" Credit artist Tom Swanston, who has long been involved with Serenbe and its artist residency program, for making the connection, both literally and figuratively. Swanston has followed and admired Rural Studio through the years. “Affordable housing has been a longstanding issue for artists,” he says, “and I always thought artists would be a possible client base for their work.”

When it became apparent that Serenbe’s residency program would need to supply artist housing in order to grow, he reached out to Rural Studio and proposed a partnership. "

Catherine Fox, ArtsAtl, 2016