Radal

Our artist-in residence programs are designed to provide a creative and supportive environment for printmakers from all over the world who seek to immerse themselves in an atmosphere surrounded by forest and mountains that vary their colors during the four seasons of the year. We offer technical support and share our professional experience and facilities working together with those who visit us.

The woods as shelter

THE RESIDENCY

The studio and the residence are linked to each other and surrounded by a garden where we grow fruits and vegetables. The 13 m2 printmaking studio is located on the ground floor. On the upper floor is the drawing, sketching and design studio, which has a 13 m2 floor plan with armchairs, stools and 60 x 80 cm high desks. This space becomes a bedroom for one or two people

Artists-in-residence have 24/7 unlimited access to a fully equipped studio and are accommodated in a private bedroom next to the studio. They also have available a fully equipped kitchen, bathroom with shower and WI - FI.

The artist-in-residence may share the printmaking studio facilities during daytime working hours (10am to 8pm, a maximum of three people at a time can use the studio) as well as for evening events (vernissages of exhibitions or others) that may have been scheduled in advance.

The studio at the upstairs floor.

The studio as a bedroom.

The studio as an exhibition space.

Many roads to arrive

MODALITIES

Simultaneously, we began a series of short residencies aimed at disseminating, learning and deepening less toxic printmaking techniques.
These experiences are focused on three modalities:

A. Guided Training Residency

A residency for learning or specializing in printmaking techniques aimed at those who want to discover a new medium or delve deeper into the field of non-toxic printmaking. We follow a personalized plan based on your previous knowledge and experience. The practice is structured from foundational principles to more complex techniques, allowing you to have an immersive experience during your stay.

We have training and specialization programs based on the selected techniques and course length. As a reference we can offer:

 Basic technical initiation course (relief print, monotypes, white embossing) for 10 hours over 5 days
 Etching and aquatint on metal plate with salt mordant for 12 hours over 5 days
 Mokuhanga (woodblock printmaking with watercolours inks) for 20 hours over 5 days
Other techniques of choice:
 Linocut and its variants (polychrome, lino reduction)
 Lithography on polyester plate or pronto plate litography (drawing and photographic method)
 Photolithography with offset plates
 Lithgraphy on recycled aluminium plates with citric acid (lemon juice)
 Tetra pack engraving or green engraving
 Blind embossing
 Collagraf

B. Technical research residency in non-toxic printmaking

Aimed at experienced printmakers who want to develop projects in the field of non-toxic printmaking. Designed for those looking for the opportunity to experiment and try out new techniques to expand their artistic possibilities. The focus is on the processes and the systematization of results. Personalized guidance is available depending on the work plan. We combine training time with independent work time to provide greater flexibility. The number of training hours depends on the chosen technique, grouped in 3-hour blocks per session. We offer specialized technical assistance for each proposed technique. This is designed jointly with the resident prior to the start of their stay.


C. Self-Directed Residency in Printmaking Practice

This type of residency offers time and space to carry out a printmaking project independently, applying all the techniques and resources available at the studio. It is an invitation to engage with practice and creative process. It is a requirement for this modality to have proven experience in non-toxic printmaking. Extra technical training, or creative guidance can be requested subject to a fee and availability. You can hire the services of a printing assistant if necessary.

Open call Until Apr 02, 2027

Long days and starry nights

Summer in Patagonia: "Long days and starry nights"
During summer in the southern hemiphere, Patagonia, it is time to take advantage of the long, bright days. Surrounded by forests, lakes and mountains with mild days and cool nights, summer is a privileged season for hiking in the mountains, bathing in the lake and spending time outdoors.
Immerse yourself in an environment that changes with each season, where we wait for you with technical advice and professional facilities. Join us for non toxic printmaking residencies at Villa los Coihues near Lake Gutiérrez, just a 40-minute bus ride from Bariloche.
Enjoy private accommodation with attached bathroom and round-the-clock access to the printmaking studio.
Embrace this opportunity to create and connect in a space designed for artistic exploration.
Duration: 2 weeks.

Modality:

→ Guided Training Residency

→ Technical research residency in non-toxic printmaking

→ Self-Directed Residency in Printmaking Practice

Jacquie Sullivan at Refugio Frey. Ph. Vero Fariña

Helena Kanan printing at the studio.

Rosa de Rio explaining her tetrapack project.

Gabriela Aguero printing color viscosity monotypes.

Jacquie Sullivan printing mokuhanga during a collaborative residency with Marta Di Bitetti.

Mokuhanga and Japanese paper "Washi" talk.

Iz Nettere with local artists Ingrid Roddick and Florencia Rubini.

Walk along Gutierrez river during Birte Pedersen residency.

Zoe Pereira printing her drawings in poliester plate litography.

Verónica Fariña hiking to Refugio Frey.

Rachel Pendered carving a woodblock making Mokuhanga.

Gabriela Aguero during her partnership residency about color viscosity monotypes.

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AT ALMOST THE END OF THE YEAR IN PATAGONIA

For the months of November and December, we are inviting artists who want to spend two weeks in our space to develop projects in non-toxic printmaking or to learn a printmaking technique to apply to their projects.

