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Encyclopedia > Artist colony

An art colony is a place where artists live and work, interacting with one another, often creating a distinctive style. Although today the word art usually refers to the visual arts, the concept of what art is has continuously changed over centuries. ...


Some art colonies are organized through a detailed plan, while others arise as the sum of individual decisions.


The MacDowell Colony is an example where one composer found the rural retreat he owned creatively valuable, and with his spouse set about the project of creating a formal institution to make similar conditions, and interaction within and across disciplines, more feasible throughout the artistic professions. The MacDowell Colony is an art colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, created in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and his spouse Marion, largely with donated funds. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...


The Taos art colony in Taos, New Mexico is one example of less directed development. Once artists began settling and working in Taos, others came, art galleries and museums were opened and the area became an artistic center. The Taos Art Colony is an art colony which began in 1898 with the visit of Bert G. Phillips and Ernest L. Blumenschein to Taos, New Mexico. ... Taos is a city located in Taos County, New Mexico. ... An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings and sculpture. ... In general, a hub is a centre point: a wheels hub, which is the center of the wheel with spokes radiating out from it. ...


The largest and most youthful international art colony in the world today is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The Williamsburg Bridge connects the neighborhood to Manhattan Williamsburg is a neighborhood in northern Brooklyn, New York City. ...


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Oglethorpe University : News : Press Releases : 2004 : 11/15/04 : European Artist Colony Paintings (471 words)
Artist colonies are credited with changing the tradition of western painting by moving artists out of the studio and into nature, as they worked in the open air.
Artist colonies emerged when artists fleeing the pressures of city life left their urban studios and sought out small, rural locations where they allowed themselves to be inspired by the natural environment.
Social relationships were established among the colony artists, who exchanged ideas with one another and the poets, writers, musicians, intellectuals and tourists who were attracted to the movement.
Artist Colonies and Residency Programs (258 words)
Artist colonies usually have a number of artists in residence at any one time (from 4-20), and a sense of community builds as residents share dinners and breakfasts together.
Artist colonies host artists for lengths of time ranging from two weeks to three months, but most last approximately one month.
Both AIR Programs and artist colonies request work samples, references, and an essay describing your work plan while in residence, and both are competitive, with panels evaluating applications.
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