annually with housing, studio space, and equipment.
yer tax dollars at work...
Not usually. My daughter has done a couple such residency gigs.
No government money was involved. They had to work at the co-op doing classes or manning the “store.” That was in exchange for studio space and gallery space.
You would be surprised at the places that do residencies; her husband had one at the Kholer plant for his metal work. Corning glass does them for glass blowers.
The Art world is a little ecosystem unto itself.