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- Illuminations: A Woodland Gala
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- 2013 Environmental Art Residency Biennale
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- A Conversation with the Gravel Pit (2012, World Premiere)
The I-Park Mission
nurturing artists and the creative process -
in the fine arts and in nature
nurturing artists and the creative process -
in the fine arts and in nature
I-Park is both an open air and a
closed studio laboratory for individual
creative pursuits in the fields of music composition/sound art, the visual arts, architecture, moving image, creative writing and landscape/garden/ecological design. It also initiates and sponsors specially-themed inter-disciplinary and collaborative projects for the purpose of moving these ideas out of the laboratory and bringing them to life in the field.
closed studio laboratory for individual
creative pursuits in the fields of music composition/sound art, the visual arts, architecture, moving image, creative writing and landscape/garden/ecological design. It also initiates and sponsors specially-themed inter-disciplinary and collaborative projects for the purpose of moving these ideas out of the laboratory and bringing them to life in the field.
I-Park supports these investigations through its international artists-in-residence program, the aesthetic engagement of its natural and built environments and with on-site exhibitions, performances and collegial exchanges.
What is Illuminations?
This year’s event is a work-in-progress – and, of course, a surprise. But here are some random noodlings with the concept from years past.
This year’s event is a work-in-progress – and, of course, a surprise. But here are some random noodlings with the concept from years past.









Typical dinner at I-Park (well not every night) courtesy of the participants in the experimental Proto-Gonzo Collaborative Residency Program, 2011
New York Premieres
Performed by ensemble mise-en,
Sponsored by the I-Park Foundation
Sungji Hong, Texas/Korea, Nazare veni foras!, 2016
Brooks Frederickson, New York, Clipping, 2016
Matthew Sargent, New York, Three Illuminations, 2016
Enda Bates, Ireland, A, 2016
Wally Gunn, New York/Australia, Interior, 2016
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Studio Specifications [being updated]
Typical dinner at I-Park (well not every night) courtesy of the participants in the experimental Proto-Gonzo Collaborative Residency.
Check out this new, drone-assisted video by composer Patrick Harlin. Experience I-Park from a new perspective!
Music: Birdsongs for the City Dweller, performed by the Calidore String Quartet
New Visual Arts Studios, Floor Plans



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Key Elements of an I-Park Residency:

Notice: Road Closure - Detour
If you are coming to an event at I-Park in 2014
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and travelling by way of Route 9 (crossing the swing bridge between Haddam and East Haddam), please note that the main roadway, Route 82, is closed for a reconstruction project. Click here for detour instructions. For planning purposes, if you are driving this way, please add about 10 minutes to your travel time. If, however, you are coming from the Hartford area by
Route 2, you will avoid this inconvenience. Also, if you are coming from either direction on I-95, you should take the Route 156 approach as opposed to Route 9. Click here for some detailed driving directions.
Route 2, you will avoid this inconvenience. Also, if you are coming from either direction on I-95, you should take the Route 156 approach as opposed to Route 9. Click here for some detailed driving directions.