Aviário Studio Photography Residency
PHOTOGRAPHY 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 Photography Residency aims to promote the production and dissemination of Photography in its different forms and aesthetics. Artists are invited to focus on their work in a creative and encouraging environment.
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.
Specific Equipments available:
- Cutting Table 240 x 140 cm/94,49 x 55,12 in
-Enlarger
- Paper Guillotine 80 cm/31,5 in
- UV Light Exposure Unit 150 x 120 cm/59,06 x 47,24 n
- 2 Drying Racks
-Light table
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? 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.)
-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 have 6 rooms in total:
- 1 common area with kitchen and 3 toilets (one adapted for people with reduced mobility)
- 4 workshops:
2 are equipped to work image: silkscreen, printmaking, digital work, drawing and bookbinding
2 are equipped to work object: wood, metal and ceramics
- 1 room for the development of projects with irregular dimensions and/or materials
- large area of outside space