Platform Projects/Walks Residency, Portland, ME
August 2016

Platform Projects/Walks is a new public project that engages the local community in a series of cross-disciplinary conversations and activated around the idea of walking as creative provocation, practice, and product.

Angela Ellsworth and Museum of Walking were invited to join and engage with 14 walking artists for a two-week residency at Platform Projects/Walks in Portland, Maine. While in residence, Angela presented a lecture at the Institute for Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art on the intersection of art and walking. She also hosted a reading discussion on Deidre Heddon's "Walking Women: Interviews with Artists on the Move." Finally, to conclude her residence, Angela led a contemplative walk through the scenic wilderness hovering along the coast of Maine.

Many thanks to Julie Poitras Santos for curating such an engaging project and introducing me to all the fabulous artists and walkers in Portland. Click here to read more about Santos and Platform Projects/Walks through an article with The Chart Publication.