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title: General Acceptance - Mudhouse Artist Residency 2026
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# General Acceptance - Mudhouse Artist Residency 2026

**Hosted by:** Mudhouse Residency

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Agios Ioannis, Greece | **Deadline:** April 1, 2026

## About This Program

The Mudhouse Residency is an artist residency program designed to provide a cultural immersion; with the local community of a unique Cretan mountain village, with the rich historical context of the ancient Minoan civilization, and with the isolation and inspiration the natural environment and location provides.

Contemporary artists have the opportunity to enrich their professional practice with largely forgotten labors of traditional artisans and craftspeople of Crete, combining historical methods and mediums with present day techniques and materials. Inspiration is provided by the uncommon context of the residency; in an almost abandoned mountain village the ruins play an important role in the artistic expression of the artists-in-residence. In return, the residency brings life to the village, supporting the local community and allowing for communication and collaboration.

The residency is inclusive to a variety of artistic disciplines, with the facilities to accommodate studio artists, printmakers, fiber artists, ceramicists, photographers, filmmakers, writers, choreographers and composers. We will be offering residency specific workshops in eco-friendly processes and traditional materials such as sourcing botanical inks, papermaking, creating artists' books, printmaking, ceramics, loom weaving and traditional Cretan dances. The residency also provides artists who don't require the use of a studio with the time and structure to focus on a non-studio based project.

The Mudhouse Residency is inclusive to a variety of artistic disciplines, with the facilities to accommodate studio artists, printmakers, fiber artists, ceramicists, photographers, filmmakers, writers, choreographers and composers.  For studio artists our facilities include 24 hour access to a shared studio space in the heart of the village. One dancer/ choreographer will be provided use of a separate practice space with athletic flooring. The Music house concert hall/ grand piano is available to one composer-in-residence per session.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Established, Mid-career
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** animation, art history, book arts, ceramics, choreography, criticism, dance, digital fabrication, digital media, drawing, ecology, environmental arts, fiction, film, installation, interdisciplinary arts, journalism, literature, mixed media, moving image, multimedia arts, music, painting, paper arts, performance art, philosophy, photography, playwriting, poetry, printmaking, screenwriting, sculpture, sound art, storytelling, textile, theater, writing

## Compensation & Benefits

Residency fee $2800-$4400 USD. Partial scholarships available: up to $1600 stipend + reduced fees ($3600 or $2800 with work exchange).

Artists who are able to pay the full residency fee may select to pay $4400 in their application. Artists who require a partial fellowship to attend may select to be considered for a partial fellowship, for a residency fee of $3600. Artists who need financial aid in addition to the partial fellowship may select to be considered for the $2800 residency fee, and will be asked to perform a job during their residency session. Residency jobs include studio maintenance, exhibition crew and tech assistance. 1/3 of the residencies each year are partially funded and 1/3 of the residencies each year are partially funded with an additional stipend.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus with shared kitchen access
- **Studio Access:** Provided - 24 hour access to a shared studio space in the heart of the village. One dancer/choreographer provided separate practice space with athletic flooring. Music house concert hall/grand piano available to one composer-in-residence per session.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** March 20, 2026
- **Deadline:** April 1, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.mudhouseresidency.com/apply