Organizer Information:

PACA (Proyectos Artísticos Casa Antonino). PACA is based in a traditional farmhouse (casería) near the city of Gijón. The residency is set in a dense, fragile, and complex periurban environment where traditional agriculture and landscape coexist alongside heavily industrialized areas (steel and coal industry). PACA is an oasis home from which to create beauty and possibilities of hope.

Title & Description:

Applications are open for the PACA Art-Research Residencies.

PACA offers a workspace, housing, and support for artist research. The residency is open to individuals whose practice intersects with visual arts, landscape studies, agriculture, and ecology. The program highly values networking, offering connections between the artist and local cultural agents related to their practice.

Category:

Visual Arts, Landscape Studies, Agriculture, Writing & Curatorial.

Eligibility:

  • Who: Artists, writers, researchers, and curators. Partners or family are welcome but are asked to pay a reduced fee to cover accommodation.
  • Disciplines: Visual Arts, Sculpture, Performing Arts, Writers, Educational Programmes, Landscape studies (Geography, Ecology, Archaeology), Curatorial, Agriculture, and gardening practices. (Note: PACA does not have specialized equipment for musicians, large-scale performing arts, or ceramics).
  • Environment Note: This is not a retreat in the woods; it is located at the intersection of obsolete industrial chimneys and periurban rurality.

Program Benefits & Awards:

  • Accommodation: A private room and bathroom in a traditional farmhouse. Shared use of the kitchen, living room, and 1 hectare of land (orchard, gardens, vegetable garden).
  • Workspace: Access to a shared 60 sqm studio equipped with basic tools, Wi-Fi, a small darkroom (chemicals not provided), a Tascam digital recorder, an Arteina T600 TS printing press, and a proofing press. Residents can also use the panera (a traditional 50 sqm Asturian wooden structure).
  • Support & Logistics: Pick-up at the local transport hub (Asturias airport or Gijón/Oviedo stations). Logistical, curatorial, and networking support provided by the PACA team.
  • Grants (Case-by-Case): PACA offers FULL GRANTS on a case-by-case basis through exchange agreements or by seeking funding for proposals they consider a valuable contribution to their research work.

Application Fee & Program Costs:

  • Program Fees (Self-Funded): * 1 Week: €450 + taxes (VAT 10%)
    • 2 Weeks (14 days): €750 + taxes (VAT 10%)
    • 3 Weeks: €870 + taxes (VAT 10%)
  • Deposit: A non-refundable 50% reservation deposit is required via bank transfer upon acceptance.
  • Not Included: Artists are responsible for their own meals, round-trip travel to Asturias, local public transport, medical insurance, and specific production materials.

Application Requirements:

To apply, send an email containing:

  1. A recent portfolio (max 3 MB PDF).
  2. A brief bio.
  3. A project proposal / letter of intent / motivation.

How to Apply?

Send your application materials via email to pacaproyectosartisticos@gmail.com.

Key Dates:

  • Application Deadline: Rolling (Open all year round, but if applying for a funded/grant residency, you must apply BEFORE MARCH).
  • Residency Availability: Available from September 15th to June 30th. (Not available during July and August).
  • Duration: Between 1 week and 1 month.

Location:

Near Gijón, Asturias, Spain.

Contact Information:

Email: pacaproyectosartisticos@gmail.com

Website: https://pacaproyectosartisticos.com/artistinresidence/artresidency-apply/