Residencies for Artists: Hype, Hope, or Help? S5E17

00:00 Creating a Creative Community
00:25 Encouragement for Aspiring Artists

Charuka (00:01.854)
Here we go. Welcome to the podcast, Biola. How are you?

Beulah Van Rensburg (00:05.729)
I’m good, thank you.

Charuka (00:07.594)
Thank you so much. I’m very excited because I am such an awe of the work that you all have been doing. And it’s like a dream to be able to live in a space like where you are and specifically what you’ve made out of it. So shat you over cube. I’ve just been seeing the videos, the energy, the

green luscious, the skies, the night skies, the artist, you know, did you ever think of yourself that you would be doing something like this?

Beulah Van Rensburg (00:45.406)
I, to be honest, no. And also it was always a dream of mine. we started this together, myself and my partner Ziggy, Atiyah. So we’ve started this together and then it grew from a very small beginning into what it is now. It’s definitely changed from where it was, when it began. And now it’s a huge community.

Charuka (00:48.937)
now.

Beulah Van Rensburg (01:13.282)
We have a lot of artists coming every time that we have a residency and the community spirit behind all of it is really incredible. The thing for us is that it’s a place where artists can come and have two or three weeks where they get to concentrate on their work. They get to meet with other creative people, writers, artists, musicians, all kinds of creatives and they get a space and in this beautiful

Charuka (01:17.736)
Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (01:43.118)
and surroundings and they get inspired by not only the place but by each other and they have time to concentrate on their work and come out of there every day and really have that ability and we help facilitate that which is really an amazing thing to do.

Charuka (02:02.887)
wow. What led you to start and be making something like this? How has your own journey been that led you to a decision like this? It’s not every day that you go in one corner of the world, have this beautiful, gorgeous place, and then think of bringing together artists and creative people. mean, what a brilliant way. But I’m sure something must have led you here.

Beulah Van Rensburg (02:15.64)
Well.

Beulah Van Rensburg (02:32.942)
Well, I have always been an artist, so there’s many different aspects that led me here. I first was in Australia and then through Asia and in Europe as a practicing artist myself, and had galleries in New York and Australia and Hong Kong, and many different phases of that. So I was always…

Charuka (02:36.68)
Okay.

Charuka (02:52.23)
Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (03:00.34)
interested not only in my own process but also in other artists’ journeys and their work as well. So I think it was a very important part of my journey to tell other artists’ stories and make sure that other artists were nurtured. And my partner, Ziggy, he also is an artist and he had a different journey to mine but he had this property.

And when we came here, it was definitely something that we hadn’t considered we could keep unless we were going to do something with it. And we both had a dream of, you know, something bigger in terms of an artist community. And I think this kind of happened like that. And we put the word out and we started working on it. And then it grew from there. So…

Charuka (03:37.104)
Me too, yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (03:57.486)
it was a big surprise to us, to anyone that actually people came and it worked and we keep working on it day by day.

Charuka (04:01.8)
Yeah. Yeah.

Charuka (04:10.714)
Yeah, I love it. But tell me something, what does like a day to day look like for you and other people? Like, how’s the energy? What does it feel like to be at the chat room now?

Beulah Van Rensburg (04:20.462)
I think the energy coming to the Chateau, you arrive, a lot of artists anticipate coming here for sometimes it can be a few months, sometimes it can be up to a year depending on their planning.

Charuka (04:35.098)
wow, people come for an ear?

Beulah Van Rensburg (04:37.812)
No, they can wait to come for up to a year, sorry. And when they arrive, think it’s a little overwhelming sometimes because of the beauty of the place and also of the calmness actually. You know, we have a lot of water and we have a lot of

Charuka (04:40.346)
okay. I’m in like, what a dream.

Charuka (04:58.171)
Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (05:05.14)
landscape and greenery and I think it’s an unusual feeling of such peacefulness and to be surrounded by people who all share a similar goal is something very unusual today’s day and age you’re probably you’re like the odd one out so in this environment you’re not and it takes a few days for that to kind of sink in and then it feels very nurturing and then all of a sudden you realize that you’re helping

Charuka (05:09.882)
Yeah.

