🌿 December 2026 nature art residency, Thassos island, Greece 🌿
Water & Rock Nature
A 3-week residency for artists, writers, musicians, and creative professionals inspired by nature to create and connect with nature on Thassos island, Greece.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 93 days left
- Entry fee
- $1250
- Location
- Greece
- Exhibition window
- Nov 28, 2026 → Dec 20, 2026
About
Overview
This is a 3-week artist residency on Thassos island, Greece for artists, writers, musicians, and creative professionals of any career stage inspired by nature. December is a quiet month on the island with only 26 residents remaining. The residency is hosted by Leah Heming, a nature guide and artist with extensive experience in gallery, publishing, and animation.
Key Dates
- Submission deadline: November 28, 2026
- Residency dates: November 28 to December 20, 2026
- Duration: 3 weeks (22 nights)
Eligibility
Open to artists, writers, musicians, botanists, scientists, and anyone working within the themes of nature who have a creative project that needs nurturing. Based anywhere in the world. Any stage of career. Inspired by nature.
Residency Experience
Weekly art day excursions around the island, weekly group creative brainstorm and check-in sessions, regular hikes, opportunities for art in the outdoors, and tailor-made creative support from your host Leah Heming. Weekly show-and-tell sessions of work in progress and optional final presentations to other residents.
Accommodation & Studio
- 3 private bedrooms with work desk
- Shared kitchen, bathroom, and communal spaces
- Large indoor shared studio space with wood stove
- Outdoor terraces with worktables and stunning views
- Very good Wi-fi
Disciplines Accepted
- Animation
- Art conservation
- Ceramics/clay arts
- Choreography
- Dance
- Digital media
- Documentary
- Drawing
- Film
- Fine metals/jewelry
- Graphic design
- Illustration
- Interdisciplinary arts
- Literature
- Mixed media
- Music
- Painting
- Performance art
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Sound art
- Storytelling
- Textile & fiber arts
- Visual arts
- Writing
Fee
€1250 for 22 days/nights stay. This is an artist-led residency with no current funding. Artists are welcome to seek external funding and the organizer will provide documentation needed for applications. The fee includes weekly guided excursions and regular hikes.
How to Apply
Fill out the free application form on the website at https://www.waterandrocknature.org/apply.html
- Entry fee
- €1250 for 22 days/nights stay; includes weekly guided excursions and regular hikes.
- Theme
- A nature-focused residency for artists deeply moved and inspired by nature to reflect, create, and complete projects while immersed in the natural landscape and local community of Thassos.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists, writers, musicians, and creative professionals of any career stage inspired by nature, based anywhere in the world.
- Audience
- Open to artists, writers, musicians, and creative professionals of any career stage inspired by nature, based anywhere in the world.
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