| Roswell Artist-in-Residence Compound | |
| Location: | 1404 W. Berrendo Rd., Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Coordinates: | 33.4378°N -104.5414°W |
| Built: | c.1940, 1967–1975 |
| Added: | August 7, 2017 |
| Area: | 40acres |
| Refnum: | 100001436[1] |
The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Compound is a building located at 1404 West Berrendo Road in Roswell, New Mexico. It was the former building used for the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAiR) from 1967 too 2007, which hosted the artist studios.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in August 7, 2017.
The Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAiR) program brings artists from all over the United States to create work in Roswell. The artist-in-residence program and compound was conceived, funded, and built by oilman, philanthropist, and artist, Donald B. Anderson.[2] [3] From 1967 to May 2002, the Roswell Museum oversaw the operation of the RAiR program,[4] and from June 2002 until present, the program is managed by the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation.
The program was designed to offer 5 artists access to the one-year long residency, which included a stipend.[5] Through RAiR, more than 200 artists have been awarded the residency. The first artist-in-residence was Taos resident, Howard Cook.[6]
The historic compound is located on the northwest outskirts of Roswell. The new compound, to which the RAIR program relocated in 2007, is east of the town.[5] The Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art was formed as an extension of the Roswell Artist-in-Residence program, and displays work from the former participants.[7]
The RAiR program used the listed compound until 2007, when the program was transferred to a new compound on the other side of Roswell. The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Compound was located on a 40acres farm whose old farmhouse served as a residence. Two barns were restored to serve as studio and wood shop. From 1967 to 1975 Anderson expanded the compound to include six houses and nine studios, arranged around two courtyards.