Charuka (05:18.274)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (05:35.498)
each other become stronger and strengthen the voice of the artists around you and yourself. And then our day-to-day looks very much like never the same. One day is never the same as the other, but it’s definitely, we’re always trying to make sure that the artists have what they need, their needs taken care of, they have time in their studio, they have breakfast, lunch and dinner provided and

Charuka (05:38.215)
song.

Charuka (05:50.201)
Okay.

Beulah Van Rensburg (06:05.314)
their studio needs are always taken care of. We have a writer’s director who looks after the writers. And then we also have a few other events that people can, they can be involved in or not. It’s up to them. It’s really, you can choose how you want your residency to be, but we have a lot of facilities and things that are around for everybody to have a community. But we definitely have…

three meals a day that everybody loves to attend and we have really great chats about all of their work and other things as well. So it’s really great. So on a day-to-day basis, we’re quite busy on the other side of that.

Charuka (06:44.408)
wow.

Charuka (06:48.774)
And so you have artists and writers all through the year.

Beulah Van Rensburg (06:54.624)
Yes we do, yes we have it all year round. We do close for Christmas and for a little bit of summer but yes most of the year.

Charuka (06:58.803)
wow.

Charuka (07:04.047)
and you and your partner, both of you are always here.

Beulah Van Rensburg (07:08.598)
Yes, we’re always here. Yes, most of the time.

Charuka (07:10.471)
Yeah, how does it feel? You know, I always dream of and I know a lot of us do dream of to really go off the grid to be in a space where, you know, you have less and less noise and more of more time to do what we want. But unfortunately, you know, it’s not always possible. How does that feel like you like you also said your own self as an artist?

I also want to hear your journey, like how have you transitioned, your own journey as an artist. I also know that you’ve also run galleries across the world. So, and I’m personally very, very keen on, you know, hearing from you because, you know, as I speak to you, this isn’t something that I have, you know, that’s come across me today, but, you know, always wanting to go to a residency. think knowing that I have responsibilities, like commitment to my own.

practice, but then also knowing that I have people to take care of for a business also to run along with it. you know, and then sometimes really wanting to go off the grid and then knowing that you also have other things that you have to be a part of or be answerable or just all this fear of like, you know, if you’re completely gone, then you’re out of my out of sight out of mind. So tell me, take me through your own journey and then

How has that also now moving to the chat room and spending a lot of time like this, how has that changed things for you?

Beulah Van Rensburg (08:41.102)
Well, I don’t think you’re ever really off the grid unless you decide to be. I don’t think you ever can be and definitely not for artists. I think artists are always going to be on the grid. Even if they’re here, they’re always wanting to post their stories and be in touch. I think you have to decide within your practice when you want to be connected and when you don’t. And I think when you don’t is when you get your work done.

Charuka (08:46.177)
Yeah.

Charuka (09:04.258)
Anyone.

Beulah Van Rensburg (09:07.506)
and that can be the times when you’re most productive. think residencies are very important for artists to develop their work and there is a responsibility to your practice to get out of your normal everyday life, whatever that is and whatever responsibilities you have. There is always someone who can take care of those kind of things for you and nothing, I think for the…

Charuka (09:12.196)
Yeah.

Charuka (09:18.819)
Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (09:34.264)
the residency duration, the two or the three weeks, I think as a practicing artist, there is a possibility for you to step out of your day to day. And I think some of us feel like it’s indulgent, but our practice really needs that. We really need that to develop our work and to really have that concentration. We have creative blocks, we have times where we can’t spend, you know,

Charuka (09:40.077)
Yeah.

Charuka (09:52.587)
Absolutely.

Beulah Van Rensburg (10:03.564)
more than a day like developing an idea or going into the canvas or doing that kind of thing and we really need some time where we can say you know we really need to get this idea out or spend the time and struggle through it and residencies give you that time and why not have that that time because the world when you go back into it hasn’t fallen apart you’re

Charuka (10:19.94)
Yeah.

Charuka (10:23.776)
Absolutely.

Yeah, that is true. Yeah, and the people do things happen and, you know, things manage. Only you have to believe that it does. How has your own journey been as an artist? Take me through that.

Beulah Van Rensburg (10:32.654)
Everybody survives.

Beulah Van Rensburg (10:39.916)
That’s correct, that’s correct, definitely.

