Building might also house mixed population of ESL students. Would that be better?
I'm completely lost. What's artist colony? Is that like a frat house for artists or something? Pardon me for being uncultured lol.
Either way, if I had my choice, my partner and I both want to build a woodsy cottage someday with a library and moss garden. He's a writer and I'm a visual artist, I think it would be a wonderful place to hunker down and get inspired. And also a wonderful place to store our array of terrifying giant lizards.
An art colony2 or artists' colony is a place where creative practitioners live and interact with one another. Artists are often invited or selected through a formal process, for a residency from a few weeks to over a year. Beginning with the early 20th century models, such as MacDowell Colony and Yaddo, hundreds of modern-day artist colonies now offer the benefit of time, space, and collaborative time away from the usual workaday world. . . .
NYC famously expensive though. That probably why if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
Here Big Mac cost $2.92 and movie ticket cost $3.95. When me was paying rent, $108.68 a month was enough to get studio apartment in middle of capital city, good for small family.
The place from wiki's photo Artist houses in Montsalvat near Melbourne, Australia sure looks great, like a place where I can live and drink my beer tea, and grow some plants too, hehe 
Maybe even feeling myself one with nature, inspired by different cultures 
If me had my choice, there be cottages too. And recreations of pop-culture house like treehouse from Adventure Time and Lakeview Manor from Skyrim.
Actually one of my goals is to open a comic studio with relocation assistance. The idea being it can work as both an art retreat/camp/internship for those who want it as a temporary experience, and a proper studio for the highly dedicated.
I feel like education with regards to comics is such a struggle and is sort of holding us back a bit. The content and effort necessary isn't actually that complicated, but it's such a niche activity that no one really knows what they're doing or feels confidant in taking those steps.
However, to learn the craft, you sort of need someone to actually be focused and spending the time, which is difficult to achieve remotely even if you're motivated. Especially since I've found that comic creators can be the disagreeable and anxious sort of people, creating a space for them to work comfortably is actually important.
I feel like I'd want to start killing people after a while if we don't have our own separate apartments and living spaces.
So this idea is for a hybrid school-studio-art-colony thing. It'll take advantage of my skills and connections, plus a few geographic advantages. I'll wear different hats and profit in different ways and others will have similar opportunities.
- Some will join to learn English
- Some will join to teach English
- Some will join to work on my creative projects
- Some will join to do their own art
- Some will join to teach art
And any combination of the above. Compensation schemes will vary. Someone could join up to learn illustration, pick up enough English to teach it, and end up taking advantage of the low living costs to gain a university degree.
Maybe it's just me who is used to having her own space, but my social anxiety would skyrocket in an artist's colony ^^;;;;;;;; I already get on edge sometimes while in the office.
How much space would be enough for you or @joannekwan? Would you be willing to pay more (or be compensated less) for a cottage or two-person apartment unit?
Yeah, I'd go for a private cottage or two person unit. Then it'd be like going to college again so I suppose I'd be more open to it.
seems like a good opportunity to learn. I'd be up for it but it would depend where he colony is. There are a few inconveniences of course but it could be diminished by the living space's design. although I fear that I'd just make friends with everyone and think of fun ways to procrastinate with them.
What made you ask this? Are you polishing a prospective business idea? lol
Edit:
Sorry, Just read your other replies. will this colony be built in the Philippines? I ask because you mentioned it and I'm from there. I might have some insight.
My sister had a roommate in college who was from Japan and spoke limited English. Maybe to her, she felt like college in the US would teach her English, however you can't really expect the roommate to be there to be a teacher. My sister had a lot of trouble trying to communicate with her and the clash of social norms sort of drove my sister up the wall.
honestly sounds pretty awful to me
people who all work in the same field being together, especially younger folk who’d be up for an idea like this, tend to be way too competitive and will probably just end up stepping on eachothers toes and pissing eachother off. it also runs the risk of having all these people kind of lose touch with reality because they’re literally replacing their home and for the most part social life with people in the exact same situation with likely the same mindset as them, which can create a kind of unified line of thought which anyone who’d oppose within the group runs the risk of being outcast in their own home.
frankly? sounds like a boiling pot for drama
I am not a big fan of living with strangers, so i would politely pass.
Maybe if i get to know and trust the artists i may consider it.....but not sure if i would go for it.
This is more or less what happens with the young adults who get big on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. They pool their money together to buy a house in LA with the promise of it being a hub for creativity and content. However it turns into a drama mess and sort of a financial prison for some.
It would depend on how the place is organized. There are some artist communities in my country that are usually sponsored by some non-profit or rich person; the artists apply to live there for some time (there is a limit on how many months they can live there). I would totally live in a place like that. Now, if it's some weird run down hippie thing, nope.