Special AIR program for BOOK project (in Trevelin – Chubut – Argentina) - Artist Residency · Apply by Dec 30, 2026 · OpenCall

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Special AIR program for BOOK project (in Trevelin – Chubut – Argentina)

We-Che Art Residency

Apply for a 1-2 month artist residency in Patagonia, Argentina to develop a book-related project with access to specialized workspace, equipment, and a supportive creative community.

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Deadline: 56 days left
Entry fee: Free
Location: Chubut, Argentina

About

Overview

We-Che Art Residency is an artist-run project located on 2 hectares in Trevelin, Chubut, Argentina, near historic villages and Los Alerces National Park. The residency welcomes creators and writers working on book-related projects of any kind and scale, offering inspiring workspace, equipment, and connection to Patagonia's natural and cultural environment.

Program Details

Residency length: 1–2 months
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Average 3 artists in residence at a time
Private and shared studio space available
Collaborative applications welcome (apply individually, may apply as a team)

Eligibility

Open to artists at any career stage (emerging, mid-career, established) based anywhere in the world with book-related projects.

Disciplines & Projects Supported

Any book-related discipline welcome, including writers, poets, storytellers, photographers, paper-artists, graphic novelists, travel writers, and small-format 2D practices (illustration, botanical drawings, natural eco prints, collage & die-cut, watercolor, sketching). The residency specializes in hand-crafted art book projects with facilities for manual folding, cutting, sewing, binding, and paper arts.

Studio & Equipment

Lighted drawing tables
Paper storage units
Tripods and stereoscopic cameras (vintage, analog, digital)
A4 flatbed scanner
Black and white laser printer
Easels and benches
Vintage sewing machine
Basic woodworking and metalworking tools
Manual tools for folding, cutting, book-binding press

Housing & Meals

Private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house) or private bedroom in shared housing facility

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Entry fee: Free to enter
Theme: Book Arts, Documentary, Drawing, Fiction, Illustration, Interdisciplinary Arts, Journalism, Literary Nonfiction, Literature, Mixed Media, Moving Image, Nonfiction, Painting, Paper Arts, Philosophy, Photography, Poetry, Sound Art, Storytelling, Translation, Visual Arts, Writing
Eligibility: Any stage of career, Emerging, Mid-career, Established — Disciplines, work equipment and assistance Any book related discipline are welcome, amongst them writers and poets, story-tellers, photographers, paper-artists and small format 2D practices (illustration, botanical drawings, natural eco prints, collage & die-cut, watercolor, sketching), graphic-novelists, travel writers, … willing to achieve a book project. We have a special love for books, and a long experience as graphic designers, artists and author, in editing and making books of any kind, at any diffusion scale. For hand crafted art book projects, we will set up the shared work space for it, with a special focus on hand crafting autonomous possibilities (manual tools for special folding, paper and cardboard cutting tools, sewing machine, book-binding press…) and paper-art and drawing facilities. Studio / Workspace The Galpon&, "Casa de los artistas", is also the comunal space for conviviality. A shared bathroom/laundry with shower, sink and washing machine, a kitchen, a shared working/living space with a high working/dinning table, the Evolutiv Eclectic Library, an high ceilling space with huge window facing the valley and the mountains with a cosy mass-rocket-accumulation stove… Several exterior working tables and working areas under the pine trees or near the river. Our Art Residency is new, and we are constantly expanding our equipment with new tools and technical materials. To optimize space, and depending on the artists' projects, we set up different configurations, as well as various tools and equipment: lighted drawing table, paper storage units, tripods and stereoscopic cameras (vintage, analog, and digital), an A4 flatbed scanner, a basic black and white laser printer, easels, and benches, a basic vintage sewing machine, and basic tools for woodworking and metalworking. Residents have free access to the Eclectic Evolutive library where they can find documentation, and inspiration, and to deposit their previously published book and catalogs (or any book) they would like to share with future residents. In the main studio, there is a basic supply emergency fund and artists are encouraged when leaving We-Che to deposit here supplies and remains of their projects, to contribute to enrich the emergency supply and material fund Download and fill the special book project 2026 application form here, or on our website and email it to [email protected] may also send us along with the application form, a pdf with a brief description of your book project or what you want to achieve in We-Che along with some pictures of related works, links to your website or instagram, and any information that can help us understand. For any doubt or interrogations before applying, feel free to write us, we try to answer everyone within 3-5 business days. Email [email protected] for detailed information We-Che art Residency is an independent artist run project and is currently unable to provide financial support for visiting artists. For artists applying for grants and scholarships in their home country We-Che can provide official documents and letters of invitation as necessary. Web Link: https://wecheartresidency.ovh/
Audience: Any career stage (Emerging, Mid-career, Established); book-related disciplines including writers, poets, photographers, paper-artists, graphic novelists, and small-format 2D practitioners
Contact: [email protected]