TheThe residencyresidency takestakes placeplace inin Radhima,Radhima, Vlora.Vlora. A small village at the tip of the AlbanianAlbanian RivieraRiviera which is crowded with tourists during summertime and in a slow pace of life during the rest of the year.
The Off Season Artist Residency encourages artists to research these stories, and facilitates the communication between the international artists and the local context. Research trips will be organised in different locations in Radhima and its surroundings, including SazanSazan Island.Island.
The stories of the locals and of the places that surround Radhima, both recent and ancient histories, become visible once the loud voice of tourism marketing is turned off.
HotelHotel PicassoPicasso -- Radhimë,Radhimë, a boutique hotel with a focus on art, is the host of the residency.
As the project takes place off season, the hotel will be availableavailable exclusivelyexclusively toto residencyresidency participants,participants, artists, curators and organisers, effectively transforming the hotel into a cultural space, a meeting point of ideas, where the support for the artists’ research activities is coordinated and organised.
