ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Introducing P.E.A.R.
Founded in 2023, The Packaging Express Artist in Residency Program (P.E.A.R.) was created by our owner Matt Davis and his wife Maggie. It serves to provide space for an artist to work for free on a project that requires more space than they would normally have access to. Furthermore, this program has a finite deadline of 4-8 months. This space is located at the Packaging Express box plant in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Each Artist in Residence will then end with a closing reception so that the public may honor the artist and experience their work. Matt and Maggie are huge supporters of our local community and this is another opportunity for them to give back to Colorado Springs.
Wendy Mike
Life long artist Wendy Mike was the first to enjoy the P.E.A.R. program. In 2022, she was commissioned by Nancy Noyes Art Design for Colorado Springs’s new orthopedic hospital, St. Francis Interquest (SFI). The purpose was to create a unique piece of art for the fourth floor waiting room of their surgical suites. The piece is comprised of five life-size figures in various rock climbing postures. They are made of packing tape and take up roughly 18.5 x 14 feet. Mike’s downtown art studio wasn’t nearly big enough to execute the work, and so a collaboration was born. The studio at Packaging Express became the perfect landing place for her to stage and create this large-scale project. The piece is now located in its permanent home at the new hospital.
We were excited to host the very first P.E.A.R. Reception at Packaging Express on April 14th, 2023. It was the first time for the public to view Wendy Mike’s beautiful art installation before it went to its final home at the new hospital. Over 100 people from the community joined us at our box plant to celebrate Mike’s completed project and the beginning of The Packaging Express Artist in Residency Program!
Apply to P.E.A.R.
Are you a local artist in need of extra space for a special project for 4 to 8 months? Then maybe P.E.A.R. is the perfect solution for you! Please contact Lauren by email at themodbo@gmail.com for consideration into this exclusive program.
Check out the article in the Colorado Springs Gazette – Colorado Springs box factory site of new artist residency, receptions.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Introducing P.E.A.R.
Founded in 2023, The Packaging Express Artist in Residency Program (P.E.A.R.) was created by our owner Matt Davis and his wife Maggie. It serves to provide space for an artist to work for free on a project that requires more space than they would normally have access to. Furthermore, this program has a finite deadline of 4-8 months. This space is located at the Packaging Express box plant in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Each Artist in Residence will then end with a closing reception so that the public may honor the artist and experience their work. Matt and Maggie are huge supporters of our local community and this is another opportunity for them to give back to Colorado Springs.
Wendy Mike
Life long artist Wendy Mike was the first to enjoy the P.E.A.R. program. In 2022, she was commissioned by Nancy Noyes Art Design for Colorado Springs’s new orthopedic hospital, St. Francis Interquest (SFI). The purpose was to create a unique piece of art for the fourth floor waiting room of their surgical suites. The piece is comprised of five life-size figures in various rock climbing postures. They are made of packing tape and take up roughly 18.5 x 14 feet. Mike’s downtown art studio wasn’t nearly big enough to execute the work, and so a collaboration was born. The studio at Packaging Express became the perfect landing place for her to stage and create this large-scale project. The piece is now located in its permanent home at the new hospital.
We were excited to host the very first P.E.A.R. Reception at Packaging Express on April 14th, 2023. It was the first time for the public to view Wendy Mike’s beautiful art installation before it went to its final home at the new hospital. Over 100 people from the community joined us at our box plant to celebrate Mike’s completed project and the beginning of The Packaging Express Artist in Residency Program!
Apply to P.E.A.R.
Are you a local artist in need of extra space for a special project for 4 to 8 months? Then maybe P.E.A.R. is the perfect solution for you! Please contact Lauren by email at themodbo@gmail.com for consideration into this exclusive program.
Check out the article in the Colorado Springs Gazette – Colorado Springs box factory site of new artist residency, receptions.