The New Go-To Platform for Finding Artist Residencies

Photo courtesy of Skopelos Foundation for the Arts via Rate My Artist Residency.

Casey Lesser for Artsy

“Anyone who has ever tried to find an artist residency to apply to online knows it’s a difficult task. Despite the fact that there are dozens of online aggregators of residency programs, none claim to be comprehensive, most if not all are updated manually, and artists are hard-pressed to narrow down the multitude of opportunities to reflect their personal needs and preferences. On top of that, artists must monitor a plethora of open calls and application deadlines. On the other side of the table, the arts administrators who run these residencies are challenged with gaining online exposure for their programs and, of course, reaching great artists, which means frequently updating a myriad of online bulletin boards, social media channels, and email newsletters. Seeing the need for a digital solution, three young art world professionals recently got to work. Billed as “a unified search tool for residencies,” their forthcoming project, Rivet (formerly known as RES), is a web-based platform that will help facilitate artist residencies for artists and administrators alike.”