Photo: Jairo Alvarez taken by the artist while in residence at La Macina di San Cresci, Italy. Res Artis subscribers will have received our statement about the impact of COVID-19 on our organisation, members and the international arts residencies field. We have now created a dedicated COVID-19 section on our website in order to assist artists in residence and arts residency organisations in navigating through this uncertain and challenging time. So far, the new website section contains the following content: Res Artis COVID-19 Statement External Resources Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Soon we will launch a survey on the impact of COVID-19 specifically on the arts residencies field. We are also curating a suite of digital learning opportunities for our members. So stay tuned! Do you have questions that remain unanswered? What content, and resources would you like to see? Please email your ideas to [email protected]

 

Res Artis is a not-for-profit foundation run entirely on member subscriptions. Res Artis cannot continue to exist without the support of our members. Despite our global and sizable outreach, our team comprises 2.35 full time equivalent staff and the volunteer contributions of our board. Please give back to the network who has promoted and supported you for 27 years. Stand with Res Artis! If you are interested in a Res Artis membership, you can find more information on our Membership page. If you are in a position to further support, there has never been a better time to Donate to Res Artis.

 

Res Artis is delighted to announce the appointment of Carolin Casey (left) as our dedicated Membership Manager. Carolin previously worked with international arts and cultural exchange organisation, Asialink Arts, and membership-based organisation, ArtsHub. She has extensive international and member facing experience having worked in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Carolin will be based in the Melbourne office alongside Executive Director, Eliza Roberts. Carolin wants to hear from you! She is standing by to assist with all your member enquiries so please email her at [email protected]. 

Ferdos Soudani (right) also joins our team as Communication Officer. Ferdos will liaise with Res Artis members to assist you in meeting your online communication needs such as posting open calls, news items, and funding opportunities. She will also manage all Res Artis social media platforms. Ferdos will be based in our Tehran office hosted by Kooshk Residency, alongside our MENASA Cluster Coordinator, Maryam Bagheri. Please welcome Ferdos at [email protected].

Profiles of all Res Artis Board and Staff can be found on our website here.
 

Res Artis is excited to announce our 2020 conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand in partnership with Res Artis member Subhashok the Arts Centre. 

Save the date of early November 2020 in your diaries!

We will continue to monitor the impacts of COVID-19 and will confirm conference dates in the coming months. We are also exploring the idea of virtual participation options.

Our new website was launched at the end of 2019. Thank you so much to all our members for your patience and support while we made the leap. It was a tremendous effort from all involved. We are very proud of our beautiful, GDPR compliant, user-friendly website. Res Artis has received great feedback from artists, users and members. We are just working through a few more technical issues and finishing touches. If you are experiencing any issues with the website, please let us know at [email protected].

A brand new feature on the website has just been finalised. We have added a tool to be used by Associate Members who can post information about funding rounds relating to the arts residencies field.

Are you an arts council, philanthropic trust, foundation or ministry that provides funding opportunities for artists to undertake residencies or support for arts residency operators?  We are now calling on all our Associate Members to test this new feature!  Please log-in to the Member Portal and click 'Add a Residency Funding Opportunity'.  If you are not already a Res Artis Member, please join now to access this new promotional tool and reach our diverse and impressive audience.

Res Artis is currently working to curate a suite of Digital Learning opportunities for members and stakeholders.

We will be promoting the latest up and coming residency research projects, hosting a Q&A session with the Res Artis Board, developing an online Book Club relating to arts residency literature and more. Stay tuned for further details...

Do you have a particular topic you would like discussed? Please share your ideas with [email protected].
 

The significance of Brexit has almost been overshadowed by the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, but our members in the UK and Europe are working through the implications for their arts residency programs.

The UK Government has decided to withdraw from the Creative Europe programme.

Culture Action Europe (CAE) has facilitated a letter signed by over 700 UK cultural organisations sent to the UK Secretary of State for Culture. Now CAE are seeking support from European partners and artists to sign a second letter to send to the UK government.

If you have ever collaborated with a UK organisation or worked with a UK artist or cultural actor, or indeed are anticipating to do so in the future, please sign your name here.