Residency Programs with Master Instruction
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Residency Programs in Puebla, Mexico
Residency Programs in Oaxaca, Mexico
Residency Programs in Cusco, Peru
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Part I:
Special Residency Programs for Artists,
Art Educators & Art Historians
All Dates in 2026 & 2027
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1. Immersive Learning Program:
Day of the Dead — Speaking, Tasting, Creating
Duration: 2 weeks — Instructional
October 25 to November 8, 2027
Puebla, Mexico
2. Immersive Learning Program:
Botany and the Mapping of Ignorance
Duration: 2 weeks — Instructional
Flexible Dates in 2026
Puebla, Mexico
3. Community-Engaged Practice Guided Art Program
Unmaking Power, Remaking Worlds
Duration: 2 weeks — Non-Instructional
Flexible Dates in 2026 & 2027
Puebla or Oaxaca, Mexico / Cusco, Peru
Part II:
Arquetopia Puebla Residency Space — Puebla, Mexico
Residency Programs for Artists,
Art Educators & Art Historians
All Dates in 2026 & 2027
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4. Guided Art, Design or Photography Program
3 to 5 Weeks – Non-Instructional
Flexible Duration & Dates
5. Art History or Cultural Research Program
3 to 5 Weeks – Non-Instructional
Flexible Duration & Dates
6. Mexican Ceramics Program
5 weeks – Supervised/Assisted
Flexible Dates
7. Electroetching Instructional Program
3 Weeks, Extendable
Flexible Dates
8. Gold Leafing Instructional Program
3 Weeks, Extendable
Flexible Dates
9. Natural Ink Silkscreen Instructional Program
3 Weeks, Extendable
Flexible Dates
10. Organic Painting Instructional Program
3 Weeks, Extendable
Flexible Dates
11. Printmaking Program
4 Weeks, Extendable – Supervised/Assisted
Flexible Duration & Dates
Part III:
Arquetopia Oaxaca Residency Space — Oaxaca, Mexico
Residency Programs for Artists,
Art Historians & Writers
All Dates in 2026 & 2027
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12. Guided Art, Design or Photography Program
3 to 5 Weeks – Non-Instructional
Flexible Duration & Dates
13. Mexican Jewelry & Silversmithing Instructional Program
3 Weeks, Extendable
Flexible Dates
14. Mexican Textiles Instructional Programs:
Weaving, Embroidery or Tapestry
3 or 4 Weeks, Extendable
Flexible Dates
15. Natural Pigments Instructional Program: Fiber Dyeing
3 Weeks, Extendable
Flexible Dates
16. Writers Program
3 to 5 Weeks — Non-Instructional
Flexible Duration & Dates
Part IV:
Arquetopia Peru Residency Space — Cusco, Peru
Residency Programs for Artists,
Art Historians & Writers
All Dates in 2026 & 2027
Click on each item below for program details.
17. Guided Art, Design or Photography Program
3 to 5 Weeks – Non-Instructional
Flexible Duration & Dates
18. Natural Pigments Instructional Program: Fiber Dyeing
3 Weeks, Extendable
Flexible Dates
19. Pre-Columbian Ceramics Instructional Program
5 Weeks
Flexible Dates
20. Peruvian Textiles Instructional Program:
Andean Weaving
3 Weeks, Extendable
Flexible Dates
21. Writers Program
3 to 5 Weeks — Non-Instructional
Flexible Duration & Dates