Essays & Archives

Essays & Archives

Over the years YLDE has been commissioning writers and visual artists/photographers to critically respond to and engage with the research of the artists-in-residence through creative essays.  Below is the collection of the creative essays to date.

April 2024

Artists-In-Residence:

Essayist:

November 2021

Artists-In-Residence:

Essayist:

March 2021

Artists-In-Residence: 

Essayists

March 2020

Artists-In-Residence: 

    • Neilla Hawley, Mark Dela Cruz & Emily Solstice – A Written Workshop: Improv Score for the COVID-19 Age
    • Meryem Alaoui w/ Sasha Amaya – Postponed to a later date due to Covid-19 Travel Restrictions

March 2019 

Artists-In-Residence: 

    • Tanja Woloshen w/ Lise McMillan, & Victoria Hill
    • Deanna Peters & Less San Miguel

Essayists

January 2018

Artists-In-Residence: 

    • Brittany Thiessen w/ Alexandra Elliott. & Davis Plett
    • Jazmin Papadopoulos
    • Hannah Everest w/ Collaborators

Essayists

November 2017

Artists-In-Residence: 

    • Alexandra Winters w/ Warren McLelland
    • Kayla Jeanson w/ Brianna Ferguson, & Alexandra Winters
    • Davis Plett w/ Rachelle Bourget

Essayists

January 2017

Artists-In-Residence: 

    • Jaime Black w/ Lise McMillan
    • Brenda McLean w/ Ali Robson
    • Kristy Janvier w/ Emily Barker, Lise McMillan, Rayanna Seymour

Essayists

October 2016

Artists-In-Residence: 

    • Glamdrew Andrew Henderson, Eroca Nicols, Carly Boyce & Mars Gradiva
    • Delf Gravert
    • Carol-Ann Bohrn
    • Zorya Arrow

Essayists

January 2016

Artists-In-Residence: 

    • Treasure Waddell w/ Freya Olafson & Lise McMillan
    • Rachelle Bourget
    • Brenda McLean w/ Brittany Thiessen
    • Elise & Jasmine Allard
    • Sasha Amaya w/ Rachelle Bourget & Ian Mozdzen
    • Janelle Hacault w/ Alexandra Winters & Brett Owen

Essayists