Mixed Media Residencies in Greece

Ano Asites Artists Residency

Heraklion, Greece

The Ano Asites Artists Residency is a rural artist-run program in a mountain village near Heraklion, Crete, Greece, started in as the sister residency to the Lakkos Artists Residency to revitalize a depopulating traditional village through artistic community building. It offers a flexible, informal stay in a mountain hut with living and working space, open to all creatives, encouraging murals and community projects while providing isolation and inspiration from stunning views. Artists can collaborate with locals or connect to the urban Lakkos program, half an hour away, with no set outcomes as the residency continues to grow.

The Lakkos Artist Residency is an independent, artist-run multidisciplinary space founded in by visual artist Mathew Halpin, located in the historic Old Town of Heraklion, Crete, Greece, aimed at revitalizing the Lakkos district through creative research, urban exploration, and cultural immersion. It offers self-directed stays with no obligation for exhibitions, emphasizing unhurried creation, access to local art scenes, Minoan sites, and community engagement via murals and pop-up events. Artists enjoy shared or private accommodation, studio access, and proximity to beaches, museums, and a secondary village location 30 minutes away.

Phoenix Athens

Athens, Greece

Phoenix Athens is a nonprofit artist-run gallery and residency in Athens that provides international and local creatives with space, facilities, and time to develop their artistic practice while engaging with the local community. Founded in by artist Dimitri Yin, the residency emphasizes inclusion, social justice, ecology, and multiculturalism through its Villa Exarcheia program, which offers lodging, workshop access, and exhibition opportunities.