Residency · Villa Los Coihues, Río Negro Province, Argentina · 5 programs
Mentorship
Guided training following a personalized plan based on your previous knowledge and experience, structured from foundational principles to more complex techniques. Reference courses: basic technical initiation (relief print, monotypes, white embossing), 10 hours over 5 days; etching and aquatint on metal plate with salt mordant, 12 hours over 5 days; mokuhanga, 20 hours over 5 days.
Materials
Printing materials and cleaning supplies are provided (rollers, black graphic ink, intaglio press, varnishes, lacquers, alcohol, salt mordants, developer for offset plates, spatulas, brushes, everyday work tools, drawing, cutting, and gluing supplies, common kitchen oil, rags, detergent, wallpaper base paper for printing, and sulfite and kitchen paper for cleaning). Printing paper and plates are not included; these can be purchased at cost.
Equipment
Intaglio press with a 50 x 70 cm plate; rollers, black graphic ink, varnishes, lacquers, alcohol, salt mordants, developer for offset plates, spatulas, brushes, everyday work tools, and drawing, cutting and gluing supplies.
Compensation details
The fee depends on the type of services you need. As a reference, accommodation for one person for 13 nights is $500; basic technical initiation course (monotypes, relief print), 10 hours over 5 days, is $150. The fee covers accommodation (including water, electricity, gas, kitchenware, set of towels and bed linen, free street parking, washing machine), 24/7 access to the workspace and Wi-Fi.
In the basic training residencies there is no charge for using the studio, and after classes residents can continue working independently 24 hours a day. If the companion wants to take the course, they pay 50% of the fee. Taller Radal is an autonomous and self-managed space and does not receive financial aid or subsidies of any kind.