House of Rest

House of Rest is a five-day residency retreat intended for colleagues working in the arts who feel overloaded, under pressure from constant production, or who are simply looking for a zone of calm for their own thoughts. The House of Rest can become a reason to slow down, recalibrate one’s practice, a space for idleness and care, a vacuum.

The space and resources dedicated to the House of Rest are intended primarily for colleagues from the arts sector. Applicants must work (primarily or partially) in fields such as production, dramaturgy, curating, PR, technical and other supportive artistic professions, and be active (primarily or partially) in the independent sector in the Czech Republic.

Two participants will be selected in total, with at least one place reserved for a person working in Slovakia.

The final location and specific dates of the House of Rest will be determined by mutual agreement with the selected participants. It can take place in nature or in the city, close to one’s home or on the other side of the country.

 The residency is not conditioned by any output or participation in any activities.

Guests of the House of Rest will be selected by lottery, as it is not for us—or anyone else—to decide who needs rest more and who less. We all need it.