“Mind the Gap: Designing residencies for everyone”

Join over 200 artists, arts residency providers and leading cultural mobility experts from around the globe at the first in-person Res Artis conference since the pandemic from 6-9 September 2023, hosted by Acme in partnership with University College London (UCL).

Mind the Gap: Designing residencies for everyone, will bring the international artist residency community together in the UK for the very first time, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Res Artis and 50 years of Acme. This year’s event will help chart a future for impactful residency opportunities, with a focus on optimism and practical working solutions for issues facing the sector.

Taking place in London with live-streamed sessions, the conference will explore our post-pandemic and increasingly fragmented world. The event will propose co-creation and collaboration as positive solutions to shared obstacles faced globally by residency providers and the artists they host.

Every aspect of the conference is committed to the overarching themes of diversity, access and inclusion. The conference program seeks to dismantle hierarchies and provide fair access for all. As such, the organisers conducted an open call for speakers and received an overwhelming response. Eschewing keynote presentation in favour of panel discussions, provocations and interactive workshops the conference will explore power and access, diversity, artist voices and partnership working across four days. You can access the full program here.

Registration is open to all, with particular relevance for organizations and individuals operating in the field of artist residencies that have an interest in power and access, diversity, artist voices and partnership working. The Conference is open to all artists, Res Artis Members as well as non-Members or organizations that are considering joining the network.

TransArtists will also attend the conference, hope to see you there!