Basic information

The duration of the residency can be from 2 weeks to 6 months.
You are free to decide if you want to stay in Aviário Studio accommodation or to find somewhere else to stay.
Aviário Studio is open from Monday to Friday (excluding Portuguese public holidays), from 9 am to 6 pm.
All residency programs include your own working space and 1 hour/day of technical assistance.
All resident artists have access to the workshops and equipment according to their experience.
Aviário Studio network offers you access to specialized services and suppliers in different areas of production.
We will help you to prepare for your residency ahead of your visit.
The fee depends on the type of services you request.

Prices Board

Types of Art Residency

Planning your residency

Accommodation

Team

Facilities and Equipment

Rules of Aviário Studios

Prices Board

Aviário Studio

1 day — 30€
1 week — 150€
2 weeks — 300€
3 weeks — 450€
4 weeks — 600€

Aviário Studio + Home

1 day — 60€
1 week — 300€
2 weeks — 600€
3 weeks — 900€
4 weeks — 1200€

Aviário Support*

1 hour — 15€

*In case you need some help with new technics or assistance on a personal project

Pricing notes:

Meals and materials are not included.
The studio working week is Monday to Friday.
Prices presented for consecutive days of artistic residency.
We can give you a fee quotation after you apply.

Types of Art Residency

Self-Directed Art Residency

A Self-Directed Residency offers time and space to focus on your work. It is an invitation to seriously engage with your practice and creative process. You can find individual space to settle, and well-equipped workshops with specialized equipment to test possibilities and materialize your ideas.

This residency is conceived for emerging, mid-career and established artists who wish to work independently on research and/or production. Extra technical, training, or creative guidance can be requested at any time during the residency, subject to a fee and availability.

Guided Art Residency

Guided Residency is all about breaking new ground and trying different things. If you want to discover a new medium or to dig deeper into an art technique, you have the opportunity to experiment, get technical training and guidance, and expand your artistic possibilities. We will create a customised plan with you according to your goals and interests, allowing you to combine training with time for independent work. Communication is important: the more we know about your residency goals, the better we can shape a plan with you.

The number of training hours depends on the chosen art technique(s) and your goals. You will receive a fee quotation for your residency once your plan is structured and approved by you.

Assisted Production Residency

An Assisted Production Residency is for artists with technical knowledge who are focused on a specific outcome. Some large format projects or extensive work need well-equipped workshops and, often, extra production help. This residency is perfect to bring your ideas alive with all the equipment, space, and technical support you need. The fee quotation for your residency depends on the amount of assistance you request.

Planning your residency

What is included in the Aviário Studio residency?

1h per day of project discussion and/or technical assistance. Individual working space with a desk and internet access. Access to workshops and equipment according to your experience.

What is not included in the Aviário studio residency?

Materials, consumables, services, and outside services are not included. Aviário Studio team does not execute the residents’ art pieces. Extended training and technical assistance are not included.

What if I want to try new things and I need more technical help?

If you need more help than 1 hour per day of technical assistance, either because you are trying out a new technique or because you need an extra hand, you may be interested in scheduling more time with the Aviário Studio technical team.

Materials and services:

We have a limited selection of art materials available for purchase at the studio. Please check with us for stock availability and prices.

If you need specific materials to develop your project, we can advise on suppliers and shops. Due to our location, some materials depend on shipping services. To ensure you can begin work right away, plan your residency in advance: bring/ship your own materials to the Aviário Studio or order from us in advance.

Payment:

Residency fee

After applying, we will give you a fee quotation for your residency, according to your dates and needs. To book your place you will need to pay 50% of the fee. The remainder of the fee is due on your arrival for the residency.

Materials & services

Expenses for materials are payable at the end of each week.

End of the residency

Think ahead about what you want to do with the results of your residency! Carrying the works and materials back home may not be an easy solution. Shipping can be a better option. In this case, you will need to plan some time to pack the work and hire a shipping company to collect it from the studio.

We can provide this service for you. Depending on the size and complexity of the packaging, the starting cost of the service is 40€, plus the cost of the packaging materials. Additionally, we will charge 30€ to hire a shipping company for you. The cost of shipping service is covered by you.

Any work or material left behind will be added to Aviário Studio’s collection or recycled into new materials.

Please communicate with us!

Write to us in advance to propose your project, so we can organize and guarantee you the best service.

Platforms where you can find us

Aviário Studio Accommodation

You may decide to stay at Aviário Studio’s accommodations or search for accommodation on your own. If you choose to stay at Aviário Studio’s accommodation, you will be living in a shared house in the centre of Ferreira do Zêzere, 2 km from the studio. Single occupancy and shared rooms are available. The accommodation is a fully equipped house comprising a living room, kitchen, bathroom, WC, two double bedrooms, one couple bedroom, and paved outdoor area. There is free Wi-Fi at the house.

You are welcome to bring a partner who will not join the studio, paying only for their accommodation. Children and pets are not allowed. Towels and bed linens will be changed once a week. There is no maid service. You can make your bed, or not, as you wish! But please do keep a quiet and clean house environment.

Supermarkets, a fresh market, pharmacies, a post office, a skatepark, a public swimming pool and several cafes and restaurants are all within easy walking distance.

Check here for the house rules.

How to get to Ferreira do Zêzere

Travel from Lisbon or Porto to Ferreira do Zêzere is either by train (to Entroncomento or Tomar) and taxi, or bus to Ferreira do Zêzere. After you apply and confirm your residency, we will advise the best travel options to Ferreira do Zêzere.

How to get to the studio

Feel free to use the bicycles at the accommodation or share car rides to the studio and back twice a day (9 am & 6 pm). You also can enjoy a 15-minute walk to the studio!

Weekends

Fereira do Zêzere and its locality has some beautiful places to visit during weekends and public holidays. Near Ferreira do Zêzere are many trails, with beautiful landscapes, and the Castelo do Bode dam for water sports. Further afield are destinations we suggest are definitely worth visiting, with historic, cultural and traditional references, bringing you a true experience of Portugal. The village of Dornes (15 km away); Tomar (20 km away); Vila Nova da Barquina’s Park and Constância (50 km away); Coimbra (70 km away); Nazaré (90 km away); Lisbon (150 km away).