Rossland Emerging Artist Residency
Make art in the mountains.
The Rossland Emerging Artist Residency is a 10-day residency in Rossland, BC, developed and facilitated by Lofty Goal Project. The residency will host a cohort of three early emerging dance and/or theatre artists (early emerging is defined as 5 years or less out of post-secondary or equivalent training) to create new work. The 2024 program is the pilot cohort and is set to run August 29 to September 8, 2024.
The aim of this residency is to provide early emerging artists with the uninterrupted time and space to dive into research for a new work in a new environment that is free of day-to-day distractions and full of new inspiration. Each artist will come to the residency to focus on their own work and research, but will move through these ten days as a cohort with the support of fellow artists in residence, residency facilitators, and the wider community.
Lofty Goal Project centers a collaborative and community oriented approach to the creative process. As artists we are always bouncing ideas off of each other, learning from one another, and challenging each other. We value the incredible mentors who have encouraged and inspired us, and we value creating within a close network of support. We’ve structured this residency with these values in mind. It’s wildly intimidating to dive into a new process, especially one where you are working independently and at such an early career stage, but it’s an important step. The goal of this residency is to empower young artists to take that step.
2024 Residency Cohort
August 29 - September 8, 2024
Mackenzie Grantham
Madeline Setzer
Molly Jamin
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Mackenzie Grantham is a dancer born and raised in Castlegar, British Columbia. Her experience and love for dance grew through her local studio's competitive dance program. Upon graduation Mackenzie moved to Toronto to attend York University’s Dance Program. Here she trained mainly in Ballet, Modern techniques, floorwork and contact improvisation. Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Choreography and Performance, her recent endeavours include the Toronto remount of ‘Colossus’ by Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake, the remount of ‘DINO’ by Alyssa Martin of Rock Bottom Movement through the Guelph Dance Festival, and a summer of intensive training in Portland, Oregon with NW Dance Project.
Check out what Mackenzie has been working on - Dance Film
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Madeline is a multidisciplinary artist who has performed, directed, and written for a wide array of film and theatre projects across Canada and abroad. She has studied at Victoria School of the Arts; VAS; Selkirk's Music and Technology program; and currently is working towards a degree in psychology. Recent credits include: Margot (Legally Blonde), Wednesday (The Addams Family), Joan (Gold Fever Follies), Emily (Ghosts of Yesterday), Lou (Gold Fever Follies), Cinderella (Disney Cruise Lines).
Check out what Madeline has been working on - Laelynn - First Scene
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Molly Jamin (She/Her) is a queer, neurodivergent writer living, learning and creating on Lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria, BC.) She is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Ancient Languages and Creative Writing at The University of Victoria. Molly spent her childhood in Rossland volunteering with the Gold Fever Follies and spearheading projects with the RSS drama department. She is grateful for the opportunity to return to her hometown and dig into her latest work, while giving back to her community!
Check out what Molly has been working on - Kingsteps Prologue
Our partners
The Rossland Emerging Artist Residency is run in partnership with Rossland Council for Arts and Culture, The Wild Turkey Inn (accommodation partner), and Kootenay Danceworks (studio partner).
