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Something special happens in these places. At times I come with an empty slate; I cast aside every preconceived plan and just see what happens. In other instances I come with deadlines. Always I come away with something beyond what I could have imagined.

— Andrew Ginzel

Creativity in Context

A Somewhat Unsettling Tour of Artists' Residencies in the South

A TRIP TO THE HEARTLAND
A report from Taylor Van Horne, Director of the Instituto SacatarĀ 

It's All Connected: The Context of Place

How often has an artist at a residency felt that their work was deeply informed by and related to the ecology of that place? How about the local economy (such as it is)? How about the local cultural community (such as it is)?

Beyond that, how many artists have felt that they are bringing their home community (if they call one home) with them to inform their work or to relate to the work of the residency?

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