Experience. Evolve. Express.

Let Havana Ignite Your Creativity.

Our Program

    • Highly customized and seamless coordination

    • Network and collaboration opportunities

    • Orientation and Meet/Greet with printshop coordinator and other printmakers upon arrival

    • Access to print facilities and all available printshop equipment and supplies. See further details here

    • English-speaking printshop personnel

    • Opportunity to exhibit work in the attached art gallery

    • Digital brochure with helpful travel tips

    • 30-Minute pre-departure meeting with travel advisor

    • Compliance with all US Treasury Department regulations (for US citizens)

    • Private oceanfront 2BD/2BA apartment: central located, newly renovated, with panoramic ocean & city views

    • Partners and children welcomed (no pets except service animals)

    • Airport transfers

    • Daily self-serve light continental breakfast

    • Round-trip airfare to Cuba

    • VISA and other travel documents

    • Health insurance

    • Personal, baggage and travel insurance

    • Accommodation incidental charges such as grocery deliveries and laundry services

    • Local transportation

    • Tips to accommodation staff, drivers, restaurant service, etc.

    • Meals other than breakfast as specified in the "WHAT’S INCLUDED" section

    • Personalized tours and excursions

    • Weeks: 1

    • Weeks: 2

    • Weeks: 3

    • Weeks: 4

  • Equipment Provided:

    • Book arts tools

    • Etching presses

    • Glass inking tables

    • Drying racks

    • Large sinks

    Supplies Provided:

    • Oil-based inks (primary colors only)

    • Soaking trays

    • Felt blankets

    • Tarlatan

    • Newsprint

    • Solvents

    • Rags

    • Gloves

    • Cleaning supplies

    What to bring:

    • Paper

    • Specific inks

    • Printing plates

    • Snacks and water

    • Oceanfront 2BR/2BA with dedicated workspace

    • Three balconies w/direct panoramic views of the Malecón, Morro Castle, & Capitol

    • 2-floor walk-up in a 1940-era art deco building

    • Spacious, open floor plan, high ceilings, marble floors, original Cuban art, vintage furnishings & lighting

    • Renovated kitchen & bathrooms

    • Centrally located in Centro Havana

    • Short walk to dining and bars

    • 5-7 min drive to Old Havana, location of printshop

    • Wi-Fi via local cell hotspot

    • Power station & rechargeable lighting

    • Self-serve light continental breakfast

    • Weekly cleaning

    • No pets (service animals welcomed)

    • Private instruction with master printmaker

    • Exhibition of work

    • Tours and experiences in Havana and countryside

    • Weekly Residency Fee: $1,950 (15% discount on 3 week or more duration)

    • No financial support, including stipends, fellowships, or production allowances, is provided with the residency

    • No application fee

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