I think everybody’s journeys as an artist go up and down and for me I think it was the same. I think I had grand ideas of when I was younger of being discovered by the age of 30 and being known all over the world and of course that didn’t happen but I did get some recognition but I think

you go in and out of things and the same as the way the work goes, you go in and out of different things. But I think you need dedication and I think you need to know if you can do it. And if you keep putting the discipline in and keep doing the practice, then I think you can get somewhere. But I think you, which also can be a challenge here at the residency, is all of a sudden you have all of this time to do the work.

Charuka (11:14.35)
Yeah.

Charuka (11:40.013)
time. Yeah. What? Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (11:41.25)
then all of a sudden you’re like, my goodness, what can I do the work? It’s also great. And for me as an artist, think having, had the gallery, I got to exhibit all over the world, I got collectors all over the world. And for me, then coming into this space, for me, it’s the work balance of going off the grid,

Charuka (12:06.189)
Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (12:09.39)
of but now I actually am working quite a lot for the residency and making the residency work for the artist so now my challenge as an artist is making sure that I have enough time to do my own practice exactly and also yeah.

Charuka (12:23.158)
your own practice? Absolutely. I I can truly understand. think when you are driven by two passions, like, you know, I think every day my biggest struggle has always been like, you know, this 11 o’clock at night for me, I had a really exhausting day while I was running for some new samples that, you know, I wanted to get done for Routes to Hearts.

and I wanted to come back and I thought I would sit and paint at least for an hour. But then I was so exhausted and you know, I keep when I start my day and I get, you know, an hour or two in the morning as a creative time just for myself. And then I’m always constantly making a choice. Like is this what is the priority at this moment if I have to go make this happen or make this happen? And I think it’s emotionally also very challenging because you know that

You know, both of them are very important and both of them are a part of the same passion, like, you know, working with artists and creative and, you know, creating something and within the arts. But then also knowing that both of them need different energies. And you only have so much.

Beulah Van Rensburg (13:31.947)
it

Beulah Van Rensburg (13:35.982)
Absolutely, I think, well, absolutely, and I think you have to decide, and it’s personal, like how much of the work, if you’re an entrepreneur, how much, which a lot of artists are, how much of the work that you do and how much of your own practice do you do? And that changes depending on what you need and where you are in life. you know, you either get earlier and earlier and go to bed later and later until you fall down.

Charuka (13:54.379)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I think. Yeah, yeah. And you know, I think I have also started to feel like different seasons in life. There was a point where I, you know, I have personally been in a very transition period where, you know, I’ve moved so many studios. At this point, I’m now waiting for a new studio to be set up.

Beulah Van Rensburg (14:05.486)
It’s so…

Charuka (14:21.911)
So for the past this year, I’ve just been working by my table in every little space I can find whenever I can and juggling between a lot of movement. But then before that year, I also had a year when I had so much time by myself that I literally painted for like 10 hours a day and weeks and weeks. And at some point I felt like now I need something, like I need to get out of my own self.

and go out and speak to somebody. like, apart from a regular, like I have also realized like, for me, think working acceptance is the kind of work that I do. And the life I live at the moment, there are various like seasons. Sometimes some projects take a lot of focus and the others, like, sometimes the business takes a lot more focus and my practice is taking small bits here and there. And sometimes my practice takes, I get a lot of this bubble where everything else is

happening and I’m focusing on that and I think getting a tune to what works for us gives us a bit of satisfaction or fulfillment I think knowing that otherwise it’s always a constant struggle that feeling of not doing enough like I should have done better done more I think that never fails, it starts.

Beulah Van Rensburg (15:33.728)
Yes, that’s correct.

I think, yeah, and I think as artists, we have that anyway. I think you’re always, which is great because it always pushes you to make more, to do more, to challenge your creative self more. And I think it’s always pushing your work. I think, you know, sometimes you can take a rest, but I think also too, it’s always pushing the work. And I think that’s the most important thing. And sometimes you have to work and that’s just how it is.

Charuka (15:53.728)
Yeah.

Charuka (16:04.575)
Yeah, that’s it.

Beulah Van Rensburg (16:06.338)
then you do have these times in your life where you’ve got your studio and you’ve got everything set up and it should be set up and you can go in there. You have those good times where you can just make work and make work and make work and the ideas flow and then you don’t and it’s a bit of struggle and that happens. But when you get to residency, you realize that a lot of people are in the same boat and you know.

