BIAC supports two artist residency programs on Block Island
Sea Breeze Artist and Writer Residency
Both programs offer dedicated space and uninterrupted time to develop new work, explore creative ideas, and connect with the community.
Residents are awarded a ten day stay through a juror-overseen application process, twice a year in the spring and fall. Residents are then invited to fully immerse themselves in the unique environment of Block Island, stepping away from the demands of daily life to focus deeply on their creative practice, while also engaging with the local community. The residents provide island students with classes and workshops. For the broader community, we provide studio open-houses, special events and workshops, and grants to island artists.
Block Island will host three residents for its Fall 2025 Session:
Visual artist Capucine Bourcart and writer Tree Abraham with the Sea Breeze Artist and Writer Residency.
Visual artist Erik DeLuca with Low Season Artist Projects.
Capucine Bourcart is an artist based in New York City whose work spans photography, mixed media, and public art. She transforms everyday materials through embroidery and knitting to explore the boundary between the discarded and the precious. Bourcart’s work has been shown at Art on Paper, Art Wynwood, and Flux Art Fairs, collected by museums in France and New York, and supported by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Uniqlo Park Expressions, and The Puffin Foundation.
Tree Abraham is a Brooklyn-based writer, book designer, and art director who blends fragmented essays with mixed media visuals. She is the author of Cyclettes (Unnamed Press, 2022), a New York Times Editor’s Choice, and elseship (Soft Skull Press, 2025), and serves as associate art director at Grand Central Publishing. Her work has appeared in Literary Hub, Electric Literature, and The Author Journal.
Erik DeLuca is an artist and experimental musician whose projects use sound, performance, and text to explore how power shapes memory and communication. His work has been presented at MASS MoCA, the Hammer Museum, and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, and his writing appears in Public Art Dialogue, Mousse, and Boston Art Review. DeLuca is Associate Professor of Art Education and Contemporary Art Practice at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
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