I just returned home from a luxurious month at the Golden Residency. I arrived at the residency barn with a small bag of my own Golden paint favorites, not quite believing that we would in fact be provided with as much paint and mediums as our hearts desired. Needless to say that same bag remained untouched. Golden has an extensive line of mediums, varnishes and textures that I became more familiar with by attending incredibly informative workshops with the wonderful tech team at the Golden factory, which is just a quick walk from the residency barn. With unlimited time and resources to experiment I feel like my understanding of acrylic paint has skyrocketed! I can't wait to see what happens in my studio in the coming weeks. The Golden family is a tremendous force of generosity and kindness and it was a pleasure working with them. — Anonymous, 2013. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.
Beautiful place, beautiful setting, great studios, and most importantly wonderful people. A warm, supportive, and very productive experience. — Anonymous, 2013. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.
I too have recently returned from the month long residency. It was my introduction to acrylics, having painting exclusively with encaustic for several years. The Golden family and technical staff were generous with their time and knowledge above and beyond the standard. This is the place to be to stretch your practice, to test and experiment with the product line in a beautiful and supportive environment. The dedication to producing the best products possible and to providing an exceptional residency experience was demonstrated on a daily basis. The month gave me a working understanding of what some of the various mediums and gels can offer to expand the range of the paint line and how intermixable they are. I give this residency the highest marks for working conditions, studio and living facilities. During my stay each artist was treated with great care and respect. — Anonymous, 2013. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.
looks like you pay to go live in a Golden Paint advertisement. — Anonymous, 2013. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.
I attended the residency during the first year and I had the time of my life! The Goldens are fabulous humans and more generous than arts professionals probably should be. The cost listed is the actual cost for them to maintain the residents- however it's not what you pay- you arrange your own fees. I know for a fact that we had access to all materials- as much as we wanted to try out- for FREE. As someone transitioning from oil to acrylic the ability to use up to $3500 of materials for free was life-changing. I also learned more in my month there than I would have in a decade of fiddling around on my own. And the technicians and education aspect were also priceless. I have never been provided with my own access to a number of on-site technicians in any atmosphere. People who work for Golden in the factory are mostly great and the people who develop new paints are excited to help problem solve. By the way, the Goldens sold their own stock in the paint company to create the foundation. The people who make the paint own the company- so it's not some corporate giant. — Anonymous, 2013. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.
Between the bucolic setting, the support from the amazing Golden family as well as those from Golden Artist Colors, I can't imagine having a more wonderful experience. Nothing was lacking and artists were treated with the utmost respect. Any assistance a resident needed was enthusiastically met. Completely new to acrylics, I learned so much, came up with so many ideas and my mind was blown. If you're interested in acrylic paint or Williamsburg Oils, DO IT. I had to laugh because a month after my residency, I received an email solicitation from another acrylic company and I thought "Don't they know I'm a Golden girl!?!" Delete! — Anonymous, 2014. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.
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