Up for a road trip this summer?
Consider the itinerary less traveled and plan your vacation around visits to artist-built environments, homes, and studios across the United States.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) earlier this year added 19 new affiliate sites to its Historic Artists’ Home & Studios network. It’s the largest expansion of the program since its inception in 2000. The NTHP announced the new class this way: “From intimate studio spaces to expansive compounds, artist-designed buildings and landscapes to sprawling vernacular art environments, each site provides visitors with an authentic experience of the places where inspirational art was conceived and created.”
Colossal, an online arts magazine, showcased some of the more architecturally oriented selections with a photo gallery of the latest additions. In all, the 19 new sites notably represent a more diverse group of artists. The list comprises workspaces belonging to several women artists, plus the first sites of Asian American and Indigenous artists in the Northwest and Plains regions.
You can view a map and read descriptions of the 19 new affiliate sites here, or search the full directory of Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios to get a better feel for the scope of the entire project.
Jennifer is part of AIA South Dakota’s team at Cetera Services, where she is the Senior Communication Specialist. She serves as the editor for The Keystone, AIA SD’s e-newsletter. She also provides content and related support for the Blueprint South Dakota blog. Jennifer has more than 25 years of experience in writing and editing, marketing, and process development.