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The Ayatana Artists' Research Program is a Canadian, artist run residency that offers unique opportunities for artists to study the natural world.

We are currently offering online classes so residents can safely participate from home. We plan to resume in person field expeditions in 2021.

Our online classes are 2 weeklong, action packed, thematic artist residencies on birds, sound, plants, water, ecology, mushrooms, death,
microscopy, geology, medical imaging & evolution.

Our international science representatives share the cutting edge tools they use to study life from prestigious research labs around the world.

Art is half observing and half creating. Ayatana empowers artists to observe and interpret nature with like minded smart creative people.

"It's like an awesome science summer camp for artists."

"I learned so much more than I anticipated and loved the people."

"A geekfest with great food!"

Ayatana’s goal is to support the conceptual development of contemporary art and to bridge gaps between scientists, artists and thinkers of all kinds. Together we meet experts, peek behind the scenes and ask questions about the nature of ecology. We hope to help artist direct the attentions of their viewers to the natural world.

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