The new Odyssey Artist in Residence Lofts are now officially open and we celebrated throughout the day on Wednesday June 15th. Visitors dropped by the new studio spaces built by Chi5 Shenzhou and met some of the new Artists in Residence – Sca Shilova, Pyewacket Kazyanenko, nora Furlough, Ze Moo, Xisuthra Lomu, Ze Moo, SaveMe Oh, Masami Kuramoto, Chi5 Shenzhou, DanCoyote Antonelli with lizsolo Mathilde and Fau Ferdinand as onsite technical support.

An impromptu play by Fau Ferdinand, Pyewacket Kazyanenko and lizsolo Mathilde started off the event.

SaveMe Oh took to the stage and announced her candidacy as president of Second Life. Read Saveme Oh’s Manifesto.

The Lofts Residencies provide artists with a workspace and prims to work with as well as access to a common area for holding events, experimenting and having conversations. This first residency runs from June 15 to October 15, 2010.