Charuka (16:21.386)
Yeah.

Charuka (16:29.011)
Yeah, and I think that’s the beauty of the community.

Beulah Van Rensburg (16:32.908)
That’s correct. And then you have a community and once you’ve been to a residency and you’ve connected with these people, they stay connected. The amount of people we’ve had through that artists that are still connected through their residency group and the bonds that they formed during that time are lifelong and amazing. And when you have these struggles within your practice and within your…

Charuka (16:40.833)
Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (16:58.376)
everyday life, personal life, it’s really amazing what that gives you apart from just the practice.

Charuka (17:03.784)
Yeah.

What do you notice a lot of times when you see so many artists coming in? What kind of conversations are happening? Do you see a pattern? Do you see how they come in and how they go out? Or common struggles or something like, know, while you’re seeing artists day in and out.

Beulah Van Rensburg (17:24.15)
I do think every residency is completely different, which is what makes it really interesting for us, because you never, because people are so different, you’re never going to have the same experience. So we do know that. So every two weeks or so you’re like, it’s going to happen. But there is definitely a feeling that we…

Charuka (17:34.174)
Hmm, same people.

Beulah Van Rensburg (17:50.252)
We do know that people connect here in a very special way. they do, a lot of the time they’re given space and time to work on their work and they leave feeling stronger. They have their voices, they feel like they can go home saying, if they ever had any doubt that they were an artist, they walk.

Charuka (17:54.954)
Hmm.

Charuka (18:06.59)
Hmm.

Beulah Van Rensburg (18:16.6)
taller, feel like they’re more of an artist, have broken through, there’s a real positivity and then they’re surrounded with a community that gives them that as well. So I do think that that is something that we find that is really something that’s a common thread that runs through the currency that a lot of artists do leave feeling that we do hear that.

Charuka (18:20.263)
Yeah.

Charuka (18:24.608)
Hmm.

Charuka (18:36.128)
Hmm.

Charuka (18:43.848)
I love that. Okay. What are your learnings as you you see different kinds of artists running this residency. I’m sure like, know, whenever we do projects like these, there’s also, it’s, I always keep saying this because you know, it’s like when I started Arts Awards project and even till today, I feel like it’s my own art school. I didn’t come from an art school, but then everything that I do, everything that I need to do and I’ve done over the five years, it’s like,

putting myself through an art school and speaking to so many people every day, working with so many artists. And it’s also liberating in the sense because I don’t have rules to break. So I break whatever I can and it doesn’t matter to me. So what has your experience been running the residency? How has it impacted you as an artist also, actually?

Beulah Van Rensburg (19:40.474)
I think the one thing that I have learned is that you you can’t you can never judge a person based on how you think they’re going to arrive, how you think their their profile picture looks or what they’ve said to you. You can you you’ve got to come at the world with no judgment because you don’t know what’s coming towards you.

Charuka (19:59.825)
looks yeah

Charuka (20:07.528)
Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (20:08.706)
know what’s on the other side of it. Also you might look at work online and see certain kinds of work but you don’t know what’s going to come out when their creativity is sparked by the inspiration of what’s around them, where they are. Yeah I also think that what I’ve learned here is that the impact of positiveness is can really change someone from being

Charuka (20:21.565)
Hmm. I love that.

Beulah Van Rensburg (20:37.486)
maybe self-doubting or just, you know, a little bit down on themselves. It can really change someone’s language. Your language can change someone’s language and the way you are towards other people in the environment rubs off. It just does, it has to. And within my practice, I think what I’ve learned from my journey and also being here is

Charuka (20:55.464)
Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (21:07.234)
Just don’t give up. Don’t listen to everybody who tells you you can’t do it. You can’t. You decide to, and then you do it. And then if today doesn’t work, do it tomorrow. And stop listening to the negativity. Listen to the positive. We spend so much time listening to the negative, and we forget to listen to positive. And there’s much more positive than there is negative. And trust your work.

Charuka (21:12.21)
Nah.

Charuka (21:24.882)
Yeah. Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (21:34.486)
Look at your work and trust your work. If you’re an artist and you’re doing it, know that you’re doing it well.

