Archival Residency Program

❊ Archival Bootcamp 2027 · 4th Edition · International Artistic Residency in the Valencian Countryside (Spain)

❊ **About the opportunity
**Archival Bootcamp is a six-day international residency for practitioners working critically with archives. Hosted in a historic mill, we use the idea of a bootcamp as a short, immersive experience to practice alternative ways of doing, in community and in nature. Rather than aiming for a final outcome, the residency focuses on fostering autonomy in creative processes and developing practical and artistic strategies for working with archives, within an international network of practitioners.

By “archival project” we mean any collection of images, writings, films, sounds, objects or memories that we engage with in embodied, critical and collective ways.

❊ **Program
**Each day combines individual and collective work:
→ Morning focus lectures on archives, critical memory and artistic practice
→ Pedagogical offerings: workshops led by the residents themselves
→ Afternoon mutual nurturing sessions (crianza mutua): peer-to-peer feedback on each other’s projects
→ Self-guided time to work on your project, rest or enjoy the surroundings
→ Evening film screenings, walks and communal dinners, plus a guided walk to a nearby natural pool
→ Access to our Nomadic Library and the Archival Bootcamp Workbook

❊ **Dates
**→ Residency Period: August 3 – September 7, 2027 (choose your dates)
→ Cohorts of up to 15 residents

❊ **Eligibility
**Curators, researchers, archivists, librarians, writers, educators, artists and cultural practitioners, individually or as collectives, with an archival project in any discipline and at any stage, beyond academic frameworks. No previous experience is required. The residency is held in English; our team also speaks Spanish and Valencian.

❊ **Selection
**Projects are selected according to resonance, balance and the group as a whole. Rather than quantitative parameters such as exhibitions, grants or academic merits, we prioritize plurality of experiences and projects, and a learning community that can accompany, respect and grow together.

❊ **Scholarship
**One Community Archive Caretakers Scholarship is available for members of nonprofit organizations or grassroots collectives caring for community archives. It covers the full residency fee on a shared room with bunk beds basis (€950), including accommodation, meals and programming; travel is not included. Priority is given to practitioners from the Global South. Apply through the scholarship section of the application form.

❊ **How to apply
**Complete the application form at archivalbootcamp.com/apply

❊ Deadline: November 30, 2026 (AoE)
❊ Results (open call and scholarship): January 18, 2027

❊ Contact: hola@archivalbootcamp.com