As I started to pull this column together, I planned to focus on the Claremont MakerSpace restarting its artist-in-residence program.
But combing through email and other events taking place over the next week or so, I kept tripping over other places hosting an artist, some for several days, others for weeks.
In addition to the MakerSpace, Artistree Art Center in South Pomfret, Lebanon Opera House and Dartmouth College’s Department of Studio Art are all hosting artists in a range of disciplines.
What’s of interest to me is the reciprocity of artist-in-residence programs. The venue benefits by offering something out of the ordinary; the artists get time to work on a project while also offering something to the community; and the public gets to experience…
