The free artist residency Islands Fold, run by Luke Ramsey is in trouble, their landlord is trying to sell their home. The following is from the Islands Fold website:
Curve Ball for Islands Fold
We are two weeks away from celebrating our one year anniversary. We are excited to be having Jim Stoten arrive here next week, traveling all the way from the U.K to become our eleventh resident to Islands Fold. By next month we will have published fifteen titles, and put on four art shows. We feel that it has been a great year and we are very happy with all the support we have received.
For those who don't know, we operate Islands Fold out of a rented home on Pender Island, B.C. Islands Fold is an artist residency that is offered free of charge. We collaborate, make art , and enjoy tasty nutritious meals. This home offers a large studio, guest room, and private setting that allows us to accommodate artists. We feel very fortunate to have come upon this house two years ago, when the vision first started to unfold.
We are sending out this letter because we have just received news that has thrown us a curve ball. The owners of the house that we rent are putting it up for sale. In an ideal setting, we would love to be able to purchase this home, but that is not a reality for us. This letter is an effort to ask people to spread the word of our situation in hopes of financing this house for Islands Fold. We are looking for serious people, investors and/or organizations who recognize that this is a cause worth supporting. A cause that needs a venue to fuel the art community that is being created. We ask for your support in helping us get this information to the right people.
Thank-you so much, and please feel free to post this info on websites and blogs. With the successful response this past year, the vision for Islands Fold is growing every day. We will continue to operate the residency and publish books wherever we may be.
Luke & Ange
Hope they can figure something out! Buy their zines!
