The Mudhouse is an artist residency located in the village of Agios Ioannis on the Island of Crete, Greece. The Mudhouse Residency aims to provide artists inspiration derived from an engagement with the stunning natural beauty of its environment, solitude to foster creative growth, an artistic community to enrich professional practices, and an immersive cultural experience within a profoundly rich historical context.
Started in 2015 and having just completed its tenth year, the Mudhouse offers its two-week residency sessions each summer for international contemporary artists working across a manifold of artistic disciplines, from paint, to ceramics, to experimental film. We welcome visual artists, writers, musicians and performers. Hosting an incredibly diverse, multicultural, multi-generational cohort of artists in each residency session, the Mudhouse encourages dialogues across traditional boundaries. Artists are invited to present a slideshow, lecture or reading on their work for fellow residents, as well as participate in a closing exhibition at the Residency’s conclusion that will be installed jointly in the ruins around the village and the exhibition space. The artists' time is their own, to focus on their art practice and explore the rich history of southern Crete and the Minoan civilization.
The Mudhouse Residency provides accommodations, studio space, and two meals each day for the two week duration of the residency, in the village of Agios Ioannis, on the Greek island of Crete. Each residency session features a guided tour of a Minoan archaeological site by archaeobotanist Carly Henkel.
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The Mudhouse Residency is inclusive to a variety of artistic disciplines, with the facilities to accommodate studio artists, printmakers, fiber artists, ceramicists, photographers, filmmakers, writers, choreographers and composers. For studio artists our facilities include 24 hour access to a shared studio space in the heart of the village. One dancer/ choreographer will be provided use of a separate practice space with athletic flooring. The Music house concert hall/ grand piano is available to one composer-in-residence per session.
Partners/ Collaborators must apply separately.
The residency fee also includes accommodations for each resident with a private bedroom and shared kitchen, two group meals each day, arranged meetings with visiting curators and professionals, equipment and staff support, and session specific workshops and excursions to places of interest on Crete. In this time of inflation, the actual cost of our residencies has risen exponentially. Through the generosity of individual donors and foundation partners, Mudhouse Residency is able to significantly reduce the fee of each residency. The reduced fee is $2800 for two weeks ($4400 without funding).