Barbara Grandis Artist Residency
Calling all artists and creators! We are proud and excited to announce that we are now taking applications for the Spring & Summer 2025 Barbara Grandis Artist Residency Program here at the Creative Reuse Center of RI.
Barbara Grandis, "Mims," the beloved grandmother of CRC Director, Elizabeth Ochs, was a lifelong artist. For Mims, life was art, and art was life. This program honors her memory and artistic legacy, combined with the CRC's values of sustainability, accessibility, and community.
Apply here
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Janise Nieves
Artist Residency Co-Coordinator
Janise N. (they/she) is a Puerto Rican & Thai artist from Southern RI. They specialize in fiber arts, photography, literature, and sculptures. Outside of the art Residency program, Janise is a direct support professional, mental health advocate, and CRC Shiftlead. They are going to RI College for Social Work. Janise loves Sanrio and animals!
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Salina Ting
Artist Residency Co-Coordinator
Salina Ting (she/her/hers) is a first-generation Cambodian-Chinese American multidisciplinary artist. She considers herself an eco-enthusiast and is a community herbalist. Besides being a shift lead at CRC, she attends CCRI for Business to develop her art with her daughter. Salina also goes by Blooming Dyad, which is based on the relationship between her and her daughter, Sophia. Her mission is to preserve the innate artistic spark within us through her and her daughter's artwork. One random fact about Salina: She participates in plastic-free July each year!
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Hannah Bashkow
Residency Founder
Hannah Bashkow (she/hers) is a fine artist, crafter, and community organizer currently living and working in Richmond, VA. She is dedicated to the arts and to uplifting those around her, especially through helping other artists bring their visions to life.
Her own artwork surrounds themes of femininity, domestic space, and invisible labor, and aims to highlight anti capitalist/matriarchal traditions. Her extensive work includes oil painting, collage, crochet, and silkscreen printing.
She now works as the Education Coordinator at the SCRAP Creative Reuse Center Richmond location, teaching workshops, fostering partnerships, and supporting sustainable art.
