Creative Residency

Our creative residency brings together artists and makers from different backgrounds and practices. Visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, dancers, writers, designers. People who work with their hands, their bodies, their voices, their attention. Each autumn, we gather in Mallorca, an island shaped by a history of artistic retreat and traditional crafts. The landscape is not a backdrop but an active presence, shaping how we work, relate, and spend time together. The residency is conceived as a space for shared living and making, where collaboration emerges through proximity, conversation, and daily rhythms.

sketching time

Villa Capri unfolds through two residency formats.

The self led residency is designed for individual focus within a shared environment. A small group of three to six participants lives together without a fixed program. Days are self directed. Time is left open for work, reflection, wandering, and rest. The absence of structure allows each practice to deepen at its own pace, shaped by the space and by quiet exchanges with others.

The collective residency is a ten day shared experience with up to seven artists. It centers around a common theme or medium explored together through hands on practice, discussion, and simple collective rituals. Shared meals, walks, and moments of making form the structure of the days. The focus is on process rather than outcome, on learning from one another, and on testing new ways of working and being together.

The intention of this residency is to co-create a new narrative of ourselves and the way we relate to our natural environment. By immersing ourselves in nature and surrendering to it, we heal from the hectic buzz of the city and let go of old habits, to reconnect to oneself and each other.

We challenge the rules of this time we live in, by bringing back values that have been diluted over time or lost in the rush of our hyperconnected society. We aim to put our soul and love into what we do, embracing art in our lifestyle, as something constantly present in our daily routines.

bathing

In our residency we foster new ways to relate, exchanging knowledge and skills as a way to empower and inspire one another. We propose an open dynamic structure instead of a pre-planned program: the artists-in-residence will come together to design the experience of the residency together, allowing them to shape the program according to their own needs and interests.

A day at the residency:

For instance, we will start each day with a morning movement workshop proposed by one of the artists, followed by a check in to structure our day and organize the daily tasks. We will continue by going on a silent walk, to find our balance in a natural surrounding and creating an intentional installation sur-place or an improvised group singing session, to get our creative juices flowing. We will be coming back to the residency for some personal time, to come back to ourselves and focus on our individual practices or needs, or visit the local artist’s studios for inspiration.The afternoon program will include a creative workshop using materials that we have sourced during the day, such as dying fabric with the vegetable remains of our meals, or creating mobile sculptures using the wood collected on our walks. We will end the day with a film projection or a jam session.

Past Workshops Contents (Collective Residencies)

Tramuntana hike and herb foraging

Collective poetry / songwriting

Zero waste & sustainability strategies

Creative Cooking

Traditional / Modern Basket weaving

Deep Listening Sessions

Expressive Movement / Dance

Improvised Group Singing

Fabric dying with Natural ingredients

Live Sketching

and many more...

For the closing of the collective residency, we will present the outcome in an event that will include an exhibition where the works created will be displayed, workshops and talks with the artists and a culinary experience with live performances, including music concerts, inmersive theater and dance acts.

This event will be open to the local public. We aim to get the local scene involved, so that we make it possible to create long lasting connections that will nourish both sides and create a sense of community beyond the residency settings. In addition, we intend to generate an international network that will open a dialogue for new collaborations and connections for cultural initiatives to flourish and help the artists sustain through their practice.

(Poster of our first gathering)

With sustainability in our core, we care to minimize our environmental impact. We source materials locally and are encourage responsible consumption avoiding the use of plastic and finding ways to reduce waste by turning it into resources and impulsing regenerative practices.

Location:
The residency takes place in an 18th-century traditional Mallorcan farmhouse, nestled within the quiet countryside, with horse and sheep in the neighboring properties. It is situated in Vilafranca de Bonany, far from the bustling city.

Residents are encouraged to participate actively with a daily shift of 1 hour to contribute in the house and garden tasks, which include cooking, cleaning, gardening, collecting wood as well as helping the project grow by creating content and working on the communication strategy... Additionally, residents will leave behind one of their artworks developed during their stay.