Short Description:
The residency program draws from the embodied practices of Anna Halprin, Meredith Monk, Gurdjieff, and Mary Wigman, emphasizing endurance, collective living, and care. Participants will take part in daily workshops in textile arts, weaving, drawing, dance, somatics, visual poetry, singing, writing, hiking, planting, and cooking. We aim to train multidisciplinary artistic skills while uplifting traditional crafts and ecological storytelling as sustainable art forms.
Grounded in a Do-It-Together (DIT) approach inspired by Bauhaus principles, artists will share practices from their own cultures in visual art, body-based methods, and ecological fieldwork—co-creating a regenerative space for learning, healing, and transformation.
Duration: August 8 – September 2, 2025
A. Retreat & collaborative workshop:
Aug 9–20 | Dsegh, Armenia
B. Residency of Creation:
Aug 21–28 | Pioneer Palace, Vanadzor
C. Festival & Public Performances:
Aug 29–31 | Pioneer Palace, Vanadzor
D. Closing & Reflection:
Sept 1–2 | Vanadzor
Conditions
This is a high-commitment residency with a full daily schedule (10:00–22:00). It is both introspective and collective, demanding physical, emotional, and creative engagement.
Please apply only if you feel ready to explore personal boundaries through body practices and community living in a secluded environment.
Eligibility:
Visual arts, textile arts, architecture, writing, eco-art, performance, interdisciplinary practices.
Applicants must be based in Armenia, Georgia, France, Germany, or Greece (due to fundings).
Artists from other regions may apply if they can secure travel and visa support independently.
10 women (5 from Armenia, 5 international) will live and work together to co-create an exhibition exploring intimacy through ecological art and embodied performance practices.
Program Benefits or Awards:
27 days-program: Fully funded; all workshops are free of charge.
Covered Expenses: travel, accommodation, food, production costs.
Artist Fee: Each participant will receive a €500 fee for their contribution to the final show.
Entry Fee: none
Location: Armenia
Deadline: 13 June 2025
Website link:
https://www.heroineswave.com/theenclosedgarden
Apply link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezHtJ2lsjnhbAcryDNfCdInfo6SMA3PgGZxMtEmQmoltvL1w/viewform
