Res Artis
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Res Artis is the largest existing network of artist residency programs, representing the interests of more than 300 centers and organizations in 50 countries worldwide that offer international artists the optimum conditions for producing art. Members of the organization include a wide variety of facilities that take may take the form of an art colony
, an artist-run space
, or other regional residency networks.
The network began in 1993 as an organization of volunteers who represent and support the needs of residential arts centers and programs through the dynamic exchange of information in the form of publications and through regional and international face-to-face meetings. Res Artis promotes the understanding of the catalytic role residential arts centers play in the development of Contemporary Arts in all cultures worldwide and across all creative media. The organization has been cited in its work to further the international mobility of artists and the promotion of cultural exchange through art residencies.
The last General Meetings have taken place in Amsterdam, Berlin, Sydney and Melbourne, Helsinki, Santa Monica, New Delhi, Cassis, Dublin, Budapest and Tata, Barcelona and Sabadell. Documentation from all of these meetings can be found on the Res Artis website.
Art colony
right|300px|thumb|Artist houses in [[Montsalvat]] near [[Melbourne, Australia]].An art colony or artists' colony is a place where creative practitioners live and interact with one another. Artists are often invited or selected through a formal process, for a residency from a few weeks to over a year...
, an artist-run space
Artist-run space
An artist-run space is a gallery space run by artists, thus circumventing the structures of public and private galleries.Artist-run spaces have become realised as an important factor in urban regeneration...
, or other regional residency networks.
The network began in 1993 as an organization of volunteers who represent and support the needs of residential arts centers and programs through the dynamic exchange of information in the form of publications and through regional and international face-to-face meetings. Res Artis promotes the understanding of the catalytic role residential arts centers play in the development of Contemporary Arts in all cultures worldwide and across all creative media. The organization has been cited in its work to further the international mobility of artists and the promotion of cultural exchange through art residencies.
Conferences and Meetings
Res Artis has two types of meetings, large general meetings and smaller satellite and project-based gatherings.The last General Meetings have taken place in Amsterdam, Berlin, Sydney and Melbourne, Helsinki, Santa Monica, New Delhi, Cassis, Dublin, Budapest and Tata, Barcelona and Sabadell. Documentation from all of these meetings can be found on the Res Artis website.
See also
- Artist collectiveArtist collectiveAn artist collective is an initiative that is the result of a group of artists working together, usually under their own management, towards shared aims...
- Artist cooperativeArtist cooperativeAn artist cooperative is an autonomous visual arts organization, enterprise, or association jointly-owned and democratically-controlled by its members. Artist cooperatives are legal entities organized as non-capital stock corporations, non-profit organizations, or unincorporated associations...
- Art colonyArt colonyright|300px|thumb|Artist houses in [[Montsalvat]] near [[Melbourne, Australia]].An art colony or artists' colony is a place where creative practitioners live and interact with one another. Artists are often invited or selected through a formal process, for a residency from a few weeks to over a year...
- Trans Artists FoundationTrans Artists FoundationTrans Artists Foundation informs world wide objectively about international Artist in residence programs. The information is intended for artists of any discipline: visual arts, literature, music, performing arts, architecture, design, dance....