Charuka (21:41.951)
What are your suggestions for people who are afraid to take that leap? think residencies like that also require financial commitment. A lot of artists come with self-doubt. Self-doubt that should I commit to something like that, invest this financial commitment to myself knowing

It could be a very, and it’s also a very personal investment rather than mapping it out to a specific sale or, you know, things like that. And the fear that only, you know, lot of time I hear from artists like, you I will do this when I get an invitation. A lot of artists wait for that, you know, something will happen to me or I will do this when I reach a certain point, feel validated enough that I can now

take myself to that seriousness and feel like, I deserve it. What are your takes? I’m sure you must have met with such questions yourself.

Beulah Van Rensburg (22:54.828)
Yeah, I think it’s a very personal decision. think you shouldn’t, if I think if you can get grants, we give out two different grants, we’re trying to get more, but we do. There’s a lot of grants out there that you can apply for that are under, you know, that are under reached. And I think if you’re waiting for the invitation, don’t wait.

Charuka (23:23.954)
haha

Beulah Van Rensburg (23:23.982)
I think you should go after what you can. I think all artists should be applying for residencies. Every artist should be applying for art prizes, grants. They’re all out there, they’re not waiting. Nothing is waiting for you. No one’s waiting for you. You have to go out there and get whatever you can because no one’s gonna knock on your door and say, Bula van Rensburg, the world is waiting to see your art.

Charuka (23:28.54)
Yeah.

Charuka (23:34.45)
Yeah.

Charuka (23:39.586)
Yeah. Yeah. You can.

Beulah Van Rensburg (23:51.022)
There’s so many great artists out there that are out there just trying to get into something that you’ve got to go and do it. And if you know, most people arrive having self doubt and thinking I’m not going to be as good as everybody else. We all have some level. Once you get past the first initial welcome, you realize everybody is in the same boat and

Charuka (23:51.407)
Yeah.

Charuka (24:00.775)
Yeah.

Charuka (24:08.539)
Hmm… Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (24:20.042)
you’re all trying to create and you’re all in this space of an artist community that you’re all making something and nothing is the next person and you’ve all got a different voice and hopefully it’s strengthened by doing the residency. I do think that residencies are invaluable to artists. You don’t ever have a situation unless you enroll in a master’s degree or an art degree that you have

Charuka (24:29.754)
Yeah.

Charuka (24:34.78)
Yeah.

Charuka (24:41.894)
Yeah.

Beulah Van Rensburg (24:49.42)
we have, think, around 30 artists come at a time. You never have that opportunity for three weeks or two weeks to be around this many people. You the ideas that you can get the feedback and you can get honest opinions without having, you know, other people in the background that are saying not like that, that don’t have that same experience. So I think it’s a very unique experience. Yeah.

Charuka (24:58.296)
I don’t, yeah.

Charuka (25:03.11)
Yeah.

Charuka (25:15.075)
Yeah, no. One piece of advice for artists, what would be yours if you were to give out?

Beulah Van Rensburg (25:24.846)
One piece of advice for artists.

Beulah Van Rensburg (25:32.962)
Just be strong and go and do it. you’re doubting yourself, don’t. Take the leap. No one’s gonna come and get you. Go and do it, make the leap. You know, your podcast, it’s where the heart is. If it’s in you, trust what you feel. If you feel you’re ready to do it, go and do it.

Charuka (25:42.662)
Take the lead.

Charuka (25:46.853)
Hmm.

Charuka (25:54.884)
Yeah, that’s it is.

Beulah Van Rensburg (26:03.086)
And you know, you’re the one who can make it. No one else is going to do it for you.

Charuka (26:09.584)
I love that. That is so true. I love it. Pula, I really love what you are doing. I had such a wonderful time talking to you and I’m sure we would have a lot more questions on this and I will encourage everybody to comment in the comment section to know us and I’m sure we can do either a follow up or answer these things. And I think residency is such an integral part for every artist’s growth.

Beulah Van Rensburg (26:19.854)
Thank

Charuka (26:39.525)
but also there’s a lot of fear, lot of overwhelm and also a lot of life involved because we have our own barriers and that is true for most of us. So I think I will take this as a nudge for everybody if they have the seed lying in their hearts and knowing that this is something they want. Like you said, this might be just the sign to take that leap.

Deela, how can people find and support you and apply and inquire and all of those things?

