Aviário Studio Art 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 Art Residency aims to promote exploration and production in the Visual Arts. Artists can develop projects using a medium or a combination of technologies. Aviário Studio is an artist-run space with workshops equipped to develop projects on Printmaking, Ceramics, Wood, Metal, Sculpture, Installation, Drawing, Painting, Photography and Bookbinding.
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 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.
Estrada da Ribeira de São Silvestre
10, Chão da Serra
2240-334 Ferreira do Zêzere
Portugal
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
Online Applications
No application fees
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.
To apply please send the following information to aviariostudio@gmail.com
- Full Name
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Nationality
- Birth Date
- Starting and finishing dates of the residency
- Brief description of your project
- Summarized Work Plan for the duration of the residency
- List of equipments/tools needed
Residency Fee includes :
- accommodation in a shared house,
- studio access during opening hours (Mon.-Fri. from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 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, 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.
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
BOOK BINDING
- Krause Book Binding Press 56 x 75 cm - 22,05 x 29,53 in
- Cutting Table 240 x 140 cm - 94,49 x 55,12 in
- Paper Guillotine 80 cm - 31,5 in
- Sewing Machine
PRINTMAKING
- Polymetaal Press 260 x 140 cm - 102,36 x 55,12 in
- Reig Press 100 x 60 cm - 39,37 x 23,62 in
- Paper Soaking Sink
- Glass Inking Tables
- Hot table 50 x 35 cm
DIGITAL
- Printer/Scanner A4 -A3 Color
- Cutting Plotter 120 cm/47,24 in
SCREEN PRINTING
- UV Light Exposure Unit 150 x 120 cm - 59,06 x 47,24 in
- 2 Drying Racks
- Screen Printing Tables
PHOTOGRAPHY
- Analog & Digital Camera
- Photography Dark Room (Black and White)
PAINTING & DRAWING
- Individual spaces
- Wood board for paper and fabric
PAINTING
- Painting Booth
- Air Compressor 200 L
WOOD
- Band Saw
- Wood Sanding Machine
- Circular Saw
- Router
- Bench Drill Press
- Stationary Jig Saw
- Woodworking Lathe
- Stationary Planner
- Miter Saw
METAL
- Welding Machine
- Miter Saw
- Bench Drill Press
- Bench Grinder
- Press Brake 100 cm/39,37 in
- Metal Guillotine 100 cm/39,37 in
- Slip Roll Machine 100 cm/39,37 in
PLASTIC
- Bench Saw
- 3D Printer
- Hot Air Gun
CERAMICS
- Electric Kiln 220L (1260º)
- Electric Kiln 160L (1200º)
- 3 Electrical Pottery Wheels
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