4th Open Call for 2025 Exploration Residency

Associated Residency Program ´acePIRAR | Exploration Residency Organization ´ace ´ace is an acronym that stands for "arte contemporáneo en expansión", which is Spanish for "expanding contemporary art". Its main mission is to promote contemporary artistic practices and the exploration of their multiple interfaces through residency programs, which are aimed at artists, curators and researchers, and promote collaborative work, exchange, debate and experimentation. Exploration Residencies provide accompaniment, research resources and local contacts for carrying out projects. All of our residents-in-Exploration Residency receive tutoring and mentoring, accompaniment and work critiques from the ´ace team and specialized professionals, while they enrich themselves by being in contact with their colleagues in residency. This program is aimed at professional and emerging artists from any discipline who want to work on visual, sound or performance art research, or who wish to have a space for reflection to create, investigate or write. Exploration Residencies may include an open studio format presentation or other possibilities opening up their process for the local public. Deadline October 31, 2025 Url/web link to application https://www.proyectoace.org/en/residencies/ Residency Eligibility Residency Length 4 weeks - 8 weeks Languages English Spanish Portuguese Average Number of Artists in Residence at a Time 5 Collaborative Residency Must apply and be accepted individually May apply as a team Discipline Animation Art Education Art History Augmented Reality Book Arts Criticism Digital Media Documentary Drawing Ecology Electronic Arts Environmentalism/Conservation Graphic Design History Illustration Installation Arts Interdisciplinary Arts Journalism Literary Nonfiction Literature Mixed Media Moving Image Multimedia Arts Music New Genres Painting Paper Arts Performance Art Photography Playwriting Poetry Printmaking Public Art Science Screenwriting Sculpture Social Practice Sound Art Textile & Fiber Arts/Weaving Translation Visual Arts Writing Companions Pets are not allowed N/A Country of Residence Open to artists based anywhere in the world Family Friendly N/A Stage of Career Any stage of career Additional Expectations/Opportunities Donate a work of art N/A Participate in public programming Participate in open studio with fellow residents Give artist talk or presentation Other Residency Experience Summary Accessibility Statement/Info Page https://www.proyectoace.org/en/who-we-are/our-house/ Accessible Housing Inaccessible Meals Provided Some meals (at least 2 meals provided) Residents have access to shared kitchen Studios/Special Equipment Private Studios Shared Studios Dedicated Studio/Shop Technicians - Full Time Dedicated Studio/Shop Technicians - Part Time Exhibition / Installation Space Performance/Presentation Facilities Printers + Scanner Painting Workspace (Oil) Drawing Benches Printmaking Workspaces Book Arts Facilities Etching Press Glass Inking Table Drying Racks Aquatint Box Paper Soaking Sinks Paper Tearing Table Acid Room Silkscreen Studio Lithography Studio Light Tables Large Sinks Large Exposure Unit Washout Room Papermaking Studio Dye Area Studios/Facilities Accessibility Inaccessible Type of Housing Private housing off campus (individual apartment/cabin/house) Shared bedroom Application Information Additional Eligibility Information ´ace holds four open calls a year (deadlines are: January 31st, April 30th, July 31st and October 31st), and artists-in-residency are selected through their submitted proposals. The program focuses on expanded art practices (both physical and digital), including visual arts, performance art, sound art, and curatorial projects, with a special interest in proposals that make use of various medium or dissolve the borders between them. Our printmaking workshop fosters the idea of the multiple in a work of art, involving –but not circumscribed only to– traditional and innovative printmaking, installation, photography, artist book, painting illustration, video, stop motion, sound art and new media. Since 2005, ´ace has been working as a driving force that links not only different artistic practices within the cultures that produce them, but also between the residents and the rich cultural, urban and social community of the City of Buenos Aires. Number of Artists Accepted in Most Current Year 25 Artist Stipend 0 US Dollar (USD) Travel Stipend/Material Stipends 0 US Dollar (USD) Residency Fees 1700 US Dollar (USD) Fee Details Fees vary according to the age of the resident (sub30 artists have a reduced fee), the duration of the residency, and other items such as housing, materials, residency project requirements, etc. ´ace also hosts residents whose fees are paid by their institutions (local art councils, universities, etc.), with which we can sign a one-time or an ongoing agreement. BASIC FEE INCLUDES : * Studios access from 10am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, equipped with air conditioner/heating and WIFI * Technical and conceptual guidance, portfolio reviews and critiques on work in progress * Common materials and tools regularly found in a workshop (please consult with us which materials are included to make sure what will be provided for your specific project, and what will not) * A permanent profile as a resident within our webpage in the ARTISTS section * Welcome and farewell meals, coffee/tea/cold beverages, fresh fruits and some pastries available around the clock * A SUBE card (city transportation card for buses, train and subway) with an initial charge paid by us * Accidents insurance during time working in the studio * Open Studio or other presentation format at the end of the program RESIDENCY FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE: * Inbound and outbound tickets to Buenos Aires * Visas, when needed (most North-American, Latin-American, European and Oceanian citizens don’t need a visa to enter Argentina) * Commissions on money transfers and bank wiring * Lodging (you can stay in our apartments paying an additional fee or stay in one of the multiple options that are available in the city) * Health insurance (including dental care) * Special materials (please check with us for specific materials that you will need for your specific project) * Shipping of the works produced during the residency Grant/Scholarship/other Funding Support 0 US Dollar (USD) Application Fee 0 US Dollar (USD) Application Type Open application