New Fourth Bedroom
Over last winter, we transformed an old storage room into a sweet, cosy bedroom for our residents, meaning that we can now host four residents at a time in the main building, plus two in Faire Deux, our self-contained apartment. Our first resident to christen the room...
The Awarded Residency Fellowships 2024
STUDIO FAIRE RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIPS 2024 The Studio Faire Residency Fellowships provide accommodation and practical support to two separate creative practitioners for a 2-week period in 2025. The fellowships were funded by generous donations from supporters of Studio...
‘Room’ by Dancer-in-Residence, Rob Kitsos
Dancer, dance instructor, performing artist and choreographer ... creativity exudes from every pore of Rob Kitsos! Rob's current interest is in Moving Matter, developing a choreographic project by exploring specific materials and spaces in-depth to inspire short film,...
Featured in Poets & Writers Magazine
How fabulous for Studio Faire to be selected for a feature about the six best Writers Retreats in the March/April edition of Poets & Writers Magazine! Here's a wee taster below, but to read the full article you can buy this issue here. DREAM BIG, TRAVEL FAR...
Apply Now for a Residency Fellowship
2024 DEADLINE NOW PASSED The Studio Faire Residency Fellowships will provide accommodation and practical support to four creative practitioners for a 2-week period in either 2025 or 2026. We are now accepting applications for two of these Residency Fellowships. WHO?...
Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction
We are excited to tell you that Studio Faire is partnering with Madrid’s Desperate Literature bookshop as part of their fantastic Prize for innovative and “boundary-pushing” Short Fiction.ABOUT THE PRIZE: The aim of the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize is both...
We Need Your Help!
We have just launched a fundraising campaign at Indiegogo...Our mission is twofold. Firstly, we’d love to offer Studio Faire Residency Fellowships to creatives with a low income, who desperately need the time to focus on a project without too much financial input....
One of the world’s top 25 places for art lovers to stay!
What a day! The Times have listed Studio Faire as one of the best places for art lovers to stay! “If you need to get away from normal life and sink some time into your own work, this handsome, green-shuttered villa in the Gascon town of Nérac should be on your radar…”...
‘Gardening Work’ by Bing Chen
During her three week residency at Studio Faire this April, Bing developed multiple site specific works in our park, using only materials that she found there. She called this collection 'Gardening Work'. Bing started her creative career as a ceramic sculptor in...
Looking back over our 2022 residencies
Looking back over a joyful and busy year of residencies in 2022, we are feeling proud of what we have achieved to date. We have supported 94 creatives, from diverse backgrounds and locations, allowing them the time, space and pace to develop their work, through focus,...