International art residency as a tool for developing a tourist destination

Abstract

The concept of an art residency is not new anymore and depending on the authors of publications and the context, it can have many definitions. Here are some of the most accurate formulations in our opinion. So, to summarise, an art residency is a programme that gives artists, designers, writers and other creative people the opportunity to live and work in specially equipped studios for a certain period of time and provides the artist with creative freedom and new opportunities for self-realisation, the opportunity to make new connections and acquaintances and, of course, to showcase their work to a wide audience. The first art residency appeared in America in the early XX century. In 1914, the artist Brigham Young founded the McDowell Colony, the world’s first art colony where young artists could escape the bustle of the city and find inspiration in nature.