Nocefresca Artist Residency

Italy

Mediums Welcome

About This Residency

Nocefresca is the first active and permanent artistic residency program in Sardinia. It is a house that welcomes artists and creative professionals from all over the world to the rural villages of Sardinia for research and creative experimentation, involving both participants and local communities in a cultural exchange experience. By inviting a limited number of artists in areas far from the tourist coasts, Nocefresca creates a sustainable experience able to contribute to the territory and support it in the periods when it experiences less tourist flow and it is therefore the most authentic and beautiful.

Experience & Atmosphere

The residency is primarily self-directed and, as an artist, you are expected to be self-sufficient in your practice. However, Nocefresca organises some activities to help you fuel your artistic process: – Presentation of each one’s practice to the group – Individual and group meetings with the guest curator for assistance and feedback – Opportunity to propose and participate in site-specific projects, talks and workshops – Final open-studio event, open to the public – A walk and a trip to discover town and the surrounding area through the eyes of a local – Other outdoor excursions and explorations, screening of films, visiting artists and social activities with the local community are extra activities that can happen spontaneously during the residency and can be facilitated by our team.

Mission & Goals

Our objective is for artists to focus on their projects while experiencing the inspiring environment of Sardinia island, Italy, rich in nature, history and culture. At Nocefresca, artists are free to develop their own projects without any restriction regarding topic or outcome. As a curatorial choice, every year we pick a theme upon which we establish our plan of activities. On one hand, this helps us share with the artists and the public a coherent one-year-long experience; on the other, it allows us to create an inspiring and harmonious program of activities. The topics focus always on the relationship among humans, nature and future and intertwine both local and universal interests, such as botany, agriculture, food, landscape, community, sustainability, history, anthropology, culture and more.