Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency
An art residency provides the technical conditions, time, and space to develop ideas and try new approaches. It is a moment that promotes connection between artists from different backgrounds and consequently the exchange of knowledge and experiences.
Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency aims to promote the exploration and production in the Artist Book field. Artist books are consensually understood as an object that takes the shape or the dynamics of a book, and is made by an artist. There are many ways to conceive a book, and given the multidisciplinary features of Aviário Studio, it is possible to pursue very distinct paths.
We offer the conditions to test possibilities and materialize ideas. On one hand, it can be a moment of transition, more connected to experimentation and research; on the other hand, it can be the point of consolidation of a project translated into the production of a new body of work.
The duration, focus and outcome of the residency is defined by the participating artist’s goals.
Estrada da Ribeira de São Silvestre, 10
Chão da Serra
2240-334 Ferreira do Zêzere
Portugal
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
Application Requirements:
- Artists have to make sure when applying that they are able to cover the costs of the Residency fee, travel, materials and food.
- Artists must be over 21 years old at the time of their arrival.
Send the following information to aviariostudio@gmail.com
- Full Name
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Nationality
- Birth Date
- Check-in and check-out dates (for us to confirm availability)
- Accommodation: Would you like to stay at Aviário Studio House? If yes, please choose from a shared bedroom or individual room. Will you bring a partner?
- Choose your residency: Self-directed Residency, Guided Art Residency or Assisted Production Residency (check our website to know more about the different types of residency)
- Brief description of your project
- Online portfolio (or 5-8 images instead)
Residency Fee includes :
- accommodation in a shared house,
- studio access during opening hours (Mon.-Fri. from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
- technical assistance on demand
-1 hour of project discussion/technical assistance per artist per day
-access to the workshops and equipment according to each participant experience
2 weeks - 540 €
3 weeks - 790 €
4 weeks/1 month - 1040 €
5 weeks - 1290 €
6 weeks - 1540 €
7 weeks - 1790 €
8 weeks/2 months - 2040 €
9 weeks - 2290 €
10 weeks - 2540 €
11 weeks - 2790 €
12 weeks/3 months - 3040 €
4 months - 4040 €
5 months - 5040 €
6 months - 6040 €
At the moment we do not have any grant available, but we encourage artists to apply for external financial support.
Accessibility
Housing & Accomodation
Artists will be hosted in a shared house in the center of Ferreira do Zêzere, 2 km/1,24 mi away from Aviário Studio.
The house is on the ground floor, has three double bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom and a toilet, a full-equipped kitchen, and some outside space.
Each artist has clean sheets and towels each week.
There is wi-fi in the house.
There are four bicycles to share. Each weekday there is a ride from the house to the studio at 10 a.m. and a ride back to the home from the studio at 6 p.m.
What is not included:
- meals
- cleaning service during the stay (paid service under request)
Studio & Facilities
The studios are a set of workshops, with common spaces and individual workspaces:
- 1 common area with kitchen and 3 toilets (one adapted for people with reduced mobility)
- 1 room for the development of projects with irregular dimensions and/or materials
- 4 workshops:
2 are equipped to work image: screen printing, printmaking, digital work, drawing and bookbinding
2 are equipped to work object: wood, metal and ceramics
- large area of outside space
Aviário Studio is a creative playground in the countryside, right in the middle of Portugal. The building is a renovated aviary immersed in nature and just 2 km/1,24 mi away from Ferreira do Zêzere town, and 6 km/3,73 mi away from the river Zêzere.