Open Call: Visual / Mixed-Media Artist in Residence Galicia, Spain
Type
Residency
Category
Installation, Mixed Media, Video
Status
Open for Applications
Deadline
July 5, 2026
Application Fee
Free
Host
O Castro Art Village
Location
Madrid, Spain
The walls are still standing. The roofs are mostly gone. The forest is moving in.
O Castro Art Village is an abandoned rural settlement in the Ribeira Sacra, Galicia. Eight traditional stone houses in ruin, two hectares of forest, a landscape dense with memory and biological life.
We are inviting one visual or mixed-media artist, with a particular interest in video or expanded image practices to spend 30 days here during October 2026 and develop a permanent installation integrated into the ruins or the landscape.
October in the Ribeira Sacra: the vines turn red across the terraced hillsides, the chestnuts fall, the light becomes horizontal by mid-afternoon. It is the season when growth and decay are equally present, and equally available as material.
The work should be durably installed and designed to remain in place. We strongly encourage the use of reclaimed and native materials.
You will work in close dialogue with a sound artist and architect in residence, mentored by filmmaker Davoud Gerami, and live in a climate-controlled geodesic dome with a full bathroom surrounded by forest.
Eligibility:
- Legal resident of a Creative Europe country other than Spain.
- Full 30-day availability required.
Support:
- Travel allowance €400 (€800 over 5,000 km)
- Daily allowance €30/day
- Accommodation on site
- Mentorship
→ Full open call, details and application: https://ocastroartvillage.com/open-call-visual-artist-residency-o-castro-art-village/
O Castro Art Village is an abandoned rural settlement in the Ribeira Sacra, Galicia. Eight traditional stone houses in ruin, two hectares of forest, a landscape dense with memory and biological life.
We are inviting one visual or mixed-media artist, with a particular interest in video or expanded image practices to spend 30 days here during October 2026 and develop a permanent installation integrated into the ruins or the landscape.
October in the Ribeira Sacra: the vines turn red across the terraced hillsides, the chestnuts fall, the light becomes horizontal by mid-afternoon. It is the season when growth and decay are equally present, and equally available as material.
The work should be durably installed and designed to remain in place. We strongly encourage the use of reclaimed and native materials.
You will work in close dialogue with a sound artist and architect in residence, mentored by filmmaker Davoud Gerami, and live in a climate-controlled geodesic dome with a full bathroom surrounded by forest.
Eligibility:
- Legal resident of a Creative Europe country other than Spain.
- Full 30-day availability required.
Support:
- Travel allowance €400 (€800 over 5,000 km)
- Daily allowance €30/day
- Accommodation on site
- Mentorship
→ Full open call, details and application: https://ocastroartvillage.com/open-call-visual-artist-residency-o-castro-art-village/