ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
RESIDENCY
APPLICATION DEADLINE JUNE 29, 2014
Arquetopia website: http://www.arquetopia.org
E-mail [email protected] for more information.
Founded in 2009 in Puebla, Arquetopia is an award-winning, Mexican official nonprofit foundation run entirely by artists. It has since grown to include the premier artist residency program in Mexico with extensive collaborative networks in Puebla and Oaxaca. Our resident artists have come from dozens of countries on six continents. We are proud that many of our artists have returned for residencies with us even two and three more times. Arquetopia’s Artist-in-Residence Programs offer important professional opportunities for emerging and mid-career, national and international contemporary artists, designers, curators, and art educators age 25 and over.
Arquetopia is currently welcoming applications for the following artist residencies.
Application deadline Sunday, June 29, 2014.
Day of the Dead Special Artist Residency 2014 – Puebla or Oaxaca
Create and participate in southern Mexico’s spectacular Day of the Dead celebrations in the extraordinary multicultural kaleidoscopes of Puebla or Oaxaca. Varied art techniques eligible. This residency is offered at 6 weeks (extendable), September 29 to November 10, 2014.
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Short-Term Research or Digital Photography Residency 2014 – Puebla or Oaxaca
Short-term stays of 2 weeks in 2014 for art professionals, cultural researchers, and digital photographers in either magnificent colonial kaleidoscope of Puebla and Oaxaca, in beautiful southern Mexico.
BEAUTIFUL MUTANTS – Alebrijes Special Artist Residency 2014 – Oaxaca
Explore and experiment with the Alebrijes tradition of wood carving and painting in the magnificent colonial city of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. Terms of 4 to 24 weeks during 2014.
Natural Pigments Special Instructional Artist Residency 2014 – Oaxaca
With master instruction, learn to make and use a variety of Natural Pigments in the multicultural kaleidoscope of Oaxaca, southern Mexico. Extendable 3-week terms during 2014.
Mexican Textiles Special Instructional Artist Residency 2014 – Oaxaca
With master instruction, learn to make traditional, elaborate Mexican Textiles (back-strap weaving or embroidery) in the multicultural kaleidoscope of Oaxaca, southern Mexico. Extendable 3-week terms during 2014.
Art, Design, or Photography Production Residency – Puebla or Oaxaca
Create and explore! Terms of 4 to 24 weeks during 2014 in either magnificent colonial kaleidoscope of Puebla or Oaxaca, southern Mexico. Self-directed program (no instruction is included; participants decide their own itinerary and work independently in our spaces).
Printmaking Special Artist Residency 2014 – Puebla
Printmaking terms of 4 to 24 weeks at Arquetopia, in the spectacular historic district of Puebla, southern Mexico.
Gold Leafing and Antique Art Techniques
Special Instructional Residency 2014 – Puebla
With master instruction, learn Gold Leafing and other antique art techniques in the magnificent kaleidoscope of Puebla, southern Mexico. Extendable 3-week terms during 2014.
Ceramics Special Artist Residency 2014 – Puebla or Oaxaca
Ceramics production terms of 6 to 24 weeks during 2014 in either of the magnificent colonial kaleidoscopes of Puebla or Oaxaca, southern Mexico.
Art Educators Special Residency 2014 – Puebla
Develop new art education projects with students and explore diverse pedagogic techniques with multiculturalism in Mexico’s prominent museums. Extendable 4-week terms during 2014 in the magnificent city of Puebla.
Art History or Cultural Research Residency 2014 – Puebla or Oaxaca
Explore magnificent southern Mexico’s unique archives and resources from pre-Hispanic to contemporary, in historic Puebla or Oaxaca. Terms of 3 to 8 weeks during 2014.
