#61 [english]: The importance of Residency Programs for artists’ careers: Kathryn Mikesell, Fountainhead Miami

Kathryn Mikesell and her Husband Dan started Fountainhead Miami, a residency program for artists over a decade ago. When I met Kathryn on one of these crazy Miami art fairs back then they had just started their venture and I have admired their relentless work on helping artists to build sustainable careers and at the same time cultivate new audiences for the arts. Privately run residencies are a beautiful thing, because just think about it, there are people who love art so much that they dedicate their personal time and resources and of course their money to give artists a place where they can create freely, in a different environment, landscape and often mentality for a certain amount of time. It’s not just the love for the arts, it is also about understanding the needs of artists and encouraging the process of how art gets into this world in the first place. It really takes a lot, which makes all that Fountainhead stands for today eben more impressive to me and I am so happy that Kathryn found the time to talk with me in my podcast.