The Lakkos Artist Residency is a multidisciplinary space for all creative activities, located within Heraklion City's Old Town Walls. The residency is artist-run and survives solely on the fees artists contribute to keep the project running. It is connected to a well-regarded ceramics studio. Guests get a more hands-off place to create, research, and explore Heraklion city and the island. Generally, the residency is a lovely place to meet other artists. There is no expectation to leave work behind or put on an exhibition. There is no dedicated exhibition space, but when the downstairs apartment is booked a one-night pop-up show is possible in the original living room space. The house was built in the 1930s in a Modernist style. It was previously a single-family home, but it has now been divided into two apartments. It has two artists' bedrooms upstairs that share a kitchen and bathroom on the same level. Downstairs is an independent apartment featuring its own kitchen, bathroom, studio space, bedroom, and a small private courtyard. The house has been freshly painted, but its bathrooms and kitchens have not been updated in many years. Please do not expect hotel-style accommodation. This is more like staying in a friend's home rather than typical tourist accommodation. There are no shared bedrooms unless a partner comes.

What kind of creatives can come?

All disciplines.

House rules

None.

Important things to note

LGBTQ+ friendly.