Nadas'a Bırak artist residency

Please note that our residency programme is no longer running

Nadas’a Bırak Artist Residency Programme first opened its doors in Spring 2019. It was held for the second time in Fall 2019, and finally in Spring 2020 with a special hybrid online-in-person format. This residency offered space for artists and creative individuals seeking to develop their work among a supportive and sustainably-minded community.

This three week residency offered space for artists and creative individuals seeking to develop their work among a supportive and sustainably-minded community. Each iteration of the programme spanned three weeks, offering studio space, group meetings, co-working hours, artists talks, and studio sharings for all artists to connect with one another and the wider Nadas community. The residency culminated in an exhibition and open studio event, where artists had the chance to share their experiences and works from the programme with visitors from around the world.

residency details:

Online residents were offered: 

• A three week residency period; 

• Daily co-working hours and check-ins with NB team;

• Weekly group meetings;

• Weekly virtual studio visits with local and international artists, and past Nadas’a Bırak residents; 

• Optional morning yoga classes;

• Optional online yoga classes, 2 times per week;

• Participation in an online exhibition and open studio event, on 11 April; 

• Optional artistic and curatorial support;

• Opportunity to join Nadas’s creative community.
  
  

In-person residents were offered all of the above, as well as: 

• Access to a private studio space

• Access to a shared living room, balcony, garden, and kitchen;

• Vegan lunch, plus tea and coffee throughout the day.
  
  

Overall, the residency was most suited for artists or creative individuals who seek to: 

• Develop a project within a focused period of time; 

• Work independently, within the support of a shared working environment; 

• Present their work in an alternative community space and online exhibition; 

• Incorporate sustainability and ecological practices into their work.