I-Park is a 450-acre woodland artist colony in rural East Haddam, Connecticut . The property consists of ponds, hills, streams, stone outcroppings and sheer cliffs. It has wild fields and new growth forest, as well as miles of stonewalls and walking trails. The land has a wild, gnarly character that suits I-Park's role as a refuge from and recourse to the safe routines and subtle compromises of the workaday world.
I-Park aspires to take these natural gifts and create a special space where the important work being done by solitary individuals in their artistic and intellectual pursuits is encouraged and celebrated - a living, three-dimensional environment/community uniquely conducive to the creative process. Residencies are offered to visual artists, music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers, creative writers and architects who are evaluated through a competitive, juried process.