About
The Residency, from CURA Art, is a platform focused on supporting and sponsoring underrepresented artists, centered around time away from their usual routines. The Residency uses a unique approach, creating a supportive ecosystem through mentorship and community, while connecting artists with influential patrons as a catalyst for change.
Created to reinforce CURA Art’s mission to promote collecting with purpose – collectors identifying and valuing their role in supporting the arts – The Residency is part of a movement seeking to nourish the arts sector at a time when public funding for culture is being reduced. The aim is to create an accessible and international platform that nurtures artists and encourages a relationship with those that champion their work.
Annually, selected patrons sponsor their chosen artists to take part in a residency for one month, currently taking place at Villa Lena in the hills of Tuscany. Each artist has their own studio space to provide time and space for self-led projects, while the collaborative nature of the program involves talks, workshops, and other events to promote the exchange of ideas. Shaped by an evolving network of individuals committed to upholding creative freedom, The Residency keeps community, accessibility and compassion at its core.
The Residency unites artists from a variety of backgrounds, stages of careers, ages, mediums, and commitments. This diversity encourages a meaningful sharing of skills, practices and experiences. In its initial years, the program will focus on championing women-identifying artists, in response to data showing that only 13.7% of living artists represented in galleries in Europe and North America are women.
The Residency provides a unique and accessible experience and works to create a growing ecosystem for artists and collectors.
“The experience I’ve had with The Residency has been the most encouraging and validating period I’ve had in my career as an artist. The Residency gave me the confidence to fully immerse myself in the work and process and feeling incredibly supported throughout. Georgia and Liza were the residents’ advocates and took care of the artists in every way possible, which enabled us to create without having to worry about anything else. Their supportiveness has since meant I’ve set a new bar for my future relationships with galleries and art professionals, and they have already opened up so many new doors to those relationships”.
Bobbye Fermie, 2024 Artist-in-Residence
Our Starting Focus
The first years of The Residency will support women-identifying artists in response to the gender disparity in the art world and beyond.
Museum Acquisitions
Gender Pay Gap
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