london art scene somerset house studios director Marie McPartlin artist residencies

McPartlin argues that reversing London's losses will require a fundamental rethinking of how arts funding is structured and distributed citywide.

A woman with shoulder-length dark hair poses in a beige suit against a pale wall.

Director Marie McPartlin says the residency program was deliberately built to give artists what most institutions won’t: years, not months, to work, a built-in culture of peer mentorship, and permission to fail along the way.

london art scene somerset house studios director Marie McPartlin artist residencies
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