Residency Programs for Artists & Designers (Self-Guided or with Master Instruction) – All Dates in 2026 & 2027
- Deadline
- 2 days left
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Location
- Arquetopia Foundation sites in Puebla, Mexico; Oaxaca, Mexico; and Cusco, Peru.
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About
Artists, designers, curators, art historians, art educators, writers, journalists, and cultural researchers are invited to apply for mentored artist residency programs with flexible or intensive instruction in various artistic techniques across Mexico and Peru.
Overview
Arquetopia Foundation is a multiple award-winning nonprofit arts and cultural foundation offering customized, professional International Artist-in-Residence Programs across three locations: Puebla and Oaxaca in Mexico, and Cusco in Peru. The foundation emphasizes critical thinking, reciprocity, and ethical artistic practices.
Program Types
- Part 1: Mentored, self-directed residencies in art, design, photography, ceramics, and printmaking (3-8 weeks)
- Part 2: Mentored residencies with intensive technique instruction from local master artists in electroetching, gold leafing, jewelry, textiles, silkscreen, natural pigments, painting, and pre-Columbian techniques (3-5 weeks, extendable)
- Part 3: Short-term, themed residency programs for artists, art historians, and researchers (2 weeks)
Key Dates
- Application deadline: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- All residency dates available in 2026 and 2027
- Applications evaluated as received; spaces limited
Eligibility
Open to emerging and mid-career artists, designers, curators, art historians, art educators, writers, journalists, and cultural researchers age 20 and over from around the world.
Locations
Residencies offered in the central historic district of Puebla, Mexico; the open countryside of Oaxaca, Mexico; and the Sacred Valley of the Andes of Cusco, Peru.
How to Apply
Visit https://arquetopia.org/open-calls for program details and application information. Email [email protected] for questions.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists, designers, curators, art historians, art educators, writers, journalists, and cultural researchers age 20 and over from around the world.
- Audience
- Emerging and mid-career artists, designers, curators, art historians, art educators, writers, journalists, and cultural researchers age 20 and over.
- Format
- Ship your work in
- Contact
- [email protected]
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