Open Call: AiR in Portugal for Artists from Ukraine (female)

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Open Call: AiR in Portugal for Artists from Ukraine (female)

[A]Space offers a four-week artistic residency in Portugal to four Ukrainian women artists in February 2023. Deadline: December 11, 2022.

[A]Space, in partnership with Artists at Risk and Quinta das Relvas, is offering a four-week artistic residency in Portugal to four Ukrainian artists (female) from 1 to 28 February 2023, followed by an exhibition in Lisbon at [A]Space gallery.

They welcome applications from Ukrainian female visual artists at any stage of their career, based anywhere in Europe, whose work focuses on socio-political concerns, regardless of media or educational background. Travel costs to and from Portugal will be covered by the residency up to €600 per artist, based on a receipt. Residency participants will receive a daily allowance for food and will have access to discounted prices in local art shops.

They are delighted to partner with Quinta das Relvas, a non-profit organisation based in an 18th-century eco-farm in the village of Branca (Albergaria-a-Velha Council), Portugal. The farm has a rich natural and historic heritage where several fauna and flora live peacefully together. Four Ukrainian artists (female) are invited to stay in the eco-houses and use the studios and outdoor spaces, from 1 to 28 February 2023.

The residency programme includes:

  • Welcome dinner, visit to the farm, visit to the village, introduction to local shops
  • In-house materials on request (tables, easels, projector, screens, saws, hammers, etc.)
  • Group and peer exchanges
  • Individual tutoring
  • Movie nights (art-related movies/documentaries)
  • End-of-residency open day

Application requirements:

  • Female visual artists
  • Over 18 years of age
  • Ukrainian nationality
  • All artistic media and practices are welcome
  • The practice must embrace a socio-political dimension

Deadline: 11 Dec 2022 at 6 pm GMT

All applications should be sent in digital format to [email protected], with the subject line ‘Application Open Call Residence / Name’.

In your email, please include:

  • Full name
  • Nationality
  • Current location/country of residence
  • Website and/or a social media link
  • How did you hear about them

Please attach a single PDF containing the following: (up to 25MB)

  • An artist statement (300 words)
  • A biography (200 words)
  • A CV (two pages maximum)
  • Documentation of recent work (up to ten images of previous work with title, material and year)

More information about this open call can be found here.

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