📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The workcamp is organized in cooperation with a NGO Farmstudio, an independent cultural center located in an historic agricultural farm in the village of VysokEU in the Kokorin region. Farmstudio focuses on contemporary live art and culture in connection to cultural and natural heritage. They organize international art residencies, contemporary art exhibitions, creative workshops and multi-genre cultural events. The area is undergoing a gradual reconstruction of the cultural and historical building without any subsidies or other support from public sources. The goal of the workcamp is to help with this reconstruction. At this workcamp, you will actively contribute to the achievement of UN SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.
💼 What the programme involves
Work will be diverse and manual, you will be able to choose according to your interest and physical abilities. The tasks will include plastering, wood working, renovation of wooden and metal elements, painting, mowing the grass, landscaping etc. Please bring clothes that can get dirty and/or damaged, good shs, a cap to protect yourself from the sun and raincoat for rainy days. The work takes place at the same area where you will be accomodated.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The complex includes a residential building, a gallery building (former granary), a studio building (former stables and barns) and two uncovered buildings of former barns. You will sleep in the residential building in two big rooms with 14 beds, blankets and sheets are available. There is also a kitchen, 3 toilets and 2 showers. You will cook all your meals together as a group, preferably vegetarian. Wifi is available, but the connection might be weak.
📍 About the location
Location: Farmstudio is a former farm in the village of VysokEU located 8 km from Melnik, close to the protected landscape area Kokorinsko. The village is a place with a population of about 1000 inhabitants, there is a grocery store, pastry shop, two churches, post office and a pub near the football pitch. The telephone signal of the main operators is available. Leisure: Swimming in a nearby natural lake, improvised summer cinema, a campfire, hiking in the protected landscape area Kokorinsko
ℹ️ Additional information
The workcamp is suitable for volunteers interested in contemporary art, cultural heritage, nature and manual work. Allergies notice - cats are moving freely around the area, some places might be dusty. