THE VILLA EXARCHIA RESIDENCY
Now in its 8th year, The Villa Exarchia Residency offers artists, academics and creatives from all walks of life with lodging, facilities and an exhibition. This urban residency focuses upon craft, theory and community engagement, offering unique possibilities for networking with other creative practitioners in the Athenian metropolis. The Villa Exarcheia Residency is located in the neighbourhood of Neapoli-Exarchia, just minutes by foot from the city center and the Acropolis and a plethora of museums, galleries and monuments.
We recognise that residents have different needs, so we provide three different types of residency packages :
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The Full Residency which is designed for mature and career artists.
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The Light Residency for emerging artists, academics and researchers.
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The Locals Only accelerator residency which is designed for emerging young Greek and local artists.
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A discount is for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) artists, academics and creatives.
Please refer to the application form for rates.
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Proposals for this opportunity are reviewed on a rolling basis. We welcome couples, curator-artist teams and academic researchers. Please be sure to specify in your application if you wish to apply as a team. The program currently features accommodations for up to three residents at a time.
Please note that each year, at least one artist or curator is invited for one month in exchange for a public workshop or presentation.
We welcome proposals local and international collaborations and exchanges.
If you wish to be considered for this, please be sure to clearly state this in your application.
We recommend that you apply for the residency at least two months in advance, so that we may assist you with obtaining funding. A list of funding bodies is provided in the FUNDING section and personalised assistance for this is provided to qualified candidates with a letter of support.
Please send your applications your letter of interest to gallery the director, Dimitri Yin.
director@phoenixathens.org with the subject: RESIDENCY