children in Brooklyn, NY called Small Hands Workshop with a grad school colleague from Pratt. She is in the process of creating a space to teach art and provide opportunities for artists to collaborate in the southern Berkshires called The Art Studio in Ashley Falls. Jody lives with her husband and 2 daughters, their dog and a small flock of chickens. When not making art or teaching, she enjoys playing sports, hiking, and tending to her flower and vegetable gardens.