Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2027

Overview

Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency provides technical conditions, time, and space for artists to develop ideas in printmaking. The residency promotes connection and knowledge exchange between artists from different backgrounds. The duration, focus, and outcome are defined by the participating artist's goals, serving either as a moment of experimentation and research or consolidation of a new body of work.

Key dates

• Submission deadline: January 20, 2027
• Residency length: 2 weeks to 6 months (artist-defined)
• Available periods: Summer/Fall 2027

Eligibility

• Open to artists based anywhere in the world
• Any stage of career (emerging, mid-career, established)
• Must be over 21 years old at time of arrival
• Spouses/partners allowed for full stay (non-collaborators)
• May apply individually or as a team (each applicant must apply and be accepted individually)

Residency types

Artists choose from: Self-directed Residency, Guided Art Residency, or Assisted Production Residency.

Disciplines and media

Book arts, drawing, graphic design, illustration, installation arts, interdisciplinary arts, mixed media, painting, paper arts, photography, printmaking, sculpture, storytelling, and visual arts. Printmaking techniques include relief, intaglio, screen printing, transfer, and monotype.

Equipment and facilities

• Shared studios and dedicated studio/shop with full-time and part-time technicians
• Cutting table, guillotines (paper and metal), presses (Krause book binding, Polymetaal, Reig)
• Printmaking workspaces with etching press, inking tables, drying racks, silkscreen studio, light tables, exposure unit, washout room
• Additional equipment: darkroom, soldering workspace, woodworking tools, ceramics workspace
• Private bedroom in shared housing facility on campus

Fees

• Application fee: 0 € (free)
• Residency fee (includes accommodation in shared house, studio access Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–6 p.m., workshop access, project discussion):
• 2 weeks – 600 €
• 3 weeks – 900 €
• 4 weeks – 1,200 €
• 5 weeks – 1,500 €
• 6 weeks – 1,800 €
• Materials and meals not included. Precise quotation provided after application.
• Studio support (training or assistance): 20€ per hour

Additional expectations

• Donate a work of art
• Participate in public programming
• Participate in open studio with fellow residents
• Give artist talk or presentation
• Lead workshop for fellow residents

How to apply

Submit online via https://www.aviariostudio.eu/apply-now or email aviariostudio@gmail.com with: full name, email, phone number, nationality, birth date, proposed check-in and check-out dates, accommodation preferences, choice of residency type, brief project description, and online portfolio or 5–8 images.