Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency - Winter/Spring 2027
Aviário Studio
- Deadline
- 136 days left
- Entry fee
- $600
- Location
- Portugal
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About
Artists apply to participate in a customized ceramics residency at Aviário Studio in Portugal, ranging from 2 to 6 months, with options for self-directed, guided, or assisted production work.
Overview
Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency provides technical conditions, time, and space to develop ideas and explore new approaches in ceramics. The program is customized according to participating artists' goals regarding duration, outcome, and focus. It can serve as a moment of transition focused on experimentation and research, or as consolidation of a project translated into production of a new body of work.
Key dates
- Application deadline: November 26, 2026
Residency length & eligibility
- Duration: 2 weeks to 6 months (minimum 3 weeks for ceramics residencies)
- Open to artists based anywhere in the world
- Any stage of career: emerging, mid-career, established
- Must be over 21 years old at time of arrival
- Languages: English, French, Portuguese
Residency types & options
- Self-directed Residency
- Guided Art Residency
- Assisted Production Residency
- Spouses/partners allowed for full stay (non-collaborators)
- Collaborative applications accepted (all team members must apply and be accepted individually)
Fees
- 2 weeks - 600 €
- 3 weeks - 900 €
- 4 weeks - 1200 €
- 5 weeks - 1500 €
- 6 weeks - 1800 €
- Materials and meals not included
- Studio support (training or assistance): 20€ per hour
- Application fee: free
Equipment & facilities
- Electric Kiln (1260º) 220L
- Electric Kiln (1050º) 160L
- 3 electric pottery wheels
- Shared or dedicated studio/shop access
- Full-time and part-time technicians available
- Exhibition/installation space
- Additional workshops: printmaking, book arts, wood shop, silkscreen studio, and more
Housing & accommodations
Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus. Pets are not allowed. Residents have access to shared kitchen; no meals provided.
How to apply
Send the following to aviariostudio@gmail.com: Full name, email, phone number, nationality, birth date, check-in and check-out dates, accommodation preferences, residency type choice, brief project description, and online portfolio (or 5-8 images). Visit https://www.aviariostudio.eu/apply-now to apply.
Additional notes
- Artists must be able to cover residency fee, travel, materials, and food costs
- No artist stipend or travel stipend currently available
- External grant/scholarship funding encouraged
- Participate in public programming, open studio with fellow residents, artist talks, and workshops optional
- Entry fee
- 2 weeks - 600 €; 3 weeks - 900 €; 4 weeks - 1200 €; 5 weeks - 1500 €; 6 weeks - 1800 €. Materials and meals not included. Studio support (training or assistance) is 20€ per hour.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists based anywhere in the world, any stage of career, must be over 21 years old at arrival. Spouses/partners allowed for full stay (non-collaborators); collaborative applications accepted if all team members apply and are accepted individually.
- Audience
- Artists at any stage of career (emerging, mid-career, established); open to artists based anywhere in the world.
- Contact
- aviariostudio@gmail.com
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