Topic summary
Artist residency
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Artist-in-residence.
Education
Research has indicated that artist residencies may strengthen the art curricula in pre-kindergarten classrooms. A 2011 study conducted in an American child care centre found that a six-week artist residency had the effect of "transform[ing]… existing, craft-focused art practices to meaningful arts experiences that drew upon art-viewing, art-making and aesthetic experiences". Whilst it was not within the scope of the study to examine the long-term effects of an artist residency, it indicated that the aesthetic experience provided by the brief residency significantly increased student interest and engagement in art activities, at least for the duration of the study.