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Community
Connect with artists worldwide. Studio exchanges, meetups, critique circles, and a global network of creative practitioners.
Born at La Ruche, Paris
Beehive for Life
A Creative Community Born at La Ruche
Join artists and art lovers from around the world. Learn, connect, create.
What is Beehive for Life
A community for artists and art lovers, born at La Ruche.
Art is more powerful when shared. Beehive for Life was born from the same spirit that has animated La Ruche for over 120 years, the belief that artists need each other.
Michèle van de Roer, founder
Three Pillars
One hive, three callings
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Learn
Courses taught from La Ruche by Michèle van de Roer. Technique meets healing. Art as transformation.
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Experience
Curated exhibitions, gallery walks, artist interviews, and behind-the-scenes access to one of the world's most historic art studios.
La Ruche
Born at La Ruche, the Beehive of Paris.
La Ruche has been home to Chagall, Modigliani, Rivera, and generations of artists since 1902. Beehive for Life carries that legacy into the digital age.
5% of all membership and course fees are donated to the Fondation La Ruche-Seydoux to help preserve this irreplaceable monument.
Membership
Find your tier in the hive
Featured Course
30 Days of Light
A Healing Painting Journey from La Ruche, Paris
6 weeks. 3 modules. One transformation.
€447€597founding price
The Founder
Michèle van de Roer
Michèle van de Roer is a Dutch-born, Paris-based multimedia artist working from La Ruche. Her work is held in the Rodin Museum, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, and private collections worldwide. She is represented by Galerie Paul Prouté (Paris) and Galerie Mourlot (New York).
Voices from the Hive
What our members say
“A real community. The studio exchange brought me to Lisbon, and a Lisbon painter to my studio in Berlin.”
Member testimonial
Worker Bee member
“The course was the most generous teaching I have ever received. Michèle's voice is in the room.”
Member testimonial
30 Days of Light graduate
“I joined to support La Ruche. I stayed for the people I met inside the hive.”
Member testimonial
Golden Hive patron
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Members worldwide
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Countries
120+
Years of La Ruche
5%
Donated to La Ruche