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I-Park is an intimate setting for serious, self-directed artists’ residencies.

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We are fashioning this anniversary year as a unique opportunity for reflection, experimentation and renewal – with a keen focus on sustainability.

Except for our Composers + Musicians Collaborative Residency and a special outreach to Connecticut based artists, there will be no open call for applications in 2026. For our June, July and October residency sessions, we will be reaching back to the 80 already adjudicated artists (finalists) from the 2025 applications pool. To round out the season, we are also reinstating the practice of hosting a limited number of invitation residencies.

Throughout the year we will host a vibrant Community Engagement series. Join our mailing list, to receive announcements.

General Residency Program

This program is our primary format, the 4-week General Residency – an unconditional gift of time, space and fellowship. Between six and eight artists working in various creative disciplines are provided room and board, a private studio and full access to our expansive grounds. The residency culminates in a public Open Studios where visitors are invited to meet the artists and get a glimpse into their creative practice.

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Composers + Musicians Collaborative Residency

This program brings together a highly accomplished chamber ensemble and 6 composers for two weeks at I-Park. In this intimate setting, new compositions are workshopped and refined through a collegial, collaborative process – culminating in two premiere concerts.

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Site-Responsive Art Residency & Biennale

I-Park has consistently hosted this program in odd-numbered years since 2007. In an experimental twist for 2023, the program will be integrated into our traditional General Residency Program. We are very excited about the potential benefits of this structural shift.

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Community Engagement

Throughout the year, we will sponsor a vibrant Community Engagement Series, offering many opportunities to visit I‑Park, meet the artists, walk the trails and participate in creative activities. Our events calendar will feature Open Studios, Open Trails Days + Music, a Family Day, our Friends & Supporters Appreciation Gathering and our Annual Illuminations Benefit.

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Major Support Provided By:

CT Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentCommunity Foundation of Middlesex CountyCTHumanitiesForGood Fund at the Community Foundation of Eastern ConnecticutCommunity Foundation of Western Massachusetts Liberty BankDominion EnergySuperior Hearth, Spas and LeisureDesign CPCarabetta Construction CompanyCurtin Construction, LLCJ&J BrothersEversourceShagbarkElizabeth Raymond Ambler TrustMaximilian E & Marion O. Hoffman FoundationBafflin Foundation