APAPACHO | CDMX Residency
APAPACHO | CDMX Residency
Apapacho is a multipurpose residency space open to curatorial or artistic practice research welcoming emerging, mid-career, and established arts practitioners. They welcome a broad spectrum of performing, visual, literary, multidisciplinary, and experimental artists.
Apapacho is PROArtes México’s residency and studio space in the heart of Mexico City. This international program of art-based residencies has been launched to provide space and time for artists, curators, art historians, etc, to research and network in one of the world's most historically and culturally profound cities. As an artist-founded and operated space, they strive to provide an increasingly diverse group of artists with an affordable international residency experience.
The programming of Apapacho consists of residents who have been curated and invited to the space, as well as fully self-funded or partially scholarshipped residencies selected from submitted applications. Unfortunately, scholarships are limited and we are not able to offer scholarships to all applicants. Applicants from the Global South will be eligible for reduced fees.
As the name ‘Apapacho’ reflects, their interest is in developing a thoughtful and caring interaction unique to each resident’s curiosities, needs, and area of focus.
The team will meet, via phone or video call, with each person prior to their residency to discuss their objectives. From that meeting, they will create a list of pertinent recommendations and foster meaningful connections to attempt to make the most of each resident’s time in CDMX.
The residency site is situated in Barrio Del Valle, close to many of the most emblematic neighborhoods, institutions, and historical sites in the Valley of Mexico. The residency space and amenities are ever-changing as we continue to adapt them to artist needs. There is indoor studio space that can be cleared for movement exploration, installation research, drawing, etc. and the patio studio can be a space where messier art processes may take place, within reason.
There are three kinds of residencies: Self-Funded Residency, Partially-Funded Residency, and Fully-Funded Residency; and there are two residency fees, one for non-Mexican citizens and citizens of the Global North and one for Mexican citizens and citizens of the Global South.
862 ft2 total / 80 m2
One bedroom (one queen size bed)
Salon-Studio (one couch)
Equipped kitchen-Dining Area
Bathroom
Patio-Studio
The residency has a maximum capacity of two persons and one pet (pet contingent upon approval). If a resident is planning to bring a family member or partner, this must be listed in the application. Please note there is one queen bed in the bedroom and a couch in the salon/studio space.
There may be two residents at once if it is a couple or two artists that are fine sharing a queen-size mattress or feel comfortable if one stays in the bedroom and another on the couch.