Artist and Researcher in Residence Guiniguada

Artist and Researcher in Residence Guiniguada is open for artists and academic researchers. Their ideal of the residency is providing a place for recharging in a rural setting, and at the same time, also providing a micro-community for exchanging ideas.

Rural retreat in a village in Northern Midhills of the island of Gran Canaria – a traditionally agricultural area, not the touristic coast. Focuses: botanics, food production / carbon chain, natural tints, landscapes, colonialism, transatlantic multiculturalism, gender issues, art of light.

Outcome

No obligations. Possibility of closing exhibition.

Studio Information

Studios are individual and with a view on the valley looking Northwest.

Accommodation Information

Accomodation in the studio, individual or shared only with partner.

Technical Information

Large desks, wall surfaces, outdoor working spaces.

Contact information

Addresses

Lugar Caserio La Humbria 22
35309 La Angostura
Spain

Email: airguiniguada@gmail.com

Website: https://www.airguiniguada.org

Duration:

From 2 to 8 weeks

Paid by artist:

The residency has a fee of €650 for the minimum 2 weeks stay; partners are allowed for the additional cost of €300. This covers the cost of accommodation.

As for being a resident at their place, they motivate a longer stay in order to fulfil the Roman rule: In the Canaries live like the Canarios! (local motto in use: “Ser Canario!”). The minimum stay is two weeks, but this is usually too short for building up the local routines and to start working on your projects. The pricing underlines this motivation effort: after the first two weeks’ period the weekly additional fee drops to €220 (for partners plus €150/week in the same private room).

Residents are encouraged to seek their own funding for their stay; the organisers may provide you a confirmation letter of participation. They are not able to provide documents to apply for Visa.

Application guidelines:

Language of the residency is English. Maximum number of artists and researchers resident at one time is 8. Partners are allowed and welcome in the same private room but asked to pay a fee to cover accommodation. Pets are not allowed. Our house is not accessible with wheelchair. Application via e-mail to airguiniguada@gmail.com. Selection procedure is carried out by staff. In your application, please indicate the following:

• your name, e-mail address, country of living and citizenship
• website/URL detailing recent work (if you do not have a website, please email 5-10 images or documentation of recent work for visual and performing artists or three writing samples or publications for researchers / writers along with your application (images should be not larger than 500 KB, texts should be in PDF format)
• outline your planned activities during the residency, please be specific and brief
• attach a short biography or cv
• indicate your preferred dates of residency
• please, let us know where you found out about us

Deadline:

15 Dec 2024 , 29 Dec 2024