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roswell artist-in-residence program

FACILITIES 
at Howard Cook Road 
or visit us at Berrendo Road

Artists are housed in a complex of six houses and ten studios located on 40 acres of land. Each artist is provided with a house that can amply accommodate either a single person or a family. Because the Gift of Time was conceived as a family program, children are welcome. Because of the close proximity of the buildings and setting of the residency however, there is a policy of no dogs on the residency facility. All living facilities are separate, fully furnished three bedroom houses.

 


 

 

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 photo: D. Politzer

 The facilities of the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program are simple and free of frills.  They were conceived to be practical, functional and basic.  
All units are fitted with basic furnishings except bedding 

 

Newly built (2007) the RAiR Residency is made up of house / studio combinations, seen here is the front door with the studio to the right.
    
The main room is a living room, dinning room, and kitchen combination.



           

 
Kitchen area looking towards entry area.  Kitchens are fully equipped. Furnishings are basic.  Since artists stay for one year they usually bring some of their own household belongings.

 

Baths include laundry facilities.


Bedrooms are simply furnished, utilitarian.

 

 a small office with a desk / locker and high speed internet connection.
 

 

       


Studios are 30 feet by 20 feet with hot and cold sink, natural and florescent light.

 


photo: D. Politzer

 

Printmaking equipment is divided in two studios. The lithograph facility remains at the Berrendo Road Facility.  It includes an extensive collection of traditional lithograph stones, press and various other equipment.  

The new printmaking studio (under construction, completion in July, 2007) located at the New Cook Road Facility, is focused on etching,  silk screen and newer digital printing process. 

Shown right is the old printmaking studio on the Berrendo Road Facility

 

Electric kilns are housed on their own pad at the east end of the shop.

Like the residency itself, the equipment is modest and basic.  Since artists stay at the residency for a full year, most artists bring their most important tools with them.  

 Shop tools includes a drill press, table saw, chop saw, radial arm saw, band saw, sander, grinder, arc welder, and O/A gas welder rig

.The wood shop at the Cook Road Facility is a large, 
open workspace equipped with all of the basic wood working machines.

Hand power tools include: skill saw, drill, router, sawsall, sander, chainsaw, jigsaw, angle grinder and some pneumatic stone carving tools.




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