Artist-resident (English

artist-in-residence) is the fou nder employed by the organization (eg, cultural association, univ ersity, government), which offers him his patronage, and sometime s provides a residence or a cover part (or all) the cost of livin g and gives conditions to create. Sometimes a contract with the artist, his works require a specific theme. Most residents are artists-writers, musicians, performers, architects, developers visual arts. Employing a resident artist goes back to the early twentieth century, the first job of this type appeared in the United States.