CENTERING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN HISTORIC PLACES: BUILDING & SUSTAINING ARTIST RESIDENCIES

Flat Time House Director/Curator Gareth Bell-Jones will be presenting on as part of a six-part international virtual series spotlighting 20+ historic artist homes and studios, their programs, and the contemporary artists they support across the US and Europe. Presented by Historic Artists Homes (US) & Studios and Artist’s Studio Museum Network (UK).

Georg Wilson at Anchor Studio. Photo by Nick Whitworth, courtesy of the Borlase Smart John Wells Trust.

Origins: Beginning a Residency in a Historic Space

12 May 2026 5:30pm BST

Featured Speakers: Deidre Hamlar (Columbus Museum of Art, Aminah Robinson Legacy Project, USA); Michelle West (The Harpo Foundation, USA); Laura Barlow (Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, UK); Gareth Bell Jones (Flat Time House, UK)

This session explores the early stages of residency development across historic homes, studios, museums, and foundations. Through case studies, speakers will share how programs are initiated, structured, and sustained, navigating the realities of space, conservation, budgets, and community expectations.

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