Colombia

ArteSumapaz is a non-profit arts and culture nonprofit organization located on a magical piece of terrain in the Andean mountains, about four hours outside Bogotá. The artist residency program (AIR) is designed for visual artists, musicians, writers, architects, clay artists, performers, and other makers. It is a self-directed residency, where artists have full access to studio spaces of all kinds (visual art, music, movement, writing, etc.) throughout the vast and beautiful campus that includes a natural park in process of about 230 acres. Artists are given the space, freedom, and encouragement to explore and experiment with their work.

All the participants in ArteSumapaz are Artists in residence, with that said the volunteer program looks to open a more affordable payment method. The volunteer tasks can vary depending on the needs of the residency at the moment, but the main working areas are kitchen cleaning, library management, composting, recycling, and general maintenance (in the main house, the studios, and the natural park). The agreement of half volunteer request 12 hours of work per week. The artist residency program (AIR) is designed for visual artists, musicians, writers, architects, clay artists, performers, and other makers.