Nekubi Art Residency is a lively artist led community space
located at the historic city of Kavala by the North Aegean Coast in Greece. International Artists are invited to participate through our annual open calls and become part of the experience.
Our 2025 WORLDWIDE OPEN CALL "Free Improvisation in the Arts" aims to challenge artists with the ethics of free spontaneous expression. In times when everything in our lives seems planned and organized, artists are called to deeper explore the random, the abstract, the allegoric.
Free improvisation by nature disregards rules. The only rule is that there are no rules. Participants ought to strive to disregard their allegiances to prescribed idioms and stylistic prescriptions. However, despite this focus on spontaneity, most improvisation theorists agree that improvisation is not ad hoc activity, rather it involves skill, training, limitations and forethought.
The magic of free improvisation lies in its celebration of liberty, the collective abolition of tradition and judgment. The forming of a momentary piece or performance.
"Free Improvisation in the Arts" is open to all disciplines (visual arts, sound art, performance, poetry, theatre, dance, painting, collage, photography). Our desire is to inspire our artists in residence to embrace freedom, think out of the box, connect with their environment, be present to the moment, create unique art pieces or performances and spark creative dialogues with the community.
As an artist community we love art statements in subjects of a social, environmental, political context. Due to the nature of this open call though, the theme of choice is totally open to the artists.
Our programs give artists the chance to enjoy their holidays in a beautiful area that combines sea, mountains, rural and urban life while they can practice their art form.
Here at nekubi art residency, being artists ourselves, we do our best for artists to feel like home, work daily in a calm environment and get in touch with the uprising local community of artists, by hosting a curated event at the end of their program, exhibiting / showcasing their works in our dedicated exhibition / performance space. The curated event is being promoted to our local community and is accompanied by dj sets, music performances and open bar for our community to enjoy and interact!
The residency program offers:
- shared working studio space
- accommodation
- exhibition space
- curated event at the end of the program (exhibition of works, open bar, DJ's, promotion to our community)
/// The shared working space is located in the city centre, just 3 mins walk from the closest beach and consists of 4 levels (100 m2 in total):
Level -1: WC area
Level 0: Cafe Bar / Art Store Library
Level 1: Workshop / Exhibition / Performance Space
Level 2: Lounge / Web Radio
"All residency artists will have their own set of keys and everyday access to the shared space for their working and interacting needs (except Monday evenings that Robotics classes are hosted in the space).
/// Our freshly renovated apartments offer a calm, relaxing environment for artists and partners.
They are located:
5-7 mins walking distance from the campus
5-7 mins walking distance from the closest beach
10 mins walking distance from the city centre
- Residency Apartment A (video link): https://www.instagram.com/p/C-H8nd1MJ0x/
- Residency Apartment B (video link): https://www.instagram.com/p/C-IJsEIMmvJ/
Residency Eligibility
Residency Experience Summary
Application Information
Our residency programs are 3 weeks long (but an artist is eligible to apply for 6 weeks if needed or even apply with a fellow artist for discounted fees).
Artist fees (3 weeks):
2000 euros / exclusive apartment + shared working studio
Spouses / partners / kids (non collaborators) are eligible to stay for free.
+ curated event at the end of the program
If you are a group of two artists that would like to share the same house, total fees will be:
3500 euros / shared house apartment + shared studio
Artist fees (6 weeks):
3500 euros / exclusive apartment + shared working studio
Spouses / partners / kids (non collaborators) are eligible to stay for free.
+ curated event at the end of the program
If you are a group of two artists that would like to share the same house, total fees will be:
6000 euros / shared apartment + shared studio
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Discounted fees for artists who don't seek accommodation
Artist fees (3 weeks):
1000 euros / shared working studio (without accommodation) + curated event at the end of the program
Mail us at: nikossotirelis@yahoo.com to send you information on the programs availability
We are an artist run cultural association, therefore the residency fee is intended to cover the cost of the program (accomodation, working space, exhibition space, curated event + total general operating expenses).
We are happy to write letters of recommendation and invitation for the resident to apply for grants in their home country, once the application is accepted and the booking fee has been paid.