Aviário Studio Intaglio Printmaking Residency 2026

Overview

Aviário Studio Intaglio Printmaking Residency provides technical conditions, time, and space to develop ideas and try new approaches in printmaking, promoting connection and knowledge exchange between artists from different backgrounds. The residency can be a moment of experimentation and research or the consolidation of a project into a new body of work.

Residency Details

• Duration: 2 weeks to 4 months, defined by the artist's goals
• Focus: Intaglio techniques including drypoint, etching, aquatint, soft-ground etching, soap ground, mezzotint, carborundum, collagraph, solar plates
• Types: Self-directed, Guided Art Residency, or Assisted Production Residency
• Housing: Private bedroom in shared housing facility; spouses/partners allowed for full stay (non-collaborators)
• Studio Access: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Equipment & Facilities

• Cutting Table 240 x 140 cm
• Paper and Metal Guillotines
• Krause Book Binding Press 56 x 75 cm
• Polymetaal Press 260 x 140 cm
• Reig Press 100 x 60 cm
• UV Light Exposure Unit 150 x 120 cm
• Etching presses, inking tables, drying racks, acid room, light tables, large sinks, washout room, silkscreen studio, darkroom, woodworking tools

Eligibility

• Age 21+ at time of arrival
• Based anywhere in the world
• Any stage of career (emerging, mid-career, established)
• Must be able to cover residency fee, travel, materials, and food

Residency Fees

• 2 weeks - 600 €
• 3 weeks - 900 €
• 4 weeks - 1200 €
• 5 weeks - 1500 €
• 6 weeks - 1800 €

Application Requirements