Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Fall and Winter 2026/7

Overview

Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency is a program that provides technical conditions, time, and space to develop ideas in the artist book field. The residency promotes exploration and production within book arts and is designed to facilitate connection and knowledge exchange among artists from different backgrounds. The duration, focus, and outcome of the residency is defined by the participating artist's goals—it can serve as a moment of experimentation and research or as the consolidation of a project into a new body of work.

Key dates

• Application deadline: April 1, 2027

Residency length

• 2 weeks – 6 weeks
• Flexible timing; check-in and check-out dates confirmed by organizer upon application

Eligibility

Open to artists based anywhere in the world at any stage of career (emerging, mid-career, or established). Artists must be over 21 years old at the time of arrival. Spouses/partners are allowed for the full stay if they are non-collaborators. Pets are not allowed.

Facilities & support

Aviário Studio offers shared and dedicated studios, full-time and part-time technicians, and specialized equipment for book arts, printmaking, ceramics, blacksmithing, drawing, and woodworking. Housing is a private bedroom in a shared facility on campus. Access to shared kitchen; meals are not provided. The residency is partially accessible (50% or more). Studio support (training or assistance) is available at 20€ per hour.

Residency fees

• 2 weeks - 600 €
• 3 weeks - 900 €
• 4 weeks - 1,200 €
• 5 weeks - 1,500 €
• 6 weeks - 1,800 €
• Materials and meals not included
• Application fee: 0 €
• No artist or travel stipend available

Application requirements

• Full name, email address, phone number, nationality, birth date
• Check-in and check-out dates (for availability confirmation)
• Accommodation preference (stay at Aviário Studio House?); confirm if bringing a partner
• Choose residency type: Self-directed, Guided Art Residency, or Assisted Production Residency
• Brief description of your project
• Online portfolio or 5–8 images instead
• Send application to aviariostudio@gmail.com

Languages

Applications accepted in English, French, Portuguese, and other languages.

Additional opportunities

Residents may participate in open studio with fellow residents, give artist talks or presentations, lead workshops for the public or fellow residents, or participate in skill shares. Collaborative applications are accepted; applicants must apply and be accepted individually but may apply as a team.