Early bird call for February Retreat 2027 – ARiR Guiniguada, Gran Canaria
Submit your portfolio, CV, biography, and a brief outline of your planned activities to apply for a 4-week artist residency in Gran Canaria.
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- Entry fee
- $1050
- Location
- Guiniguada valley, Gran Canaria, Spain
- Exhibition window
- Feb 1, 2027 → Mar 1, 2027
About
Overview
Artist and Researcher in Residence programme in the Guiniguada valley of Gran Canaria, in the northern foothills. A long inhabited fertile area featuring separate studios, several terraces, shared kitchen and bathrooms. The house is the hosts' home, where they are present during the programme and support projects. Set in a natural warm-loving forest zone with ongoing agricultural activity, rural but well connected to Las Palmas and Santa Brígida via roads and public transport.
Key Dates
- Application deadline: 2026-07-06
- Residency starts: 2027-02-01
- Residency ends: 2027-03-01
Duration & Accommodation
Minimum stay 4 weeks (whole period). The house is an 'organic' type, originally a series of caves expanded by previous owners. The residency area consists of five separate rooms that do not open from each other. A shared kitchen and various terraces are at your disposal, along with two shared bathrooms.
Disciplines & Focus
The residency welcomes guests with projects or deeper understanding in: Ecology & society (ecological art, food chain, carbon and nitrogen cycle, recuperation of ecosystems); Arts & society (visual language, contemporary art of light, hermetic traditions in modern art); Human rights & society (equality of opportunity, equal treatment, social exclusion/inclusion).
Facilities & Services
- Large outdoor and indoor spaces
- Large work desks and work walls
- Library
- Abundance of organic material
- Basic wood and metal working electric tools
- Basic manual stone working tools
- Manual gardening and landscaping tools
- Collection of international and Canarian fresh herbs for cooking and tea
- Broadband wifi and 5G signal
- Parking on site
- Excursion recommendations
- Organised trips (additional charge)
- Home restaurant from minimum 3 persons (additional charge, ordered in advance)
Fees
- 4 weeks: €1050 (7% early bird reduced fee)
- Partners allowed in the same private room: €150 per week additional
- 50% of fee required to secure your place after acceptance
- Travel, food, and medical insurance costs not included
Expectations
Artists and researchers are expected to give a presentation during the residency.
How to Apply
- Full name (as it appears in ID)
- Gender and date of birth
- Passport photo
- Email address, country of living, and citizenship
- Website/URL detailing recent work, OR 5-10 images (max 500 KB each) for visual/performing artists, OR three writing samples/publications in PDF format for researchers/writers
- Brief outline of planned activities during the residency (specific and brief)
- Short biography or CV
- Preferred dates of residency
- Where you found out about the programme
- Entry fee
- 4 weeks: €1050 (7% early bird reduced fee). Partners: €150 per week additional.
- Theme
- The residency welcomes artists and researchers exploring ecology & society (ecological art, food chains, ecosystem recovery), arts & society (visual language, contemporary art of light, hermetic traditions), or human rights & society (equality of opportunity, social inclusion/exclusion).
- Eligibility
- Minimum stay 4 weeks
- Contact
- [email protected]
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