The Residency
Nodar Artist Residency Center is situated in the rural community of Nodar, a small village in the center of Portugal, located aproximately 150 km from Oporto and 350 km from Lisbon.
The artist residencies are organized and produced in cooperation between Binaural and Associação Cultural de Nodar, a communitarian and cultural organization of the village of Nodar.
The organization strongly encourage the artists-in-residency to present projects that can establish interaction with the place, its inhabitants, geographic space and memory.
Disciplines and media:
Sound art, improvised music, contemporary composition, video art, performance, multimedia installation, etc.
Season:
March through November each year.
Type and size of studios:
Main Studio (Living Room): 5m x 7m equipped with sound and video devices. A dial up Internet connection is provided to be shared by the artists. A TV with the major international channels is available.
Basement: 4m x 4m for work with installations, sculptures, painting, etc.
Little Studio: 3m x 2m (Upstairs next to the bedrooms). In this space, earphones are mandatory when working with sound.
Accommodations:
3 guest rooms in the Main House with 1 double bed each.
2 guest rooms in a 19th century rural house with 1 double bed and 2 individual beds respectively.
Category of comfort:
- Main House: Rustic living with modern comfort.
- 19th Century Rural House: Rustic living with basic comfort.
All guest rooms have beds with comfortable mattresses; bedding, sheets and towels are provided.
All spaces are equipped with electrical heaters.
3 toilet and shower facilities are located in the Main House Building: hot and cold running water, flush toilet.
Other information:
Meals are prepared by the organization mainly from local organic ingredients (vegetable, eggs, meat, river fish). Vegetarian meals can be arranged but bear in mind that cow and goat meat play an important role in the local gastronomy.
Meals are served outdoors when weather permits or in the Main House dining room. Breakfast is served between 9 and 10 a.m., lunch between 1 and 2 p.m. and dinner between 8 and 9 p.m.
Nogs is a smoke-free environment. No smoking is allowed in the buildings.
Street shoes are not allowed in the Main House.
A basic pharmacy kit is available in the Main House. There is a pharmacy and a doctor in the next village (3 km away from Nodar).
Day trips can be arranged to the region’s spots of interest (neighbour typical villages, mountains of Montemuro and Arada, river Paiva, etc.) or to the next village if there is the need to buy any products from the local general shop. Depending on the artistic projects, other visits can be organized aswell.
Artists should be aware that there isn’t much distraction in the way of bars, restaurants, or cinemas in the area.
If the weather permits, swimming is possible in the river close to Nodar (at a walking distance from the residency). This river (Paiva) is considered one of the less polluted in Europe.
Expenses paid by artists:
Artists will only have to pay their trip to/from Nodar. Nevertheless, the organization always tries to get some aid from the local embassies or local delegations of cultural institutes of the artists’ countries. We also encourage artists to contact the relevant cultural entities at their countries to get financial support for their trips.
Artists will be provided with housing, audio and video equipment, food and a social space for the artists-in-residence to network with other artists and local publics. Other trips to local spots of interest or to the performance spaces are also supported by the organization.
Presentation of artists’ work:
We encourage all artists to share the result of their residency / international collaboration through an open rehearsal, studio performance, talk or exhibition at the Center for local audiences.
Additional performances / exhibitions can be arranged in the neighbour cities of Viseu and S. Pedro do Sul and also Lisbon and Oporto. The artists should inform the organization in advance in order to prepare these events.