The Tirana – Vila 31 x Art Explora residency programme will welcome up to thirty artists and researchers for 3-month residencies spread over 3 sessions per year. Each resident will benefit from a studio apartment, production and exhibition spaces, as well as a living and production grant to develop his or her research. Particular attention will be paid to artists and researchers based in the Balkans, while welcoming international artists.‍

Located in Vila 31, the former home of dictator Enver Hoxha, the Tirana – Vila 31 x Art Explora artists’ residence aims to extend the local dynamic of public reappropriation of this historic site. The NeM architectural firm was chosen to renovate Vila 31, with the aim of balancing the need to preserve the site and its history with the need to create neutral spaces in which to rewrite new, plural histories.

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