Sam Davidson Final Performance

Anvil Centre Artist-in-Residence Program The City of New Westminster and the Arts Services Department are excited to announce the launch of the Anvil Centre Artist-in-Residence Program. In its inaugural year, the AiR is a self-directed residency program offering opportunities for artists to focus on work in a creative environment, with dedicated studio time. This residency accommodates artists and artist collectives working in sculpture, print, fiber, drawing, painting, writing and literary arts, music, dance and performance for a four-week period for research, development and production of new or ongoing bodies of work. In exchange, artists will facilitate an outreach program for the local community during their residency. With over 30 applications from artists and artist groups across the Lower Mainland, 14 projects were selected, supporting 20 artists across a variety of media and practices including writing, music and composition, photography, performing arts, dance and choreography, and social practice. January 2017, we welcome our first Artist-in-Residence, Sam Davidson. Davidson (B.Mus) is a specialist in the EWI, a breath-controlled synthesizer of under-realized potential which he features in his recordings and performances. He is a member of Canadian band Brasstronaut who have toured Europe and North America extensively. He also performs as sideman to Toronto violinist Jaron Freeman-Fox and The Opposite of Everything. For the duration of the residency Davidson will be working across several genres and instruments all the while building new repertoire and developing his compositional techniques. Using 'early music' (AD1620-1720) as source material, Davidson will be immersing himself in baroque melodies and extracting their themes to recycle into new innovative works. Join us for pop-up performances Friday, January 13th 12:00pm and Tuesday, January 17th at 6:00pm, and attend the final presentation of his practice and residency project Saturday, February 4th at 3:00pm.