“I was interested in becoming an AiR at Brunel Park and learning more about Emile Brunel's mysterious sculptures and the history embedded in their conception and execution. Brunel's works are cross-cultural in the way that they combine his personal allegory with aesthetics of indigenous culture in which he was so immersed. Similarly, my practice explores cross cultural themes and false-histories, interweaving stories and images that are simultaneously integrated and disharmonious.”

Von Hyin Kolk has been painting and drawing since early childhood and received classical oil painting training from elementary through high school. She then attended Parsons School of Design where she received her BFA in Fashion Design with a minor in Fine Arts. Throughout her career at Parsons and after she received notable press for her wearable sculptures and fashion pieces from institutions and magazines including MoMA, Office, PAPER, Vogue Italia and WWD . Kolk worked in fashion for several years under the names "Voni Studio" and "Veronica H. Lee", before recommitting to her painting practice in 2020.

Eve is a composer and sound artist. Pieces include chamber works, vocal pieces, electroacoustic and fixed media works. Eve is deeply interested in social justice, equity, inclusion, outreach and access. Eve has selected Brunel Park to prototype a series of curated acoustic compositions. The installation will be in place through the fall of 2024 with designated listening posts situated in four locations throughout the site. Here is a link to the full playlist: Stream Eve Joslyn Madalengoitia | Listen to Brunel Park playlist online for free on SoundCloud

Brunel Park | Eve Joslyn, Composer

Eve has a proven track record in securing local, state, federal and foundation grants to create museum exhibits, cultural presentations, public art installations, educational programs, artist residencies and youth development initiatives. And she is an experienced professional in not-for-profit management, fundraising, program development, evaluation, marketing and community outreach.

Fawn Brown is a Tsalagi (Cherokee Nation) artist whose work explores
material relationships to land, memory, and place. During this
residency, Brown will be creating a series of small-scale paintings
depicting local flora, fauna, and landscapes. Incorporating beadwork
and softer surfaces, this body of work expands on Brown’s previous
practice of painting on wood while introducing a more tactile and
fluid visual language. Alongside the artworks, Brown will produce a
field journal documenting each subject, including names in English,
Cherokee, and Munsee (when able). These notes, paired with the
finished works, come together to reflect a kinship between Indigenous
communities across geographically distant regions.

As her first artist residency, this opportunity supports a shift
toward field-based work, allowing her to create pieces that are both
visually engaging and meaningfully connected to the natural
environment."

By providing funding for artists stipends

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