Beulah Van Rensburg (27:11.534)
They can apply online through our website. And also if they go onto our Instagram, there’s a direct link there. Our applications are open. And you know, I would say when they come here, we’re really a place that we instill no judgment and it’s really an open place, a very diverse place. And we really would love you all to apply and you know, come.

Charuka (27:40.525)
Yeah, yeah. Thank you so much and thank you everybody who joined us and I hope this really helped all of you and thank you. I appreciate your time Viola and I hope to see you soon. And you’ll have to stay.

Beulah Van Rensburg (27:46.147)
Thank you.

Beulah Van Rensburg (27:53.612)
You too. Thank you Shakura. Bye.

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About the Guest(s):

Charuka Arora is the founder of the Arts to Hearts Project and Host of the Arts to Hearts Podcast. She is also an acclaimed Indian artist known for her contemporary embellished paintings. Her unique blend of gouache, collage, embroidery, painting, and drawing explores the intersection of art, culture, heritage, and womanhood. Through her work, she tells stories of female strength and encapsulates them in pieces that can be treasured for generations.

Episode Summary:

In this conversation, Beulah Van Rensburg emphasizes the importance of approaching others without judgment, highlighting that preconceived notions based on appearances or initial impressions can lead to misunderstandings. She advocates for a mindset of openness and empathy, suggesting that true understanding comes from letting go of biases and being receptive to what others bring to the table.

Key Takeaways

• You can’t judge a person based on their profile picture.
• Approach the world with no judgment.
• Understanding others requires openness and empathy.
• Preconceived notions can lead to misunderstandings.
• True understanding comes from letting go of biases.
• Every interaction is an opportunity for growth.
• Empathy enhances communication and relationships.
• Judgment can cloud our perception of others.
• Being receptive allows for deeper connections.
• Non-judgment fosters a more inclusive environment.

Notable Quotes:

“You have to decide within your practice when you want to be connected and when you don’t. And I think when you don’t is when you get your work done.”

“We all have self-doubt. But when you get here, you realize everybody is in the same boat, and you’re all just trying to create.”

“No one is going to knock on your door and say the world is waiting for your art. You have to go out there and do it.”

“If today doesn’t work, do it tomorrow. Stop listening to the negative and trust your work.”

“Residencies aren’t indulgent. They’re a real need. We need time to step out of our everyday life and focus.”

Charuka Arora is the founder of the Arts to Hearts Project and Host of the Arts to Hearts Podcast. She is also an acclaimed Indian artist known for her contemporary embellished paintings. Her unique blend of gouache, collage, embroidery, painting, and drawing explores the intersection of art, culture, heritage, and womanhood. Through her work, she tells stories of female strength and encapsulates them in pieces that can be treasured for generations.

Charuka’s work draws inspiration from Hindu mythology, recognizing women as vessels of Shakti, the cosmic energy. She beautifully portrays powerful goddesses like Durga Maa riding a tiger or lion, symbolizing their unlimited power to protect virtue and combat evil.

Through her art, Charuka invites us into the world of women, showcasing their beauty, strength, and resilience. Her creations not only exhibit exceptional talent but also serve as an inspiration and a symbol of hope for those challenging societal norms.

Arts to Hearts Podcast is a show delving into the lives and passions of renowned artists. From running creative businesses and studio art practices to cultivating a successful mindset, Charuka Arora engages in heartfelt conversations with her guests. Experience your personal happy hour with your favorite artists right in your studio.

Through candid discussions, Charuka and her guests reveal the joys and challenges of a vibrant creative life, both within and beyond our studios. Get ready to be inspired and uplifted as you tune in.

Beulah Van Rensburg is an artist and co-founder of a creative residency in the French countryside, a space where painters, writers, musicians, and makers come to slow down, focus, and build community.

Before establishing the residency, Beulah lived and worked across Australia, Asia, and Europe, exhibiting her paintings and operating galleries in locations such as New York, Hong Kong, and Australia. With years of experience both creating and supporting others in their creative paths, she understands the ups and downs of making work and staying committed to it.

Along with her partner Ziggy, she has grown the residency from a small idea into a supportive home for artists around the world, offering them time, clarity, and encouragement away from everyday demands. Beulah believes in giving creatives space, kindness, and structure so they can trust their work, find confidence in their voice, and return stronger to their lives and practice.