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? 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.
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, 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.
How to get to the studio:
There are bicycles to share for the residents that are accommodated with us.
You can decide to walk (house<->studio), depending on which house you are staying it can be a 20 or a 5 minute walk.
We advise you to rent a car, especially if you want to enjoy what the region has to offer, because public transports here are limited or non-existent.
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.