The Cornaro Residency for Artists
The Cornaro Residency for Artists
The Cornaro Residency is a three month residency for artists, running from 20 September to 20 December annually. It is held in the village of Lempa, two miles north of Paphos town on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and offered by the Cornaro Institute in association with the Cyprus College of Art and Symvoulio Lempas. Lempa has been a centre for artists’ residencies since 1981 with the establishment of the Lempa Studios.
Artists are invited to spend the three month residency working individually or collaboratively to produce a body of work reflecting their personal artistic interests and possibly the influence of being in Cyprus on their art practice. This is then shown at an exhibition staged in mid December in Cyprus, either at the studios in Lempa or other locations in Cyprus, with the aim of standing out as a major cultural event in the Cyprus art calendar.
The facilities at Lempa are low tech and the situation is very simple and basic. A high level of improvisation and creativity are required in the setting, making it ideal for painters and hands on sculptors. However other types of art practitioner are welcome to apply providing they are aware of this situation.
You can see images of Lempa by clicking here.
At Lempa there is a small library, art shop, gallery and sculpture garden and cafe, but the location of the studio set up is a small village in a rural setting, near the sea. Nearby are some truly ancient churches, archaeological sites and other places of interest, and Lempa itself is an interesting location as the village was totally abandoned by its original Turkish residents during the civil unrest in Cyprus in the 1960s, and only brought back to life when artists started moving in in the 1980s.
Single room living accommodation is offered very near to the studios, with shared cooking, washing and WC facilities similar to a youth hostel. All accommodation is self catering, and very basic.
Application is by online application form. To apply click here.
Upon receipt of your online application we will request images of previous work. Upon completion of the programme participants receive the certificate award of Fellowship of the Cornaro Institute, but please note this is an an artists residency programme and not an academic course. We welcome applicants from all over the world.
Application deadline: 1 August 2012.
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