Last Call : Spring BOOK project September, October or December 2026

The minimal duration is 1 month, with possibility to add extra weeks, depending on the project, specially for artists and authors wanting to combine art production/creation and a book project. Residency should start and end within the spring season. 2 last places left : 1 in September and 1 in December.

The We-Che Artist Residency can host a maximum of 3 (up to 4) artists simultaneously. All residents will stay in private confortable accommodations with a private bathroom and a private desk for those moments when you need to dive in and stay focus with minimum distraction.

All creators related to books are welcome, including writers and poets, storytellers, photographers, paper artists and practitioners of small format 2D techniques (illustration, botanical drawings, eco-print, collage and cutting, watercolor, sketching), graphic novel reporter, travel writers, naturalist… who wish to carry out a book project. Our partial mentorship will fit to needs as it is designed to support artists and writers in developing a publishing project.

The program broadly supports all projects moving toward a book format, from handcrafted art books, poetry, and novels, documentary, fiction or non-fiction literary, or print-ready catalog or monographs.

All residents have access to "el galpón &", a calm yet friendly indoor workspace conducive to teamwork and to the Eclectic Evolutive Library, for inspiration and sharing experiences and constructive exchanges, a kitchen for moments of conviviality. Several outdoor workspace, desks and worktables are available also, under the pine trees or near the river. For hand crafted art books, we can set up the shared work space for it, with a special focus on hand crafting autonomous possibilities (manual tools for special folding, paper and cardboard cutting tools, sewing machine, book-binding press…) and paper art and drawing tool. We continuously create new workspace and add new tools and facilities.

The residency fee for one month is 1600 USD / resident extra week 350 USD. For more ambitious book projects, aiming to a final professional HD printing, if needed, an additional complete professional graphic design and production support may be added with extra cost, (price based on time and on complexity).

There are no special expectation toward the artists and writers as for the moment We-Che cannot host workshop, exhibitions or public events.