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title: Aviário Studio Intaglio Printmaking Residency 2026
description: >-
  Intaglio printmaking residency at Aviário Studio; 2 weeks–4 months, fee-based
  (from €600), no stipend.
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type: program
status: open
createdAt: '2026-09-06'
updatedAt: '2026-10-06'
programType: Residency
organization: Aviário Studio
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/aviario-studio'
deadline: '2026-11-05'
location: 'Ferreira do Zêzere, Santarém, Portugal'
isOnline: false
compensationRange: >-
  No artist stipend; residency fee ranges from €600 (2 weeks) to €1800 (6
  weeks), covering accommodation, studio access and equipment use. Materials,
  meals and travel not included.
disciplines:
  - book arts
  - drawing
  - graphic design
  - illustration
  - installation arts
  - interdisciplinary arts
  - mixed media
  - paper arts
  - printmaking
  - storytelling
  - visual arts
---

# Aviário Studio Intaglio Printmaking Residency 2026

**Hosted by:** Aviário Studio

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Ferreira do Zêzere, Santarém, Portugal | **Deadline:** November 5, 2026

## About This Program

An art residency provides the technical conditions, time, and space to develop ideas and try new approaches. It is a moment that promotes connection between artists from different backgrounds and consequently the exchange of knowledge and experiences.

**Aviário Studio Intaglio Printmaking Residency Program** aims to promote the exploration and production in the Printmaking field with the focus on the intaglio techniques -  drypoint, etching, aquatint, soft-ground etching, soap ground, mezzotint, carborundum, collagraph, solar plates, ...

We offer the conditions to test possibilities and materialize ideas. On one hand, it can be a moment of transition, more connected to experimentation and research; on the other hand, it can be the point of consolidation of a project translated into the production of a new body of work.

The duration, focus and outcome of the residency is defined by the participating artist's goals.

### Specific Equipments available

- Cutting Table 240 x 140 cm - 94,49 x 55,12 in
- Paper Guillotine 80 cm - 31,5 in
- Metal Guillotine 100 cm/39,37 in
- Krause Book Binding Press 56 x 75 cm - 22,05 x 29,53 in
- Polymetaal Press 260 x 140 cm - 102,36 x 55,12 in
- Reig Press 100 x 60 cm - 39,37 x 23,62 in
- UV Light Exposure Unit 150 x 120 cm - 59,06 x 47,24 in
- Glass tables for inking
- Hot table 35x50cm
- Light Table

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Open to all
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** book arts, drawing, graphic design, illustration, installation arts, interdisciplinary arts, mixed media, paper arts, printmaking, storytelling, visual arts
- **Age Requirements:** 21+ years old
- **Note:** Artists have to make sure when applying that they are able to cover the costs of the Residency fee, travel, materials and food. Artists must be over 21 years old at the time of their arrival.

### Additional Requirements

- Full Name
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Nationality
- Birth Date
- Check-in and check-out dates
- Accommodation preference (and whether bringing a partner)
- Choice of residency type (Self-directed, Guided Art Residency or Assisted Production Residency)
- Brief description of your project
- Online portfolio (or 5-8 images instead)

## Compensation & Benefits

No artist stipend; residency fee ranges from €600 (2 weeks) to €1800 (6 weeks), covering accommodation, studio access and equipment use. Materials, meals and travel not included.

Artist Stipend: 0 EUR. Residency Fee includes accommodation in a shared house, studio access during opening hours (Mon.-Fri. from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), access to the workshops and equipment according to each participant's experience, and project discussion. 2 weeks - 600 €; 3 weeks - 900 €; 4 weeks - 1200 €; 5 weeks - 1500 €; 6 weeks - 1800 €. Materials and meals not included.

A precise quotation is given after application. Studio Support (training or assistance) is 20€ per hour. At the moment there is no grant available, but artists are encouraged to apply for external financial support.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus. Spouses/partners allowed for full stay (non-collaborators).
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Shared studios with access to printmaking workspaces, etching press, glass inking table, drying racks, hot plates, metal plate shear, paper soaking sinks, paper tearing table, acid room, light tables, and woodworking tools.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 6, 2026
- **Deadline:** November 5, 2026

## Contact

**Email:** aviariostudio@gmail.com

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.aviariostudio.eu/apply-now