Artist-in-residence
[3] In 1563 Duke of Florence Cosimo Medici and Tuscan painter Giorgio Vasari co-founded the Accademia del Disegno, which may be considered the first academy of arts.
[5] A century later in 1919, the Staatliches Bauhaus emerged as a "counter-reaction to the model of academic education, where the artist is isolated from society".
[5] The Artist Placement Group (APG) is widely considered to be one of the earliest iterations of an artist-residency, and was the first of its kind in the United Kingdom.
[7] The visit led Steveni to consider what benefits might come from a program which directly engaged artists in private institutions.
[11] This shift away from the predominance of high arts encouraged more experimental practices, which were facilitated by the model of artist residencies.
[5] A survey conducted by the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) in 2013 studied the general motives and intended impacts of artist residency programs.
[13] The study's researchers suggested that this finding supported the proposition that artist residencies, by linking art practice with a localised space, may greatly benefit the surrounding community.
[13] They suggested that in funding the residency, the town of Praiano demonstrated to its citizens a commitment to the arts, which may effectuate positive change in the wider community, through encouraging "the promotion of exhibitions, the activation of networks between the creative industries on a national scale, [and] the invitation of tour operators from the international market.".
[14] Studies into the effects of arts programs on senior populations have been conducted since as early as the 1980s, and artist residencies have since become increasingly common in aged care facilities.
[15] Research has shown that programs led by artists-in-residence may significantly improve the overall quality of life of senior populations living in residential care.
[17] It has been suggested by one 2021 study that the benefits of art programs run by artists-in-residence at aged care facilities is due to their positive focus on the abilities and skills of participants.
Other models of funding, often of non-for-profit entities, may provide no allowance, and may even require artists to pay a participation fee.
[21] An informal research study conducted by Res Artis collated data on the funding practices of 134 artist-in-residence programs.
