What is ITE?

2009 International Turning Exchange Residency Program
Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA
The Wood Turning Center is proud to announce the 2009 International Turning Exchange (ITE) Resident Fellows. 2009 marks the fourteenth year the Center has sponsored this residency program. Five artists and a visiting scholar have been selected by the 2009 ITE Selection This year the ITE residency program will be located at Moore College of Art & Design’s Wood Shop at 20th & The Parkway.

Residents for 2009 include:

Derek Bencomo, artist, US
David M. Bender, artist, US
Jerome Blanc, artist, Switzerland
Robert Lyon, artist, US
Howard Risatti, scholar, US
Leah Woods, furniture maker, US

Terry E. Johnson & A. M. Weaver, photojournalist team, US.

The 2009 ITE Program:

The ITE participants begin their residency in Philadelphia on June 1, 2009. They will live, travel, and work independently and collaboratively from June until the first week of August. Typical activities include visits to museums, nature areas, historic sites, and public and private collections of art. Sponsored by the Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, and located at Moore College of Art & Design, the residency will focus on research, discussions, studio work, experiments, and collaborations.

On Saturday July 18, the ITE Residents invite the public into Moore’s wood studio for Open Studio Day. Visitors can participate in discussions and watch demonstrations as the residents share their skills and talk about their evolving work. This event is an ‘open studio’ event that takes place from 10 am until 4 pm at Moore College of Art, Wood Shop, at 20th & The Parkway. Visitors are welcome to arrive when they want and stay for as long as they want! You can come early and stay for lunch or arrive in time for lunch and spend the afternoon with the artists. Donations of $10 are requested for the event (without lunch) or $20 donation includes lunch. An RSVP is required for anyone wishing to join the Residents for lunch. Contact the Wood Turning Center for location 215-923-8000, email info@woodturningcenter.org or visit www.woodturningcenter.org.

The grand finale to the 2009 ITE program is the exhibit, allTURNatives: Form + Spirit 2009, at the Wood Turning Center from August 7th through September 19th. This multi-disciplinary exhibit reflects the residents’ experiences including objects produced before and during the residency. Three-dimensional work will be accompanied by photos and/or films depicting the summer experience and the artists’ statements about their experiences and work process. The opening reception and gallery talk takes place on First Friday, August 7, 2008. During the afternoon of Saturday, August 8, the artists will present a detailed gallery talk about their work and the ITE experience. The First Friday reception and Saturday afternoon discussions are free and open to the public.