Verpėjos (The Spinners) is inviting creators from different fields to an artistic residency in the Varėna area (South Lithuania) from July to October 2022.
Verpėjos’ residency is designed to focus on the slow process of artistic research and the long-term value for the participating creators and audience. At the end of the residency, artists are not expected to have completed their art projects, but rather to have gained experiences, communities, and discoveries that will help them in their further creative work.
In close communion with animals and nature, creators are invited to rethink the relationship between contemporary humans and the environment in the epoch of the Anthropocene.
Artists will be encouraged to commune not only with the villagers, animals, and plants around them but also with other artists in residence. The daily life and routines of the two artists living together will call for new forms of artistic inquiry and dialogues, which will be reflected in the project’s planned publication and exhibition.
The artists will reside in one of the farmhouses in the village of Kabeliai. It is a Lithuanian traditional small cabin with a courtyard, garden, and various outbuildings. The artists will take turns to be the rotating hosts of the homestead, living by two for a month at a time. They are offered an authentic rural experience and the opportunity to work closely with the local people and neighbours.
Residencies last for 1 month and take place over the period from 1 July to 30 October 2022. Each participant will receive a grant of EUR 500, covering the cost of working materials and travel expenses (up to EUR 200).
