Fundación ArteSumapaz
Name of Residency: ArteSumapaz AIR’s
Residency opportunity in Colombia. There are five ongoing Artists in Residencies (AIRs) at ArteSumapaz in Colombia, from two to four weeks each. The application is available here.
The artists in the ArteSumapaz AIR program are provided space in our hundred-year-old hacienda in which to live and work. The artists-in-residents may contribute to the alternative school by giving workshops, classes, “open crit” sessions (group discussions about the student´s art), or one-on-one discussions.
Meals
Guests are offered vegetarian meals, or they may use the kitchen themselves.
If you have any questions, feel free to email the program director at hola@ArteSumapaz.org.
Residency Programme since: 2019
Description of Organisation: ArteSumapaz is a not-for-profit arts and culture center located in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. The organization is focused on several key project areas, most notably artist residencies for international, Colombian, and young artists recently out of the arts education arena; programs for the performing arts; art-park; and more, all based in a harmonious and sustainable fashion on a former coffee plantation of over 268 acres.
Organisation founded in: 2019
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Duration of residency:
Number of studios: 4
Number of artists in residence at one time: 5
Studio type and size: Shared studio
Accommodation type:
Private Room
Shared Room
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Is your residency wheelchair accessible?: No
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Does your residency uphold partnerships beneficial to resident artists? : We provide workshops to the local community and we offer the possibility of having a exhibition in a Bogotá’s gallery or in the exhibition space inside ArteSumapaz that we open for the community around
Application process: Digital application
Do you charge an application fee for your residency?: No
Do you charge a residency fee for your residency?: Yes
If yes, what is the residency fee? (in your local currency) If no write 0: Monthly: 750 USD
Do you provide the residents with any funds associated with the residency? (e.g. stipend, fellowship, production allowance): No
Expenses paid by the artist:
- Food
- Other
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Selection process: By committee
Setting: Rural
Nearest Airport: El Dorado Airport, Bogotá Colombia
How to reach by car: Many buses are available from Bogotá to the village of Pandi or San Bernardo. In either case, we can pick you up from the village. A private car can also be arranged to pick you up from the airport at a modest cost.
Street & Number: Via Portones a Pandi, Hacienda Australia
Postal Code: 253607
Country long: Colombia
