Language(s):
Spanish, English
Duration:
1-4 weeks
13 days

• Amenities consisting of food and cleaning supplies for individual or general use such as coffee, tea, milk, cookies, oil, rice, etc. Fresh products or those not included in the detailed list in the annex “Price and Conditions” will be paid by the resident.
• Transfer of the group to and from the city of Santander (or its airport) on your arrival and on your departure.
• Visit at the National Museum of Altamira, including tickets and transfers, accompanied by Andrea and Gabriel.
• Visits, in two days, to the caves of El Pendo, Las Monedas, El Castillo and Covalanas. Includes entrance fees, transfers and lunches and the full-time guide of Andrea and Gabriel.
• Guidance and advice in the development of your work through individual and group talks, daily visualization and monitoring of your work in progress by Andrea Juan and Gabriel Penedo Diego.
• You will be included to this site, in “Artists”, spreading the works carried out during your residency.

Fee: € 1460, it covers accommodation for 12 nights in a private room.

Application guidelines:

To participate in the residency artists must:
Fill out the registration form by completing:
– Personal information.
– A short CV (up to 500 words)
– A brief text about your motivation to carry out the NAT Art Residence.
– 3 images of previous works (low resolution)
Fill in your preferred date.
They will make a preliminary assessment of the candidates, depending on the available places.

Application deadline:
Specific date
Deadline:
Open call:
yes
AIR tags:
art and nature
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NAT Art Residence

NAT Art Residence

The coast of Northern Spain
The exterior of NAT Art Residence in Spain
Bedroom 1 in NAT Art Residence, Spain
Sala 1 in NAT Art Residence Spain
Description

The Residence:
The house is located in Tagle, Suances Town Hall, Cantabria, in the north of Spain. They are immersed in a geographical space full of human activity for many thousands of years and with an important heritage of Palaeolithic art. Altamira, Monte Castillo and Covalanas are the best known examples of the many existing caves in the region that preserve our first works of art.
Many thousands of years ago, a first person looked for the elements, generated the pigments, elaborated the tools, selected the space, observed the environment in detail, decided that he / she wanted to capture, went into the depth and darkness of a cave and, once there, in an awkward position, he / she created. Creating means making something out of nothing.

The origin of art is what guides the organisers in their art programs, taking it as a reference for a new beginning and nature as the starting point to achieve it.

It is always a good time to start, restart, explore changes, look for new languages, or simply step out of our comfort zone.
Surrounded by this magic and its surroundings, our residents from all disciplines of the arts will develop their projects here.
Andrea Juan and Gabriel Penedo Diego will carry out continuous monitoring and support on the evolution of your project to encourage and stimulate its development until, at the end of the residency, you have transformed it into a work.
They offer to the Artists:
• Accommodation for 12 nights in a private room.
• Amenities consisting of food and cleaning supplies for individual or general use such as coffee, tea, milk, cookies, oil, rice, etc. Fresh products or those not included in the detailed list in the annex “Price and Conditions” will be paid by the resident.
• Transfer of the group to and from the city of Santander (or its airport) on your arrival and on your departure.
• Visit at the National Museum of Altamira, including tickets and transfers, accompanied by Andrea and Gabriel.
• Visits, in two days, to the caves with Rock Art of El Pendo, Las Monedas, El Castillo and Covalanas. Includes entrance fees, transfers and lunches and the full-time guide of Andrea and Gabriel.
• Guidance and advice in the development of your work through individual and group talks, daily visualization and monitoring of your work in progress by Andrea Juan and Gabriel Penedo Diego.
• Artists will be included to this site, in “Artists”, spreading the works carried out during your residency.

Artists are able to know more about us here: www.circleproart.com/en-gb/nuestros-directores
And about the house here: www.circleproart.com/en-gb/nuestra-casaa0775b89

The spots are of 12 nights / 13 days.
NAT ART RESIDENCE 2026 dates: May 4 to 16; May 18 to 30; June 1 to 13 and June 15 to 27.

Outcome

After the visits to the Altamira Museum and the four caves with Palaeolithic Art, artists will develop a new project based on their emotions and feelings.
They will have talks and follow-up of the work and finally artists will present their projects with title, text and selection of works on the last Friday.
Please, visit www.circleproart.com/en-gb/charlas where resident artists talk about their experiences in the program.

Accommodation Information

Artists stay at a beautiful house, nestled in a wonderful rural environment, on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea, in Suances, in the north of Spain. This is the home of resident artists, and our operational headquarters, studio, meeting and exhibition space.
The house has three bedrooms, a full bathroom, a toilet, a kitchen-dining room, a living room, a covered outdoor studio, an exhibition room and its own green space.
The stone house, an old farmhouse of more than 100 years, has been restored by us to provide it with all the comforts that make it comfortable to be at ease, enjoy the environment and dedicate yourself exclusively to create.

The house is located in a wonderful natural environment 700 meters from imposing cliffs and about 1000 meters from Tagle beach. It is located 2 km from Suances and 7 km from the Altamira National Museum in Santillana del Mar.
Sea, beach, cliffs, forests, caves, rivers … Spaces that will be the perfect inspiration and support framework for your works.

Studio Information

All disciplines are accepted in Nat Art Residence. Visit at the National Museum of Altamira, including tickets and transfers, accompanied by Andrea and Gabriel. Visits, in two days, to the caves with Rock Art of El Pendo, Las Monedas, El Castillo and Covalanas. Includes entrance fees, transfers and lunches and the full-time guide of Andrea and Gabriel. Guidance and advice in the development of your work through individual and group talks, daily visualization and monitoring of your work in progress by Andrea Juan and Gabriel Penedo Diego.
Artists will be included on www.circleproart.com/artistas site, in "Artists”, spreading the works carried out during your residency.
Also, artists can see on our website www.circleproart.com/en-gb/charlas some video Talks where resident artists tell us about their experiences and show their works. There are Talks in English and Spanish.
Studio / Workspace
There is a studio with a large window overlooking the meadow, but our goal is for artists to work and develop their works in the natural environment in amazing landscapes: beach, cliffs, meadow, sea, river and marsh.
They have a green area around the house for the artists to work. They can set installations and site specific, develop their projects, or just to paint or draw there.

Technical Information

For more information, refer to their conditions.

Contact information
Phone
+34 603 865 302
Website
https://www.circleproart.com/en-gb/residencias