Artist in Residence

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Under Artist in Residence are understood to programs that artists from different fields (actors, visual artists , musicians , writers permit), their creative activities without direct use of its own financial resources outside their cultural group or residence exercise. With grants or invitations from institutions such as galleries , museums , theaters , artists' houses or universities, they enable resident artists to maintain a lively exchange with artists from different cultural and regional backgrounds or origins, especially from the host country. This can also be combined with the provision of living space and studio, an artist residence , for example in the Villa Massimo , at Wiepersdorf Castle or in the Vienna Museum Quarter .

For writers, the term writer in residence , comparable to the city ​​writer widespread in German-speaking countries , has become established, for composers composer in residence .

Musical ensembles are called orchestras in residence . Theater ensembles and dance companies are referred to as company in residence .

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  1. ^ Artists-in-Residence. Retrieved August 1, 2020 .
  2. See e.g. B. the word usage in Linguee .