Rabbit Island / No Island is a Man, 2010 ongoing

Rabbit Island is a remote, 91-acre, forested island located in Lake Superior, Michigan. In the summer of 2011, I lived and worked on the island for over a month. With the assistance of several volunteers and visitors, we broke ground on a sustainable artist residency program. With the financial support of our Kickstarter backers we completed an Adirondack shelter containing a kitchen, library, fully stocked toolshed, and more. I returned to the island in 2012 for an additional two months, finalizing the establishment of the residency program and also completing work for a solo exhibition. The Rabbit Island Foundation is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3); I operate as its Executive Director.

The DeVos Art Museum, part of the Northern Michigan University School of Art and Design, launched the exhibition No Island is a Man in mid-September 2012. A comprehensive catalog was produced in collaboration with the museum. The program is now a fully funded international artist residency and exhibition series.

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ARTIST
Andrew Ranville