Conceived by artist Jo Hanson, the Recology San Francisco Artist in Residence Program is an art and education initiative that supports Bay Area artists. As part of the Sustainability Education Program, the four-month residency provides a rich and immersive environment for artists to develop their practice while deeply engaging with sustainability and community outreach. Since 1990, over 190 professional artists and 60 student artists from local colleges have completed residencies. These emerging, mid-career, and established artists have worked across disciplines, including new media, video, painting, photography, performance, sculpture, and installation, to explore a wide range of topics. Throughout the residency, artists speak to groups of students and adults who visit the artists’ studios as they tour the company’s recycling and composting operations. At the conclusion of each residency, Recology hosts a public exhibition and artist talk which draws hundreds of guests to the studios.