🌿 September 2026 nature art residency, Thassos island, Greece 🌿
Water & Rock Nature
Apply for a 3-week artist residency on Thassos island, Greece in September 2026 focused on nature-inspired creative work, with guided outdoor art days, studio space, and accommodation.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 8 days left
- Entry fee
- $1250
- Location
- Greece
- Exhibition window
- Sep 5, 2026 → Sep 27, 2026
About
Overview
This residency is for any artist, writer, or musician deeply moved and inspired by nature. You will have space to practice your art while learning about the nature surrounding you. The residency house is nestled in a traditional mountain village on Thassos island surrounded by forest, gorges, and remnants of ancient civilisations. Your host Leah Heming is a passionate nature guide with over 10 years in the art gallery business, 20 years in publishing and animation, and 5 years living on Thassos.
Key Dates
- Application deadline: September 5, 2026
- Residency dates: September 5–27, 2026 (dates in description appear inconsistent)
- Duration: 3 weeks (22 nights)
Eligibility
- Open to artists, writers, musicians of any discipline inspired by nature
- Based anywhere in the world
- Any stage of career
- Individuals must apply and be accepted individually; may apply as a team
Facilities & Accommodations
- 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 views
- Very good Wi-Fi
Program Highlights
- Weekly guided outdoor art days with Leah Heming
- Weekly group creative brainstorm and check-in sessions
- Tailored residency to fit your creative needs
- Access to beautiful, secluded spots for creative inspiration
- Nature immersion and learning about local history, fauna, and flora
Expectations
Once per week there will be a show and tell session of work in progress with brainstorming and feedback from other residents. At the end of the residency, each artist can give an optional presentation to other residents.
Fees
- €1250 for 22 days/nights stay
- Includes weekly guided excursions, regular hikes, brainstorming sessions, and accommodation
- No funding available; artists welcome to seek external funding with documentation support
How to Apply
- Application link: https://www.waterandrocknature.org/apply.html
- Website: https://www.waterandrocknature.org/
- Average 3 artists in residence at a time
- Entry fee
- €1250 for 22 days/nights stay, includes weekly guided excursions, regular hikes, brainstorming sessions and accommodation.
- Theme
- Artists deeply moved and inspired by nature engage in creative practice while immersed in the natural landscape of Thassos island, with guidance from a nature guide and opportunities to explore mountains and hidden coastlines.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists, writers, and musicians of any discipline inspired by nature, based anywhere in the world, at any stage of career.
- Audience
- Artists, writers, and musicians of any discipline inspired by nature, at any stage of career, based anywhere in the world.
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