2010 Artists in Residency
fees from 15 March to 1 November
Besides the 25 August - 8 September Session, you can also come to Villa Flora for a stay and work in a stimulating environment.
Painting studio at Villa Flora
The residencies at Villa Flora are available for all disciplines of art
and welcome visual artists, writers, poets, theatre groups, dancers, musicians, critics, curators, designers, architects...
Artist's Residence:
Minimum stay is 1 week.
- Single occupancy in private Bedroom, Full Traditional Gourmet Slovenian Breakfast, daily unrestricted Studio access.
€252 per week, €40 per each extra night.
- Shared Residence (ideal for friends, partners, collaborators, etc.): shared occupancy in private Bedroom, Full Traditional Gourmet Slovenian Breakfast, daily unrestricted Studio access for 2 people sharing.
€189 per person per week, €30 per person per each extra night.
SPECIAL DEALS:
2-Week Special 15% off
Monthly Special 20% off
Our Residencies
Sunshine, colors and flavours of the Precoastal Slovenian Wine Country-side will make you froget all the stress and interruptions of urban living. Villa Flora will provide you with the space, facilities and uninterrupted quiet time to concentrate on your creative work. Restoring your body and mind, you will be able to find a whole new inspiration..
Room at Villa Flora
Facilities
Villa Flora was built in year 1820 as a family residency. Built of nothing but stone and wood. We preserved everything in order to provide our guests with what is a most healty life style. Recently restored the villa to its former beauty and we as well equipped it with all the necessary for the today's comforts of the country living Italian style. At Villa Flora you will be able not only to work as an artist, but also to live like one.
* An exquisitely appointed private bedroom in the original 1820 Villa Flora building and use of its main fully refurbished bathroom. The Villa's spacious, guest rooms are decorated with antique Slovenian furniture and features (as Art Deco, Jugendstil, Vienna Secession, Alt Deutsch, Neo Baroque and Biedermeier.) And lots of art.
* Dinning room with a fireplace.
* Garden with lush vegetation
Two big art studios available. One for painters (6 x 8 m) with the windows to the garden and second one (8 x 8 m) facing the street suitable for theatre groups, dancers, musicians. Both studios have high cellings, ancient wooden oak floors and big windows.
Also included:
Towel change every 3 days
Local area info pack
Hairdryer
Extra Pillows and Covers
* Unrestricted access to our in-house Studio. Just crossing the court-yard. Our studio is 48 sqm in size and equipped with basic working facilities during day light hours. Visiting artists are responsible for providing their own tools and materials. Please note that due to the historical sensitivity of the building, studios are not equipped to deal with heavy materials, dangerous and/or hazardous processes or toxic chemicals/ materials.
* Slovenians take their food seriously, and we take particular pride in our home made Full Traditional Slovenian Gourmet Breakfast which we are confident will be a highlight of your Slovenian experience. Cooked in-house every morning and served in the dinning room or on the panoramic terrace, our menus are made up of locally sourced, seasonal produce - organic whenever possible and home-made marmelades and jams. We will also provide you with a variety of local honeys. Menus are developed to be nutritionally balanced and are varied regularly to ensure an interesting food experience every time. Vegetarian options are available and we are happy to cater for any particular food requirement and/or intolerances. Please let us know at the time of booking. Our breakfast will not always be available. Please, state in your e-mail, that you wish to have a breakfast.
* A supportive, multilingual managing host with years' professional experience in the arts & tourism at hand to ensure you make the most of your Residency experience.
Additional services are available at a small extra cost:
Landscape Painting & Creativity Workshops on site
Internet
Wine tastings at local wineries
Transfers with a private chauffeur
Cold drinks & snacks
Villa Flora is a sensitive
heritage environment containing fragile items of cultural significance.
As such we regret that it cannot accommodate young children or pets.
You can only have an exhibition if you are one of our 12 selected artists. Artists
are selected upon merit. Exhibition space is granted to them for a period of
6 days. Artists do have to participate at some organizational costs. You can
apply as an individual or as a group.
