Artistic call-out for residency April-October, 2023 We are opening our doors again for artists, creatives, thinkers & designers, in all disciplines, to come and work with us at Isla de Crear next Spring/Summer. Our new theme is QUEERIOUS : DISRUPTION https://t.co/k0tIByABBa

During her residency at IDC, Emy created a small improvised metal workshop to work in and built a huge metal structure next to the entrance, which she used to shoot an experimental DIY porn iexploring her cyborg kink https://t.co/8iT9G51fV1

Emy Fem is a nomadic sexpositive artist. She's a dyke, sexworker, performer, queer pornographer & workshop facilitator. The base for Emy’s journey is a 45-year-old bus named Lucille, filled with tools, toys, chains, ropes, outfits & things she needs on her kinky creative journey.

Almost always, Alla is accompanied by her dog and companion Geo, whose figure, very often, can be recognised in her fictional characters. You can find out more about Alla here - https://t.co/hZPzLNXhIg

An introduction to one of our current resident artists. Alla Kudziieva is a writer from Ukraine, who writes short stories and surrealistic narratives. Her first book was published when she was 22. She loves creating imaginary worlds and strange personalities, using symbolism.

Our other co-founder Sebastian Rex was recently selected for WriteWild2022. Sebastian will be joining 5 talented writers on a year-long mentoring programme from the wonderful @wearewildchild_ . Congratulations from all of us at Isla De Crear.

Please note that we've decided to keep the centre open until the end of October, throughout summer, so we now continue to accept applications for residencies on a rolling basis.

Our co-founder Alexander Mueller @mueller_info was recently selected as one of the finalists for the @artelagunaprize , in the Art Design category. He will exhibit his collection at Arsenale Nord in Venice in 2023. Congratulations from all of us at Isla De Crear.

projections and poetry, it offers an unflinchingly honest, upliftingly human insight into the lives of Sex Workers around the world. The whole group are working on communally writing a film script of Sex Worker's Opera together.

Next week we welcome @SexWorkersOpera at our residency. Breaking through stigma and stereotypes, the Sex Worker's Opera is a multimedia production written and performed by Sex Worker artists and their friends. With music spanning Opera to ‘Hip-Hopera’, incorporating sound art,

Introducing our new artist in residence. Hetian Zhang is a London/Beijing based artist & designer. Her practices are mostly in performance art, land art, site specific installations & paintings, exploring time, space and environmental elements such as light, waves and vibrations.

One of our team members was in Ukraine when Putin attacked, and is currently safe in Poland. Help us spread the word and support Ukraine & Ukrainians. Please see details below from the @Ukr_Institute

For our second call-out, we are looking for artists, craftspeople, thinkers and creatives from all different fields to explore the theme: MYTH More details can be found over on our website - https://t.co/k0tIByABBa

CALL-OUT CLOSES AT END OF FEBRUARY Isla de Crear is a creative centre, combining a range of different disciplines in order to explore creating and crafting in a new method, away from commercial constraints or industry guidelines, based on the principles of the Fantasism manifesto

Looking for a residency in Spain? Our open-call for 2022 is open for artists, creatives, thinkers and designers, in all disciplines. Join us on our island of solitude, where we focus on thinking, creating and making, away from industry constraints. https://t.co/7pKY3Q32NL

Announcement time #writers! Want to stretch your writing muscles in 2022? Join us for #28playslater & write a play a day in February. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you might even write something worth reading. Our challenges are on a commit-what-you-can basis. https://t.co/3TBWWU0EfM

We delve deeper into our research as we prepare for our artistic residencies in 2022 - today we focus on Freud. For more details on the residency call out, please check out our website.

In line with our manifesto, lets focus on the creative process. Instructions on how to create. 1. Obsession – all creation must start from extensive research of all aspects of the subject.

As we prepare for 2022, we are exploring the topic of myth, in line with our residency call-out. Check our website for more details. Today, we´re reading Lévi-Strauss, who offers a structuralist theory of mythology.

Where do myths come from? What do they serve? How have they been politicised to control people and what myths are being created as we live? Come and join us on our solitary island, where we focus on thinking, creating and making, away from industry constraints.