Arquetopia is now welcoming applications for the following comprehensive residency programs in the majestic historic district of Puebla, Mexico; the open countryside of Oaxaca, Mexico; and the Sacred Valley of the Andes of Cusco Peru.

Founded in 2009, Arquetopia Foundation is an internationally established, award-winning nonprofit arts and cultural foundation with a social scope that emphasizes critical thinking through artistic practices. The comprehensive, customized International Artist-in-Residence Programs are the largest and most reputable in Latin America, with an array of contents anchored in a solid structure of collaborations with prominent cultural institutions, renowned experts, and notable artists. Arquetopia invests in approaching art and art history with a critical perspective by understanding Mexico and Peru’s complexity in context and incorporating nuances in narratives and interpretation especially of the 3,000-year heritage of visual culture of these two countries. The residency programs offer competitive professional opportunities for emerging and mid-career, national and international artists, designers, curators, art historians, art educators, writers, journalists, and cultural researchers age 20 and over.

Click on each link below for program info on the website.

PART 1 – FLAGSHIP TRIPLE RESIDENCY FOR ARTISTS, ART EDUCATORS, ART HISTORIANS, & RESEARCHERS & STUDENTS, JUNE/JULY 2019:

1. Arquetopia SUMMER 2019 Triple International Academic Residency Program.

https://www.arquetopia.org/arquetopiasummer-2019

Prestigious 6-week, flagship 3-in-1 critical program for artists, curators, art educators, art historians and students. Featuring international guest lecturers, master technique instruction, critiques, museum tours, site-specific interventions, and self-directed art production. June/July 2019 in Puebla.

PART 2 – SELF-DIRECTED RESIDENCIES FOR ARTISTS, ART HISTORIANS, WRITERS, & RESEARCHERS: ALL SESSIONS IN 2019

2. Art, Design, or Photography Production Residency.

https://www.arquetopia.org/art-design-or-photography-residency
Self-directed, flexible sessions of 4 to 12 weeks. Various techniques and resources offered in Puebla or Cuscoo

3. Mexican Ceramics Residency.

https://www.arquetopia.org/mexican-ceramics-residency
Self-directed, flexible sessions of 6 to 12 weeks in Puebla.

4. Printmaking Residency.

https://www.arquetopia.org/printmaking-residency
Self-directed, flexible sessions of 4 to 12 weeks in Puebla.

5. Art Educators Residency.

https://www.arquetopia.org/art-educators-residency

Develop new art education projects with students, exploring diverse pedagogic techniques with multiculturalism. Self-directed (staff-assisted), extendable sessions of 4 weeks in Puebla.

6. Art History or Cultural Research Residency.

https://www.arquetopia.org/art-history-or-cultural-research-residency

Explore magnificent southern Mexico’s unique archives and resources from pre-Hispanic to contemporary. Self-directed (staff-assisted), flexible sessions of 3 to 8 weeks in Puebla.

7. Writers Residency.

https://www.arquetopia.org/writers-residency

Self-directed, flexible sessions of 3 to 8 weeks in Oaxaca or Cusco.

PART 3 – ARTIST RESIDENCIES WITH MASTER TECHNIQUE INSTRUCTION: ALL SESSIONS IN 2019

8. Gold Leafing and Estofado Instructional Residency.

https://www.arquetopia.org/gold-leafing-residency
Learn Gold Leafing (Gilding) and Estofado techniques, with time for independent production. Extendable sessions of 3 weeks in Puebla or Cusco.

9. Mexican Textiles Instructional Residency: Weaving, Embroidery, or Tapestry.

https://www.arquetopia.org/mexican-textiles-residencies
Learn traditional Mexican Textiles (back-strap Weaving, Embroidery, or Tapestry, with time for independent production. Extendable sessions of 3 or 4 weeks in Oaxaca. 

10. Natural Ink Silkscreen Instructional Residency.

https://www.arquetopia.org/natural-ink-silkscreen-residency
Learn to create and use a variety of Natural Inks for silkscreening, with time for independent production. Extendable sessions of 3 weeks in Oaxaca.

11. Natural Pigments Instructional Residency.

https://www.arquetopia.org/natural-pigments-residency
Learn to create and use a variety of Natural Pigments for fiber dyeing, with time for independent production. Extendable sessions of 3 weeks in Oaxaca or Cusco.

12. Organic Painting Instructional Residency.

https://www.arquetopia.org/organic-painting-residency
Learn Organic Painting techniques, with time for independent production. Extendable sessions of 3 weeks in Puebla.

13. Peruvian Arts Instructional Residencies: Painting or Sculpture.

https://www.arquetopia.org/peruvian-arts-residencies
Learn one of two Peruvian art techniques: Painting or Sculpture, with time for independent production. Extendable sessions of 3 weeks in Cusco.

14. Peruvian Textiles Instructional Residency: Andean Weaving.

https://www.arquetopia.org/peruvian-textiles-residency
Learn traditional Andean Weaving, with time for independent production. Extendable sessions of 3 weeks in Cusco.

15. Pre-Columbian Ceramics Instructional Residency.

https://www.arquetopia.org/pre-columbian-ceramics-residency
Learn pre-Columbian Ceramics techniques, with time for independent production. Extendable sessions of 5 weeks in Puebla.

HOW TO APPLY

Visit the Arquetopia website at www.arquetopia.org

E-mail info@arquetopia.org for complete information dossier.
Complete and submit the Arquetopia Artist-in-Residence Online Application Form, following the instructions on the web page.

Following selection, applicants are notified immediately via e-mail.

Arquetopia is distinguished worldwide for its array of unique, customized residency programs with substantial content. Our residency spaces function exclusively for productive art professionals, writers, and researchers and are built on structured, informative programs; a network of collaborative workspaces, institutions, and studios; and individualized project support.

Arquetopia is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our diverse local and international community. Arquetopia’s resident artist and staff backgrounds vary in all aspects. As part of Arquetopia’s mission is to promote diversity, Arquetopia actively fights discrimination by offering access to its programs and activities without regard to race, color, gender or gender expression, national origin, age, religion, creed, or sexual orientation.

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