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Peruvian Weaving Instructional Residency Spring 2018. Arquetopia. Cusco, Peru

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Posted by: Arquetopia Foundation & International Artist Residency (Mexico & Peru)
Deadline: Sun, August 13th, 2017

With master instruction, learn to create traditional Peruvian Textiles (back-strap weaving) in the Sacred Valley of the Incas of Cusco, Peru. Extendable 3-week sessions during Spring 2018.

Deadline: Apply Now Through Sunday, August 13, 2017.
Spaces are limited. Our selection committee evaluates all residency applications when they are received vs. after the deadline has passed.

http://www.arquetopia.org/our-artist-residencies/instructional/mexican-textiles-residencies

PERUVIAN TEXTILES INSTRUCTIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY: WEAVING
The Peruvian Textiles Instructional Artist Residency is a production residency that includes 3 weeks of master instruction (27 hours total; 9 hours per week) in Peruvian textiles techniques. Residents learn how to use the traditional back-strap loom, including how to assemble it, and basic weaving techniques. Artists join an integral program in which they learn the technique, approach iconography and traditional textile production systems with more resources, and get a better understanding of Peruvian culture.

OUR ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMS
Our Artist-in-Residence Programs offer competitive professional opportunities for emerging and mid-career, national and international artists, designers, curators, art historians, art educators, journalists, writers, and cultural researchers age 22 and over. Our programs are based on a non-exploitative model promoting 
social consciousness.

Arquetopia is distinguished worldwide for its array of unique residency programs with substantial content. In contrast to various property rental schemes, tourist resorts, B&B’s, and sublets elsewhere, our residency spaces function exclusively for productive art professionals, writers, and researchers and include structured, informative programs; a network of collaborative workspaces, institutions, and studios; and individualized project support.

ARQUETOPIA
Founded in 2009, Arquetopia is an internationally established, award-winning nonprofit arts and cultural foundation with a social scope that emphasizes critical thinking through artistic practices. Our Artist-in-Residence Programs are the largest and most reputable in Mexico and Latin America, with an array of contents anchored in a solid structure of collaborations with prominent cultural institutions, renowned experts, and notable artists.

ARQUETOPIA CUSCO
Like our other two residency spaces, Arquetopia Cusco incorporates a deeper comprehension of how art and the surrounding ecosystems, as well as the complex cultural heritage, is rooted in the sense of community.

Our Peruvian-style villa hosts up to four artists at a time, with sweeping mountain and views of the town from the artist rooms.

CUSCO, PERU
The city of Cusco is accessible via two international airports in Cusco (CUZ) and Lima (LIM). Cusco was classified in 1972 as Cultural Heritage of the Peruvian Nation and declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. Located in the heart of the Central Peruvian Andes of South America at 3,400 m (11,155 ft) above sea level, the Cusco region extends into a fertile alluvial valley of approximately 20 km (12 mi), called the Sacred Valley of the Incas, an incomparable scenic and historical major destination.

WHAT THIS RESIDENCY INCLUDES
Technique Instruction:
+ 27 hours master instruction (9 hours per week)
Staff Support:
+ Each resident meets weekly with our staff for individualized research assistance/resources, project guidance, and critiques
+ Our residencies are process-based; residents are not expected to give talks, exhibitions, or workshops
Accommodation and Meals:
+ Furnished, private bedroom
+ Meals and 24-hour access to stocked kitchen and dining room
+ Wireless Internet
+ Shared bathrooms with modern fixtures and showers
+ Housekeeping
Studio Workspace:
+ 24-hour access to large, shared studio with generous natural light
+ Personal workspace with large table
+ Some tools provided
+ Materials and supplies for the instructional course provided
+ Materials and supplies for additional project production not included but available for purchase locally

RESIDENCY FEE, DATES, AND TERMS
Term Length: 3 weeks during Spring 2018, with option to extend for 1 to 9 more weeks as a self-directed Art Production Residency. Applicants nominate their own range of dates.
Fee: USD $835 per week. Optional Art Production Residency extension USD $695 per week.

HOW TO APPLY
Contact Chris at info@arquetopia.org
Visit the Arquetopia website at www.arquetopia.org
Complete and submit the Arquetopia Artist-in-Residence Online Application Form, following the instructions on the web page.

Following selection, applicants are notified immediately via e-mail.

Posted on Fri, July 14th, 2017
Expires on Sun, August 13th, 2017

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