SPACE

Artist Residency Programsspaceonryderfarm.org

SPACE on Ryder Farm is a nonprofit arts residency organization that provides selected artists with time, space, and communal support to create, structured around three daily meals and "radical hospitality." After ceasing Ryder Farm operations in 2024, it is rebuilding as a small, by-design program offering quarterly residencies in multiple locations.

Company typePrivate
Founded2011
HeadquartersNorth Salem, United States
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What SPACE does

SPACE on Ryder Farm is a nonprofit arts residency organization founded in 2011 by Emily Simoness and Therese, headquartered in North Salem, New York. For approximately a decade it operated an Artist Residency Program on Ryder Farm (127 acres), providing selected artists with dedicated time, space, and communal support to create, structured around three daily communal meals, informal sharings, and a philosophy the organization describes as "radical hospitality." A secondary Family Residency offering extends the model to artists with children by pairing parent work time with a Junior Residency camp-style program for kids.

In late spring or early summer 2024, SPACE ceased programming on Ryder Farm while preserving the organization itself. Founding Executive Director Emily Simoness returned to the board in 2024 alongside co-founder Therese and three board members, and in 2025 the organization relaunched with a Family Residency at Colorado Lodge in Big Bear, California, serving five artists displaced by the Eaton and Palisades fires. The organization is funded entirely through donations (with suggested tiers of $50 to $1,000), reaches its audience through a Squarespace-hosted website, a Mailchimp newsletter, and an alumni outreach effort, and has begun soliciting third-party venue partners through a "Host Space" intake form to support a planned quarterly, by-design residency cadence in multiple locations.

There is no proprietary technology stack; the operating model is human-intensive, with a stated headcount band of 11–50 employees and seven staff actively involved in the 2025 Colorado Lodge residency. SPACE is currently in an explicit listening and planning phase, and the strategic question is whether the community, methodology, and small staff can sustain a portable, parachuting residency model after the closure of the original farm site.

SPACE firmographics

Firmographics

Name: SPACE
Legal name: SPACE on Ryder Farm
Website: https://spaceonryderfarm.org
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2011
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: SPACE on Ryder Farm is a nonprofit arts residency organization that provides selected artists with time, space, and communal support to create, structured around three daily meals and "radical hospitality." After ceasing Ryder Farm operations in 2024, it is rebuilding as a small, by-design program offering quarterly residencies in multiple locations.
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akta.pro rank

SPACE industry classification

Industry

Product category: Artist Residency Programs
NAICS: Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (721310)
SIC: Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)
akta.pro primary industry: Co-Living Private Rooms (Short-Term) (THAMABAI)
akta.pro secondary industry: Farmstay Rooms (Working Farms/Ranches) (THAMABAG)

Keywords

Artist residency programs
Nonprofit arts organization
Family artist residency
Creative community residencies
Communal hospitality programs

Where SPACE is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: North Salem
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

SPACE business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

Donations and Support: SPACE operates as a nonprofit organization supported by individual and institutional donations. The organization explicitly solicits donations through their website with suggested amounts of $1,000, $500, $100, and $50 for supporting their Family Residency programs.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	Pay-as-you-go	Donation-based support

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

SPACE product offering

Product offering

Core offering

SPACE on Ryder Farm is a nonprofit arts organization that provides artist residency programs offering time, space, and support to create. Residencies feature three communal meals daily, structured creative time, and a framework of radical hospitality designed to help artists relax and access their creative potential. A specialized Family Residency format extends the core program to artists with children by adding a Junior Residency program for kids alongside structured parent work time.

Product overview

SPACE on Ryder Farm is a single unified residency program offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is the Artist Residency Program, which provides artists with time, space, and support through three communal meals, unstructured creative time, and a framework of intentional community and radical hospitality. A secondary offering is the Family Residency, which extends the core program to artists with children by including a Junior Residency camp program for kids alongside structured parent work time.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Artist Residency Program SPACE's core residency program offering artists time, space, and support to create through three communal meals daily, structured creative time, informal sharings, and a framework of radical hospitality designed to help artists relax and access their creative potential.
Family Residency Specialized residency format for artists with families that extends the Artist Residency Program with a Junior Residency program for children, providing nature-focused arts programming for kids alongside structured time and space for parents to focus on their own creative work.

Quantifiable outcome

Artists experienced physical, emotional, and verbal relaxation by day two of the residency

Companies that use SPACE

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

SPACE technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

SPACE partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

SPACE competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

SPACE financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

SPACE leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

SPACE funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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SPACE M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about SPACE

What does SPACE do?

Is SPACE a public or private company?

SPACE is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was SPACE founded?

SPACE was founded in 2011. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is SPACE based?

SPACE is headquartered in North Salem, United States, in the North America region.

How does SPACE make money?

One revenue line is on record: donations and Support.

Does SPACE have an API?

No public API is recorded for SPACE.

What industry is SPACE in?

SPACE's product category is Artist Residency Programs. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAMABAI, Co-Living Private Rooms (Short-Term), with a secondary code of THAMABAG, Farmstay Rooms (Working Farms/Ranches). Its NAICS code is 721310 and its SIC code is 7000.