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Artist Residency: Mount Pentelicus, Athens

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What to Expect

The Women’s Photo Festival Artist Residency Program provides dedicated time and space for artists and photographers to slow down, focus deeply on their practice, reflect, and develop their work within a supportive environment and uninterrupted creative time.

The festival will offer (4) residencies per year, selected through two open calls, dividing the year into two residency periods.
❋ What We Expect From Residents

Residents are expected to:

  • Actively engage with their artistic practice during the residency

  • Respect the residency space and local environment

  • Credit the Women’s Photo Festival and residency program when presenting work produced during the residency

  • Participate (when possible) in at least one public-facing activity (artist talk, online presentation, or documentation sharing)

Community engagement is encouraged but not mandatory

❋ Eligibility

This open call is open to:

  • Women photographers and visual artists working with photography

  • Emerging and mid-career artists

  • International and local applicants

  • Artists working in documentary, fine art, conceptual, experimental, or mixed-media photographic practices

Applicants must be able to work independently and manage their own production process..

❋ Important days

  • Submission period: 1 - 30 April 2026

  • Notification of Selected Artists: May 30, 2026

  • Residency Periods: June - October 2026

  • Residencies will take place at different times throughout the year and will not overlap. Each selected photographer may choose a residency period lasting between 15 and 21 days, as well as propose their preferred dates in the application. 

❋ Selection CriteriA

Applications will be evaluated based on:

  • Artistic quality and originality

  • Conceptual clarity of the proposed project or practice

  • Relevance to photography and visual storytelling

  • Feasibility within the residency timeframe

  • Motivation and interest in working within the Penteli / Athens context

❋ Application Requirements

Applicants must submit:

  • A short artist statement / biography (max 300 words)

  • Project proposal or artistic intention for the residency (max 500 words)

  • Portfolio (10–20 images) or link to online work

  • Preferred residency duration (15–21 days) and proposed time period

  • Contact information

❋ Residency Activities & Creative Opportunities

During this residency, the selected photographers are invited to develop new projects or continue existing work in a supportive and flexible environment.

Artists may choose to:

  • Develop new photographic projects inspired by Mount Penteli and its surrounding landscapes and communities

  • Work on Athens-related photographic projects, benefiting from easy access to the city

  • Focus on individual artistic practice, including research, conceptual development, editing, sequencing, writing, archiving, and portfolio development

The residency is located in an idyllic natural setting on Mount Pendeli in Athens, offering a calm and focused working environment, while remaining well connected to Athens city center via public bus transportation.

❋ Accommodation & Facilities

The selected photographers will be hosted for a period between 15 - 21 days in a private 50 sqm fully equipped apartment, providing a comfortable living and working space.

The residency includes:

  • Fully equipped kitchen facilities

  • Private workspace suitable for editing and project development

  • Access to a small printer for proofing and editing support

The residency is designed to support both creative production and artistic well-being, combining quiet nature surroundings with access to urban cultural life.

❋ CREATIVE SUPPORT

  • Informal mentoring sessions by our curators - jury

  • Artist talks or studio visits

  • Optional presentation at the festival website - online showcase of portfolio

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