Our artist-in residence programs are designed to provide a creative and supportive environment for printmakers from all over the world who seek to immerse themselves in an atmosphere surrounded by forest and mountains that vary their colors during the four seasons of the year.

We distinguish ourselves by motivating and accompanying both those who are just starting out and those who are more experienced with a contemporary approach aimed at aesthetic and technological experimentation we specialize ourselves in sustainable less toxic techniques.

We create customised according to your goals and interests, allowing you to combine training with time for independent work.

The studio's garden in Spring.

Lake Gutierrez near the studio.

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White hills & silent footsteps

Looking out the window at the hills covered by a delicate white layer. Going out for a walk and feeling your footsteps crunching quietly. During the winter in the southern hemisphere comes the time of long shadows, time to stay in the shelter of the studio where new ideas and projects will flourish.

Located in a valley between two hills, surrounded by forests and constantly changing nature, our studio offers a residency program to artists from all over the world to carry out different creative, specialization or training projects in non toxic printmaking, during the months of August and September 2025.

It is a unique opportunity to create and connect in a space designed for artistic professionalization.

Enjoy private accommodation with an attached bathroom and 24-hour access to the printmaking studio.

Experience the beauty of native forests, just 40 minutes by bus from Bariloche.

Dates: during the months of August and September 2025.

Duration: 1 or 2 weeks.

Modality:
→ Self-Directed
→ Guided Specialization
→ Basic Training

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White hills & silent footsteps

Looking out the window at the hills covered by a delicate white layer. Going out for a walk and feeling your footsteps crunching quietly. During the winter in the southern hemisphere comes the time of long shadows, time to stay in the shelter of the studio where new ideas and projects will flourish.

Located in a valley between two hills, surrounded by forests and constantly changing nature, our studio offers a residency program to artists from all over the world to carry out different creative, specialization or training projects in non toxic printmaking, during the months of August and September 2025.

It is a unique opportunity to create and connect in a space designed for artistic professionalization.

Enjoy private accommodation with an attached bathroom and 24-hour access to the printmaking studio.

Experience the beauty of native forests, just 40 minutes by bus from Bariloche.

Dates: during the months of August and September 2025.

Duration: 1 or 2 weeks.

Modality:
→ Self-Directed
→ Guided Specialization
→ Basic Training

Closed

Long days and starry nights

Summer in Patagonia: "Long days and starry nights"
During summer in the southern hemiphere in Patagonia it is time to take advantage of the long, bright days. Surrounded by forests, lakes and mountains with mild days and cool nights, summer is a privileged season for hiking in the mountains, bathing in the lake and spending time outdoors.
Immerse yourself in an environment that changes with each season, where we wait for you with technical advice and professional facilities. Join us for short residencies lasting one or two weeks at Villa los Coihues near Lake Gutiérrez, just a 40-minute bus ride from Bariloche.
Enjoy private accommodation with attached bathroom and round-the-clock access to the printmaking studio.
Embrace this opportunity to create and connect in a space designed for artistic exploration.
Dates: during the months of November, December 2024 and February, March 2025.
Duration: 1 or 2 weeks.
Modality:
→ Training
→ Improvement
→ Creation

Duendes waterfall.

Study and bedroom on the upper floor.

Printmaking studio.

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Slow down time

During winter in the southern hemisphere it’s time to slow down. Looking out in the morning, seeing the hills covered in a delicate white layer that stretches to a perfectly drawn line dividing the world, signifies that it’s time to stay cozy indoors and find inspiration in the studio where fresh ideas and projects will blossom.

Taller Radal offers a short residency program in Villa los Coihues, near Lake Gutiérrez. Located 40 minutes from the city of Bariloche.

Lodging in a private studio with bathroom.
24-hour access to the printmaking studio located on the first floor of the dormitory.

Dates: during the months of June, July, August and September 2024.
Duration: 1 or 2 weeks.

Modality:
→ Training
→ Improvement
→ Creation

Lake Gutiérrez in winter.

Our residents working at the studio.

Our studio in winter.

An artist working with the aid of our master printer Kimey Catalano.

One of our artist in residence making an etching with chine collé.

The artist in residence Mariana Gayoso giving a lecture to the art community.

The artist in residence Pilar Gimenez Burlo printing a linocut.

Gutiérrez Balcony trail near the studio.

Elf waterfall

View from Cerro la Viejita, on whose slope the studio is located.

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Gleaners Time

Short residency program

MARCH, APRIL AND MAY 2024

At the end of summer comes the time of the gleaners. It is time to collect the fruits of wild trees, pine mushrooms and dry leaves. It is the opportunity to seek the refuge of the workshop to realize experiences that connect us with nature.

Taller Radal offers a short residency program in Villa los Coihues, near Lake Gutiérrez. Located 40 minutes from the city of Bariloche.

Lodging in a private studio with bathroom, attached to the workshop.

24-hour access to the printmaking studio located on the first floor of the dormitory.

Dates: during the months of March, April and May 2024.
Duration: 1 or 2 weeks.

Modality:
→ Training
→ Improvement
→ Creation

If you wish to receive more information about these residencies please send us an email to info@radal.ar