At the residency we provide you with diverse selection of working tools, musical instruments and leisure equipment which includes:
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Two sewing machines.
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Two guitars (electrical and acoustic), an amplifier, semi-professional synthesizer, tarambuka, harmonicas.
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Easels, different pliers, screw-drivers (including electrical), electrical saws, hammers, electrical sandpapers, drilling machines suitable for wood and metal, paint job tools.
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Inflatable pool suitable for the hottest months (usually between June and the first half of September).
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Imprpovised outdoors fire place.
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Air guns and a small cross-bow.
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Vinyl records player.
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Two bikes.
We accommodate a maximum of three to four artists at the same time who can choose to work in one of the follwing studios:
The bigger studio (40m2) is a renovated barn with two independent entrances. When required, it is separated in two by a fence and it becomes a shared studio for two artists. It is located in a nice oldschool backyard with a lot of free space and a big walnut tree in the middle. You can choose to work inside or outside of the studio or you can just do both. Perfect for painting, light sculpture, installations.
The second studio (20m2) is a renovated garage. Cosy low ceiling space with dim daily light in its inside and good light next to the big window. Suitable for small and middle scale installations, drawings, paitning, photography, literature, music. Its roof is easily reachable and one can adapt it as a higher view point open air studio.
The residency is spread around a total area of 2200m2 and it has two houses - next to each other, with separate entrances, separate kitchens, bathrooms and living rooms. The ground floor house is where we and our staff lives - the stairs level house is entirely for the artists. It consists of three separate bedrooms (around 15m2 each), a shared living room with basic kitchen and a bathroom with a laundry machine. Next to the stairs level house, looking at the frontyard, is the second studio while in the backyard there's the first studio. There are a total of 5 beds and we invite a maximum of three to four artists to live and work at the same time. The residency is suitable for artistic duos. Good internet connection is available.
Front yard and backyard: the front yard with a garden of grapes and flowers and the huge backyard covered with grass could be used by the artists according to their needs.
The team: a dedicated part of the team are Rado's parents. Lovely people who're looking after all residents as if they are their own children. Through them you will experience the hospitality of the local culture in its purest form.