OPEN CALL:Artist Residency Cerdeira Home for Creativity 2020

00Artist Residency Cerdeira Home for Creativity
Located in a rural isolated setting, Cerdeira – Home for Creativity accommodates artists and guests.

Get the 10% early bird discount for registrations completed up 3 months prior to the starting date.

Our program is aimed to artists and creative individuals looking for an escape from the stress and business of their routine and having new creative experience or just taking some time for themselves. People who value nature, authenticity and silence or Artists who are looking for a quiet place to prepare their next personal project or installation.

We provide the artists with basic support, linens and towels and weekly trips to Lousã, the next town with a wonderful weekly vegetable market and supermarket.

Residents are required to bring what they need for their creative practice including art materials and personal computers if necessary. If there are any kind of materials/machines/tools you need, just talk to us in advance to know if we have them available in the village or where and how you can find them.

We provide different programs to suit different needs so check our website or contact us for a more customized experience!
Please note that residencies can be exclusively focused on research and dialogue and not necessarily directed towards production or presentation

Duration of residency

Minimum stay at the village is 2 weeks, we recommend you to stay at least 3 weeks to adapt.
*Long term stays under request

Accommodation

For your residency you have two options:
1. Residency with accomodation in a shared room in the Residências building
2. Residency accomodation in one of our individual guesthouses

Disciplines, work equipment and assistance

Access to shared studios with basic technical support – the Studio has 3 different areas and is equiped with working tables, basic and power tolls for ceramics and wood carving, easels, electric kiln and wood firing smokeless kiln (Sasukenei); technical support; wifi in the Studios (our village is wifi free); fully equiped houses ( kitchen, bedroom, towels, bathroom, heating)

Studio / Workspace

Access to shared studios with basic technical support – the Studio has 3 different areas and is equiped with working tables, basic and power tolls for ceramics and wood carving, easels, electric kiln and wood firing smokeless kiln (Sasukenei)

Fees and support

  1. Residency with accomodation in a shared room in the Residências building
  2. Residency accomodation in one of our individual guesthouses
  • 2 weeks €240 + €100 each additional week
  • 2 weeks (2pax)+ breakfast + studio access €1150
  • 3 weeks (2pax)+ breakfast + studio access €1650
  • 4 weeks (2pax)+ breakfast + studio access €2100

*Long term stays price under request

Expectations towards the artist

We want you to be a part of a community of arts with our village as home and the world as your inspiration.
Be a part of a creative and artistic hub in an environment where art and nature live closely together.
Come to Cerdeira and make the most of our equipment, studios and support. Here, your artistic project can start to take shape, and you can share ideas, knowledge and experiences with other artists.

Application information

To submit your application please follow this link.

Selection process includes reviewing the following criteria: quality of the work and potential outreach of the residency.  Open to all artists and curators at all stages of practice, emerging and mid-career artists.

 

Application deadline: 2020-11-01

Residency starts: 2020-04-01

Residency ends: 2020-11-20

Location: Portugal

Link to more information: www.cerdeirahomeforcreativity.com