Aviário Studio Ceramics 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 Ceramics Residency aims to promote the exploration and production in the Ceramics field. The program is customized according to the participating artist’s goals regarding duration, outcome and focus. We offer the conditions to test possibilities and materialize ideas. On one hand, it can be a moment of transition, more connected to experimentation, research and learning new techniques; on the other hand, it can be the point of consolidation of a project translated into the production of a new body of work.
Specific Equipments Available:
- Electric Kiln (1260º) 220L
- Electric Kiln (1050º) 160L
- 3 electric Pottery Wheels
Estrada da Ribeira de São Silvestre, 10, Chão da Serra
2240-334 Ferreira do Zêzere
Portugal
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
- 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? Will you bring a partner?
- Choose your residency: Self-directed Residency, Guided Art Residency or Assisted Production Residency
- Brief description of your project
-Online portfolio or 5-6 pictures of your work
Residency Fee includes :
- accommodation in a shared house,
- studio access during opening hours (Mon.-Fri. from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
-access to the workshops and equipment according to each participant experience
- project discussion
2 weeks - 600 €
3 weeks - 900 €
4 weeks - 1200 €
5 weeks - 1500 €
6 weeks - 1800 €
Materials and meals not included.
We will give you a precise quotation for your residency after your application.
Studio Support (training or assistance) is 15€ per hour.
At the moment we do not have any grant available, but we encourage artists to apply for external financial support.
Accessibility
Housing & Accomodation
You are free to decide if you want to stay at Aviário Studio’s accommodations or search for a place on your own. Aviário Studio has two guest houses:
House A is in the center of Ferreira do Zêzere and 2 km away from the studio (20min walk).
House B is next to the studios (5min walk) but 2 km away from the town center (20min walk).
If you decide to stay at Aviário Studio’s accommodations, you will be living in a shared house. The house is on the ground floor, and has one living room, an equipped kitchen, one bathroom, one toilet, three bedrooms, and outside space. There is free wi-fi at the house.
All residents are responsible for their own bed-making, and for maintaining a clean and quiet house environment.
Studio & Facilities
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.
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 to test possibilities and materialize ideas.
Residencies here can be focused on research or production and although we do not demand a result – leaving that to the decision of each artist in residence, we are open to discussing the possibility of developing events such as exhibitions, collaborative projects, workshops or lectures.
We welcome emerging and established artists from all backgrounds to develop their projects at Aviário Studio. We provide technical assistance, project discussion, and facilitate the connection for artists to find the resources needed, within our network, to accomplish their objectives.