Not long now until our meeting in Kyoto! We have been busy confirming speakers and sessions and are happy to present the final conference programme to you!
 
The conference, Creative Encounters: Reimagining Residencies, will be hosted by Kyoto City and Kyoto Art Center in cooperation with the Agency of Cultural Affairs from February 6-8, 2019.
 
This 3-day meeting will address the evolution of arts residency models and rapid expansion of the field. We will compare traditional ‘time and space’ models with new residency typologies that reflect our changing social economy. Nomadic, start-up, virtual and Airbnb residencies will all be explored. The meeting will pose questions about the progression of the field using examples in Japan and internationally. How can we evaluate these new models? How can artists residencies remain socially engaged and respond to artists’ needs? How are these innovative new models funded?
 
These key themes of the meeting will be reflected in Kyoto, a unique city where traditional and contemporary arts co-exist. Like artists in residence encountering different places for the first time, participants will experience the rich culture of Kyoto by way of excursions, city walks and tea ceremonies that will encourage further dialogue and networking.
 
Registration closes January 11.
Secure your spot and sign up for the meeting now!

We will be beginning the New Year with a bang - Res Artis is getting a makeover!
 
We will hit the ground running in 2019 - as the meeting begins in Kyoto in early February, we will also be busy launching our new website aiming to provide you with a smoother browsing experience, straightforward deadline posting and moving Res Artis into a new era as the worldwide network of arts residencies. Stay tuned!

The Roberto Cimetta Fund, with the support of Dars Platform and Res Artis, hosted a public information session which was held at Deegar platform November 12 in Tehran, Iran.
 
The session focused on the link between local cultural development and international mobility of artists and cultural operators. Angie Cotte, Secretary General of the RCF, Maryam Bagheri, MENASA Cluster Coordinator of Res Artis & Kooshk Residency Development Coordinator and Faezeh Aarabi, Dars Platform Manager were on the panel and talked about “Mobility in the Arts and Culture" with the focus on the MENA region and Farsi speaking countries. The meeting also provided the local audience with information about the role of the Res Artis MENASA Cluster for the region, its goals, and vision.

TPAM (Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama) is a space where professionals from various places in the world who explore the possibility of contemporary performing arts exchange through performance and meeting programs to gain information, inspiration and network for the creation, dissemination and vitalization of performing arts. Established in 1995 as Tokyo Performing Arts Market and moved in 2011 to the “Creative City” Yokohama. Reinforcing its focus on Asia and having started to involve itself in Asian co-production, TPAM is internationally recognized as one of the most influential performing arts platforms in Asia.
 
President of the Board of Res Artis and Head of Residencies and Awards at Acme Studios, Lea O’Loughlin, will participate in a residency symposium on February 10.

Our board member Luigi Galimberti has recently visited Res Artis member Cyril P Jacob at the residency Palette People in the magnificent hills of Kerala, India, during the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018.

Luigi is currently Collection Care Research Manager at Tate in London. Previously he has been the director of Transnational Dialogues, an exchange and research programme for artists, curators, designers and architects across Brazil, China and several European countries from 2012 to 2016. Transnational Dialogues is run by the NGO European Alternatives, which Luigi has been collaborating with since 2006.

He thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to meet our member Cyril P Jacob and the artists in residence during his time spent at Palette People.

Founded in 1991, Palette People International Art Foundation is a registered charitable organisation in the state of Kerala in India. Initially formed as an organisation to promote and support artists, Palette People have been conducting exhibitions, camps, seminars and talks for artists as we all as supporting artists financially.

The residency is in a remote location in Vagamon an upcoming hill station in the western ghats of Kerala (105 km from Kochi) – a region well known for its Biodiversity.

This year marked the 25th year anniversary of Res Artis! We are so happy that you have been part of this journey and hope that Res Artis has given and will continue you to give you an insight into the worldwide community of artist residencies for the past quarter of a decade, and beyond!
 
To commemorate this milestone event, we have put together documentary video about our 25-year existence. We hope you enjoy it!

Are you looking for YOUR perfect artist residency? Then browse our Upcoming Deadline section regularly for new residency opportunities and follow our Facebook and Twitter pages. We wish you the best of luck with your application(s)!

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