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title: Large Format Printmaking Residency - Summer and Fall 2027
description: >-
  Fee-based large format printmaking residency at Aviário Studio, 2 weeks to 6
  months, with large presses, screen printing and shared housing.
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createdAt: '2026-09-06'
updatedAt: '2026-09-30'
programType: Residency
organization: Aviário Studio
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/aviario-studio'
deadline: '2027-04-01'
location: Aviário Studio
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compensationRange: >-
  No artist stipend (0 EUR); residency fee of 600 EUR for 2 weeks, including
  shared housing and studio access.
disciplines:
  - book arts
  - drawing
  - illustration
  - installation arts
  - painting
  - paper arts
  - performance art
  - printmaking
  - sculpture
  - visual arts
careerStages:
  - Emerging artist
  - Mid-career
  - Established
---

# Large Format Printmaking Residency - Summer and Fall 2027

**Hosted by:** Aviário Studio

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Aviário Studio | **Deadline:** April 1, 2027

## About This Program

> "Large format printmaking"

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 Large Format Printmaking Residency** aims to promote the production and dissemination of Printmaking done in a large format. Artists can develop projects using a wide range of techniques, from relief to intaglio, screen printing, transfer, monotype, among others.

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.

### Specific Equipment 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
- 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
- 2 Drying Racks
- Screen Printing Tables
- Hot table 50 X 35 CM
- Glass tables for inking
- Light table

### Residency Eligibility

- Residency Length: 2 weeks - 6 months
- Languages: English, Portuguese, Other
- Collaborative Residency: Must apply and be accepted individually; may apply as a team
- Discipline: Book Arts, Drawing, Illustration, Installation Arts, Painting, Paper Arts, Performance Art, Printmaking, Sculpture, Visual Arts
- Companions: Pets are not allowed
- Country of Residence: Open to artists based anywhere in the world
- Family Friendly: Spouses/partners allowed for full stay (non-collaborators)
- Stage of Career: Any stage of career — Emerging, Mid-career, Established
- Additional Expectations/Opportunities: Donate a work of art; participate in open studio with fellow residents; give artist talk or presentation; lead workshop for the public; lead workshop for fellow residents

### Residency Experience Summary

- Accessible Housing: N/A
- Meals Provided: Residents have access to shared kitchen; no meals are provided
- Studios/Special Equipment: Shared Studios; Printmaking Workspaces; Etching Press; Glass Inking Table; Drying Racks; Hot Plates; Metal Plate Shear; Paper Soaking Sinks; Paper Tearing Table; Acid Room; Silkscreen Studio; Light Tables; Large Sinks; Large Exposure Unit; Washout Room; Well-ventilated Spray Room
- Studios/Facilities Accessibility: Partially Accessible (50% or more)
- Type of Housing: Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus

### Application Information

Send the following information to aviariostudio@gmail.com:

- Full Name
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Nationality
- Birth Date
- Check-in and check-out dates (for us to confirm availability)
- Accommodation: Would you like to stay at Aviário Studio House? Will you bring a partner?
- Choose your residency: Self-directed Residency, Guided Art Residency or Assisted Production Residency
- Brief description of your project
- Online portfolio (or 5-8 images instead)

### Additional Eligibility Information

- 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.

### Fees

Artist Stipend: 0 Euro (EUR)

Residency Fee: 600 Euro (EUR), including:

- 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
- project discussion

Pricing by duration:

- 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.

Grant/Scholarship/other Funding Support: At the moment we do not have any grant available, but we encourage artists to apply for external financial support.

Application Fee: 0 Euro (EUR)

Application Type: Open application

### About Aviário Studio

Aviário Studio is a multidisciplinary, production-focused art residency in the center of Portugal. Your residency is tailored to your artistic and aesthetic focus for the duration of your stay, and the outcomes you wish to achieve. Here, you can explore possibilities and materialize ideas. Your residency can be a period of transition, dedicated to experimentation, research, and new techniques, or a time of realization, focusing on creating the tangible results of your artistic process.

Residency durations range from 2 weeks to 4 months.

**Self-directed**: Independent research & production art residency, conceived for emerging, mid-career and established artists who wish to work independently on research and/or production. Extra technical, training, or creative guidance can be requested at any time, subject to a fee and availability.

**Guided**: Learn new techniques with Aviário Studio's assistance — a customised plan combining training with time for independent work, with the number of training hours depending on the chosen art technique(s) and goals.

**Assisted Production**: For artists with technical knowledge focused on a specific outcome; brings ideas to life with the equipment, space, and technical support needed, with the fee quotation depending on the amount of assistance requested.

The studio was an old aviary converted into 5 equipped workshops, with facilities for printmaking, ceramics, wood, metal, sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, photography, and bookbinding.

To access Aviário Studio and use its facilities and tools, each client must sign a Release of Liability and Letter of Agreement before participation.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Mid-career, Established
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** book arts, drawing, illustration, installation arts, painting, paper arts, performance art, printmaking, sculpture, 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. Open to artists based anywhere in the world. Any stage of career (emerging, mid-career, established). Collaborative residency: must apply and be accepted individually; may apply as a team.

Languages: English, Portuguese, Other. Pets are not allowed. Spouses/partners allowed for full stay (non-collaborators).

### Additional Requirements

Send the following information to aviariostudio@gmail.com: Full Name; Email Address; Phone Number; Nationality; Birth Date; Check-in and check-out dates (for us to confirm availability); Accommodation: Would you like to stay at Aviário Studio House? Will you bring a partner?; Choose your residency: Self-directed Residency, Guided Art Residency or Assisted Production Residency; Brief description of your project; Online portfolio (or 5-8 images instead).

## Compensation & Benefits

No artist stipend (0 EUR); residency fee of 600 EUR for 2 weeks, including shared housing and studio access.

Artist Stipend: 0 EUR. Residency Fees: 600 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 experience, project discussion. 2 weeks - 600 €; 3 weeks - 900 €; 4 weeks - 1200 €; 5 weeks - 1500 €; 6 weeks - 1800 €.

Materials and meals not included. We will give you a precise quotation for your residency after your application. Studio Support (training or assistance) is 20€ per hour.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus. The residency fee includes accommodation in a shared house; artists may also choose to arrange their own accommodation elsewhere.
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Shared studio space with access to printmaking workspaces during opening hours (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), with equipment use based on demonstrated experience or after paid beginner training.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 6, 2026
- **Deadline:** April 1, 2027

## Contact

**Email:** aviariostudio@gmail.com

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.aviariostudio.eu/up-to-date/largeformat