Duration:
Variable
Flexible according to each resident's needs

BenAmil provides accommodation, creative spaces and the resources available on site. Any additional support depends on the needs of the project and must be confirmed directly.

Regular residency fee: EUR 400 per artist for one week or EUR 750 per artist for two weeks, taxes not included. Longer stays are quoted according to individual needs. Meals, transport and materials not already available at BenAmil are not included.

Application guidelines:

Apply by email to [email protected]. Include the personal details of all participants (full name, address, email and telephone), a letter introducing the applicant(s) and proposed project, required materials or facilities, preferred duration, and two alternative date options. The residency welcomes anyone with an artistic or cultural project.

Application deadline:
Ongoing / apply any time
Ongoing
Open call:
yes
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BenAmil Artist Residency

BenAmil Artist Residency

BenAmil AiR
Description

BenAmil is an artist residency based in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It welcomes artists, arts managers, intellectuals, organizations and institutions developing artistic or cultural projects in the rural, tropical setting of the Mexican Caribbean.

BenAmil offers a haven for inspiration in the rural, tropical setting of Cozumel in the Mexican Caribbean. The programme encourages artistic creation, interdisciplinary exchange, research and immersion in the local context. Residents may share unconventional spaces with practitioners from other disciplines, collaborate, exchange feedback and develop research projects. BenAmil offers contacts, visibility, material resources, logistics, communications and cultural management, as well as information about exhibitions, festivals, performances and other cultural events. Whenever possible, residents share their creative process with the community through a presentation or exhibition.

Outcome

Whenever possible, residents present or exhibit part of the creative process developed during the residency for the local community.

Accommodation Information

A cabin accommodates up to 10 people. The site also includes gardens, an orchard, fruit trees, aromatic and culinary plants, centuries-old trees and unconventional open spaces in the jungle.

Studio Information

The facilities include a studio with a bathroom and a palapa with a kitchen and creative workspace, as well as gardens and unconventional open spaces in the jungle.

Technical Information

Material resources, logistics, communications and cultural management support are available according to the needs of each project. Applicants should describe any required materials or facilities.

Contact information
Email
info [at] benamil.org
Website
https://benamil.org/