See detailes:
Our package consists of
- 250 Euros for organizational costs. The exhibitions are organized on highly professional level. We will send your press release to all daily Slovenian newspapers, TVs, radios, news web sites. Of course depending on quality of your work and how interesting exhibition you will present, artists can expect at least 1 article published. We will as well archive the exhibition on our web site as well as make a short YouTube video about your exhibition & opening. Other costs included are: sending invitations to collectors, art lovers from our multi hundred e-mail list. Wine and food for the opening reception. Coordination.
- 250 Euros for residency costs. You receive a single room with a shared bathroom for 7 nights at Villa Flora. Double room is from 340 Euros per 7 days. (that is if you come with a friend or more friends – or if you apply for a group exhibition).
Not included:
- Gallery sitting. (but can be arranged for 30 Euros per day).
- Translation of your press release into Slovenian (short texts can be translated
from 30 Euros for a short & sweet size of a press release).
- Your travel costs to Villa Flora.
- Shipping & insurances of your work.
Size of the exhibition space: 2 walls 6 m long. More paintings can be put on 6 easels available in the gallery.
Spots available for 2010: 12
For exhibition dates:
JUNE 2010:
4 – 10 June
25 June – 1 July
JULY 2010:
2 – 8 July
9 – 15 July
16 – 22 July
AUGUST 2010:
6 – 12 August
13 – 19 August
20 – 26 August
SEPTEMBER 2010:
3 – 9 September
10 – 16 September
17 – 23 September
24 – 30 September
All our openings are on Friday evening. Exhibitions are opened daily from 10.30
until 12.00. From 1 pm until 6 pm.
Application procedure:
You can apply by e-mailing us photos of the works you want to exhibit together
with your CV and press release.
If you receive a positive answer from us, you will be asked to complete your
submission by sending your 500 Euros entry fee (for 1 week residency + organizational
costs of your exhibition). You will get a reply email with instructions from
us as to how to pay. Methods of payment: by electronic bank transfer, Pay Pal,
Western Union. Please note, your entry fee is not refundable.
If you want to stay longer than 1 week, it is also possible, depending on room availability.
Landscape Painting & Creativity Art Workshops
Are organized & hold at Villa Flora by the owner - painter Tjaša Iris.
DATES:
2 May – 9 May 2010
3 June – 11 June 2010
3 July – 10 July 2010
2 August – 9 August 2010
15 Sept. – 22 Sept. 2010
SUITABLE:
- For business people, corporative, investors, entrepreneurs, business owners.
- For art collectors and investors.
- For scientists.
- For those of you who are in Education.
- For artists, painters of all ages and levels.
- For art lovers.
ABOUT:
This workshop is going to open your eyes on art. It will make you discover your own creativity from the visual point of view. You will learn a lot about painting. Tjaša will work with you in order that you develop your own personal style. It is as well an art appreciation course. A cultural and gourmet tour. You will get to know a lot about the country that you will be visiting. About its art & history. Enjoy their best wines & cuisine. It will be about pleasurable painting. Plein air landscape painting. Four hours of painting per day and one hour of an evening slide lecture - art appreciation course. We will analyze many paintings. It will be about relaxing and learning while having fun. Many museum & cultural sites visits. And more...
see more information:
www.PleasurablePaintinginEurope.com
Testimonial + link with photos
letter & link with photos from Mary Melilli
Folks
Greetings. Below is a link to photos from my recent trip to Slovenia where I
participated in the Villa Flora Artist-in-Residence program.
Castle Rihemberk by Mary Melilli
The rural Slovenian countryside is beautiful with warm weather and fresh fruit
falling from the trees. Many families make their own wine and cheese. The hills
and valleys are dotted with medieval mediterranean villages and organic farms.
There were shooting stars almost every night and occasional rain showers with
thunder and lightening. Tractor and foot paths make walking off the paved roads
a peaceful and inspiring experience. For thrill seekers, the main roads offer
narrow passages and hairpin turns. The Adriatic Sea is calm and great for swimming.
Regional museums, galleries, and performing arts centers are situated in historic
districts and cultural hubs.
The theme at this year's artists colony, coordinated by native, Tjasa Iris,
was: Three Artists from Three Continents. Diek Grobler, the third artist,
is South African. Using different mediums and approaches, we each created a
body of work in an ideal studio environment with focussed energies and ample
opportunities to interact with the Slovenian locals, press, and arts organizations.
http://picasaweb.google.com/marymelilli
Mary Melilli, U.S.A.
Photos by Mary Melilli