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- EIN 13-4144013
- (212) 253-7484
- 39 Water Mill Towd Rd Water Mill NY 11976-2420 USA
- www.watermillcenter.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Humanities, Performing Arts Centers, Theater
Mission: Byrd hoffman water mill foundation a/k/a the watermill center (foundation), incorporated in 1970, was founded for the development of emerging artists and the promotion of innovative performing and visual arts, as well as to collect, preserve, and exhibit various artworks. The foundation operates the watermill center (center), which was founded in 1992 by robert wilson on eastern long island, new york. The center provides a place for study and participation in the artistic and theatrical endeavors.
Programs: See schedule ointernational summer program consists of daily workshops with robert wilson and his collaborators that focus on new projects in development for theater and opera, installation and exhibition design, furniture and fashion design, film and video, landscaping, and architecture. The participating artists provided more than 20 site-specific installations and performances for a large open house, which was free to the public. Additionally, six guest lecturers spoke to the artists and local community on a variety of subjects regarding science and art during the summer lecture series.
see schedule o residency program-this program is open for artists from all artistic as well as social scientists, alumni of the center's summer ,and former artistts-in-residence with a special focus on emerging artists and cross-disciplinary approaches. The projects are evaluated and selected by a prestigious committee consisting of people from diverse artistic, humanities and science background. In 2016, the residency program included 24 residents who were all featured in a series of open rehearsals to showcase these across multiple venues in nyc and long island. In 2016 a new program, the ingra maren otto fellowship, recognizing emerging and midcareer artists was created thanks to the generosity of inga maren otto. This prorgam has been underwritten throuht 2020. In 2016, the watermill center hosted the first 3 artists in this program.
see schedule oartistic resources - the library of inspiration is a project that brings together the foundation's archives, library resources and information about the watermill art collection as well as digital materials as a resource for artists and scholars into one complete user-friendly database. The final project will be complete in 2017. The primary purpose of the archive is to document the work of robert wilson, as well as that of his collaborators and contemporaries. The archive collects, organizes, preserves, describes, and provides access to all formats of documentary materials. In addition, the archive preserves and documents the work of the byrd hoffman water mill foundation.