skopelos foundation for the arts 2025 residency

The Skopelos Foundation for the Arts offers residencies for a period of three weeks for ceramists, mixed media artists, painters, printmakers (with the exception of etchers), and sculptors from April through October. The mission of the Foundation is to promote the visual arts and education in the arts through cultural exchanges. The studio space is a sanctuary for artists to explore, reflect and dialogue within the unique community created by each cohort of resident artists - informed and inspired by the flora, fauna and citizens of Skopelos.

Applications open February 29, 2024!

Supplies Available:

*Ceramists - We do not support high-fire ceramics.

• 4 Shimpo wheels
• Medium and small sized Skutt kiln
• Engobes in various colors
• Clear and matt glazes.
• Some powdered glazes.
• Teracotta clay with little grog and a white clay with and without grog. All low-fire.
• Most tools a ceramist or scuptor would need.

*The ceramics studio is not equipped to support production pottery. Certainly, the skills to make a series of identical works can be an important part of the exploration process for ceramists and the Foundation celebrates the development of new skills. If a ceramist’s goal is to refine a particular form they are encouraged to do so, but there is an expectation that only the best results will be fired. Production work is considered more than eight identical forms. You will be charged an extra firing fee per batch of work, if you exceed these standards.

Printmakers (We are not accepting etchers at this time. You can apply for monoprints, woodblocks or linocuts):

• Charbonnel oil inks in various colors.
• Some water-based ink.
• Rollers
• Fabriano paper, 285 gr weight for 5 euros per sheet.
• Various mediums, plate oils, etc.
• Plexiglass in various sizes.

Painting:

• Cleaning agents.
• Mixing mediums.
• Some acrylic and oil paints.

If you have questions about supplies, please contact us for further information. Keep in mind, flexibility is the key to an incredible experience!

Transporting Work Home:

Artists need to consider how they will transport their work home upon completion of the residency. There is a local post office on the island. Work may be shipped home, but artists should budget for the expenditure.