Artist Residency
in Šumiac
EKAiR invites artists from Czechia, Hungary, and Poland to apply for a 1‑2 month residency in Šumiac, central Slovakia, as part of the Visegrad Artist Residency Programme (VARP) funded by the International Visegrad Fund. Our concept, “re-cre-zident”, merges repetition, recreation, creation, and residency — valuing both productive and unproductive time as essential to the creative process.
EKAiR still has a few open spots for those looking for a space for re‑cre‑ation: If you’re interested, just drop us a line!
Today we celebrate International Women’s Day, and on this occasion we would like to introduce Viera Gašparíková (Eka), the remarkable woman behind the name of EKAiR Residency. A distinguished folklorist, Eka dedicated her life to the study and preservation of Slovak folk narratives. Referred to as “the first lady of Slovak fairy tales”, she worked