UNPACK STUDIO HAVANA ART RESIDENCY
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My time at Unpack was packed. Studio visits, artists talks, museum and gallery visits, performances, workshops, late night conversations, music and dancing, and we even squeezed in a sunrise trip to the beach. Omar and Alex have created a residency that does much more than provide space and resources to work. It was an opportunity… Continue Reading
My visit to Unpack Studio Residency in Havana was absolutely fantastic! I had the privilege of time, space, and the peace needed to accomplish what I had set myself to do away from home, and I treasured every minute! Cuba’s geopolitical circumstances and its historical references became sources of inspiration to my writing, embedding itself… Continue Reading
After following the Unpack residency from afar for years and keeping it on my bucket list, I finally found the time to attend—and it proved to be one of the best residency experiences I have ever had. The program that Alexandra Majerus, Omar Estrada, and Dannys Montes de Oca have built is nothing short of remarkable – a… Continue Reading
Unpack Studio HavanaArtist in Residency11.01. – 29.02.2024 Zu Beginn möchte ich mich beim Team von Unpack Studio Havana bedanken, das uns eine unvergesslicheund auch in künstlerisch aber auch menschlich – freundschaftlicher Hinsichtaußergewöhnliche Residency ermöglicht hat. Vor allem erwähnen möchte ich Alex, Omar, Mike,Maria, Danny, Lazaro und all die tollen Künstlerfreunde, die uns fast täglich durch… Continue Reading
Thanks to archiveThing and Unpack Studio Havana Art Residency, I was fortunate to spend three weeks in Havana in February 2024. These images and texts are some of my reflections on my time at this artist residency. Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts. the path On my first day in Havana we go… Continue Reading
Unpack Studio HavanaArtist in Residency 11.01. – 29.02.2024 Sieben Wochen war ich (gemeinsam mit Thomas Steiner, meinem Mann) im Unpack-Studio Havana. Wir wurden sehr herzlich von Omar Estrada, dem Begründer von Unpack-Studio Artprojects and Residency, empfangen. Wir fühlten uns sehr wohl in dem schönen Gebäude in Vedado (Stadtteil Havanna). Mehrere Wochen während unseres Aufenthaltes waren… Continue Reading
6 Tips for Making the Most of an Art Residency By Alina Cohen Exterior view of the MacDowell Colony’s James Baldwin Library. Photo by Ngoc Minh Ngo. Courtesy of the MacDowell Colony. Residencies can offer a temporary paradise for artists of all disciplines. For weeks or months, they provide a home away from home, without… Continue Reading
ArchiveThing & Unpack Studio are offering TWO fully funded Art / Curatorial residencies in Havana, Cuba. APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED Open to all Canadian professional artists (citizens and PRs) interested in benefitting from Unpack Studio Art Residency Program • Fully paid Round-Trip Flight • Up to 3 Weeks of Lodging & Residency Services paid. Flexible residency… Continue Reading
Cuba is my favourite country in the world, but it’s probably not for everyone. Walking central Havana can feel like living in the most beautiful movie. Mothers drying clothes shout at each other across broken balconies, like a movie set in postwar Rome. Kids play baseball in the streets, using boards and garbage for bats… Continue Reading
By Laine Cunningham My grandfather lived in an American Civil War-era hospital he’d converted into three apartments. In the early part of his life, he was a boxer until his hands gave out. For a time, he drove buses for the City of Hagerstown, Maryland. Eventually he put together enough money to buy the building… Continue Reading