Richard Coan
Artist in Residence

Let’s Explore What’s Possible

Every place has its own stories, character and relationships.

I work with communities, festivals, charities, churches, cultural organisations, heritage sites and wellbeing programmes, bringing my artistic practice into conversation with the people and places I encounter.

Rather than arriving with a predetermined outcome, I spend time listening, observing and making.

For me, a residency is a way of being present… allowing relationships, questions and creative responses to emerge through time, attention and making.

What can a residency offer?

Every residency is different because every place is different.

Creative exploration can help organisations and communities:

  • Express the identity, character and values of a place through original artistic responses.
  • Reveal stories, relationships and possibilities that might otherwise remain unseen.
  • Bring people together through shared creative experiences.
  • Create space for reflection, conversation and new perspectives.
  • Strengthen belonging by celebrating the uniqueness of a place and its people.
  • Leave creative work that continues to invite reflection and conversation.

A Different Way of Seeing

A residency is more than documentation. By spending time within an organisation or community, I create artistic responses that emerge through attention, curiosity and making.

The resulting work can become valuable for communication, engagement, fundraising and advocacy, while remaining rooted in genuine artistic exploration.

Commissioning a Residency

Every residency develops differently because every place asks different questions.

Together we shape an approach that responds to your context, timescale and aspirations.

Typical costs include:

  • Artist fee
  • Research and development
  • Residency activity
  • Creative production
  • Materials
  • Documentation
  • Public sharing or exhibition

I also work collaboratively with partners to develop proposals suitable for Arts Council and other funding applications.

Let’s Begin with a Conversation

If you’re interested in exploring what an artist residency could look like within your organisation or community, I’d love to hear from you.

Whether you have a fully formed idea or simply the beginning of one, let’s explore what’s possible together.

Send an email or just give me a call. 07976422269

Cheers

Rich