Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Summer and Fall 2027

Overview

Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Residency provides technical conditions, time, and space for artists to develop ideas and explore new approaches. The artist-run space offers workshops equipped for printmaking, ceramics, wood, metal, sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, photography, and bookbinding. Residencies can be moments of experimentation and research or consolidation of a project into a new body of work, with duration and focus defined by each participating artist's goals.

Key dates

• Submission deadline: May 31, 2027

Eligibility

Open to artists based anywhere in the world at any stage of career (emerging, mid-career, or established). Must be over 21 years old at the time of arrival.

Residency length & format

• 2–6 months (artists define duration based on their goals)
• Choose from: Self-directed Residency, Guided Art Residency, or Assisted Production Residency

Housing & amenities

Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus. Spouses/partners allowed for full stay (non-collaborators). Residents have access to shared kitchen; meals not provided.

Fees

• 2 weeks: 600€
• 3 weeks: 900€
• 4 weeks: 1,200€
• 5 weeks: 1,500€
• 6 weeks: 1,800€
• Materials and meals not included
• Studio Support (training or assistance): 20€ per hour
• Application fee: 0€

Studio & equipment

Shared and dedicated studios with full-time and part-time technicians. Studios include ceramics workspace (electric wheels and kiln), blacksmithing (soldering, gas/oxy torches, bench grinder), darkroom, printmaking (etching press, inking table, drying racks, silkscreen studio), book arts facilities, and woodworking tools.

Application requirements

• Send to aviariostudio@gmail.com: Full name, email, phone number, nationality, birth date, check-in and check-out dates, accommodation preferences (partner?), choice of residency type, brief project description, and online portfolio (or 5–8 images)
• Confirm ability to cover costs of residency fee, travel, materials, and food

Additional opportunities

Residents may donate a work of art, participate in open studio with fellow residents, give artist talks, lead workshops for the public or fellow residents, or participate in skill shares. Spouses/partners and collaborative teams welcome.