About the Open Call

Located in Antigua Guatemala, our residency hosts and collaborates with international & local creatives across all fields to support research, creation and connection surrounding creative work, process and purpose. Our residency program is focused on your creative practice and all the ways it can manifest. Residents work independently on proposed project or research. Residents are also encouraged to do nothing, to rest, to not work. To read one book slowly. Or go into town everyday and explore. You may design this residency however you wish. Program Details: Each resident creates their own daily work schedule depending on their project and work/research methods. Residents are given the option to teach a workshop or give an artist talk to the local community. We host 1 to 3 artists at the same time and our staff and residents meet weekly for discussions. We assist with project development and research as much as possible to create a platform of support, conversation, reflection, and accessibility. That said, all needs and desires are not always possible to access and the primary work does lie in the hands of resident themselves. Applicants are encouraged to consider how their work or research will interact with Guatemala and it’s vast history, and to reflect on their role and responsibility as a maker learning and creating in a new country.

What is Offered

Two-week Independent Residencies include: Initial call one month prior to residency, Housing at La Casita with private room, amenities and WIFI, Desk and wall space, Breakfast pantry, Assistance with research development, local introductions and navigation of the area, Weekly resident meeting to share work, engage in conversation and learn from each other, Opportunity to share your process with the community via artist lecture or workshop, Guatemala City Airport pick-up and transportation upon arrival & departure ~ only for residency dates.

Requirements

Residents work independently on proposed project or research. Applicants are encouraged to consider how their work or research will interact with Guatemala and its vast history, and to reflect on their role and responsibility as a maker learning and creating in a new country.

How to Apply

Applications open at various times throughout the year for specific residency periods in 2026. Applicants should apply via the provided online form: https://forms.gle/y51coucesEKVSbRt8