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title: Last minute call
description: >-
  Self-funded artist-run residency in Heraklion, Crete, open to all disciplines.
  Minimum two weeks at 225-300 Euros a week, with a last-minute spot free after
  a cancelation.
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type: program
status: closed
createdAt: '2026-09-04'
updatedAt: '2026-09-30'
programType: Residency
organization: Lakkos Artists Residency
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/lakkos-artists-residency'
deadline: '2026-09-05'
location: 'The Lakkos Artist Residency, Heraklion'
isOnline: false
compensationRange: >-
  Self-funded: 225 Euros a week for the upstairs apartment or 300 Euros a week
  for the downstairs apartment.
disciplines:
  - all disciplines
---

# Last minute call

**Hosted by:** Lakkos Artists Residency

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** The Lakkos Artist Residency, Heraklion | **Deadline:** September 5, 2026

## About This Program

The residency is on the Greek island of Crete. It's normally booked out, but there has been a cancelation so there is a spot available. If you feel like coming to Greece, please message Mathew. The Lakkos Artist Residency is a multidisciplinary space for all creative activities. It opened in 2016. The residency has relocated to a new house and location still within Heraklion City's Old Town walls, just a five-minute walk from the previous venue and Lakkos area. Duration of residency: Minimum stay of two weeks. Accommodation: Two bedrooms in an upstairs shared apartment and one private downstairs apartment. Disciplines, work equipment and assistance: All disciplines. Studio / Workspace: Artists work from desks in their bedrooms in the upstairs apartment. The downstairs apartment has its own private studio. Fees and support: 225 Euros a week for upstairs or 300 Euros a week for downstairs. Expectations towards the artist: No expectations. The residency is artist-run and survives solely on the fees artists contribute to keep the project running. There is no dedicated exhibition space, but when the downstairs apartment is booked a one-night pop-up show is possible in the original living room space. The residency doesn't provide any equipment for ceramic artists, but there is a wonderful ceramics studio and workshop nearby. The lady who runs it often opens her studio for ceramicists to use her equipment or take lessons. There is a charge to use her space, which can be explained via her on application. Mathew normally pops in a couple of times a week to get to know the guests and to offer help with projects if needed. Guests get a more hands-off place to create, research, and explore Heraklion city and the island. Generally, the residency is a lovely place to meet other artists. There is no expectation to leave work behind or put on an exhibition. LGBTQ+ friendly.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Disciplines:** all disciplines
- **Note:** LGBTQ+ friendly. No expectation to leave work behind or put on an exhibition.

### Additional Requirements

What you want to do at The Lakkos Artists Residency? Who else will be coming with you? The dates you are interested in? How long you would like to stay for? How did you hear about us? Artists statement, short biography, a link to your website, a CV or a portfolio, etc.

## Compensation & Benefits

Self-funded: 225 Euros a week for the upstairs apartment or 300 Euros a week for the downstairs apartment.

Artists pay a residency fee: 225 Euros a week for upstairs or 300 Euros a week for downstairs. The residency is artist-run and survives solely on the fees artists contribute to keep the project running.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Two bedrooms in an upstairs shared apartment and one private downstairs apartment. 225 Euros a week for upstairs or 300 Euros a week for downstairs.
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Artists work from desks in their bedrooms in the upstairs apartment. The downstairs apartment has its own private studio.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 4, 2026
- **Deadline:** September 5, 2026
- **Program Start:** December 2, 2026
- **Program End:** December 18, 2029

## Contact

**Contact:** Mathew Halpin

**Email:** mathewhalpin@hotmail.com

## How to Apply