traveling residency 2024

Well, our idea of a traveling residency combines the two best things in the world - printing and travelling!

So, over the course of two weeks, we’re going on a 6-day road trip around our beautiful, gorgeous Bulgaria. We will visit mountains, hot springs, old villages and towns, rivers and caves. We will take you camping, hiking, and bathing in the sun and in the wild springs and rivers. We will head to some of the high-mountain lakes with crystal water, surrounded by magnificent peaks. We will go hunting for that type of sunsets that can only be seen from the top of the mountain.

The road trip will end at Nopoint with an 8-day intense printing session when everyone will develop their silkscreen or risograph project.

It is an adventure that we came up with after our long road trip in Europe while working on our Risonate project. During the Risonate road trip, we realized that printing and working with other artists, while also having the time to drive around and explore was a valuable experience. Because it gave us the time to discuss, dream, evaluate, and imagine what we wanted to do without the constant urge to create at the exact moment.

So this year, we invite 3 artists to join us on a much shorter road trip around Bulgaria to get lost in nature and allow our minds to ease. To get to know ourselves better and get to know new people for the short time that we will share.

And at the end of the road trip, printing will begin.

SO, HOW EXACTLY IT WILL GO?

We could separate the Traveling Residency into two parts: a traveling part and a printing part.

They will happen in that same order, with traveling beginning on 16 September from Sofia, our capital city. All artists are expected to be there at a given time and place, where we will meet up, pick you up with our van, and head to the mountains.

NB!: It is very important to keep in mind that there is no possibility of postponing the departure, so participants need to make sure to be in Sofia at least a day earlier. We are not going to hold the responsibility if, for any reason, anyone cannot make it to Sofia on 16 September.

After 7 days of Traveling, we will end up at Nopoint to work and share some time creating in the studio. The Residency ends on 30 September, when everyone will head home or maybe to a new adventure.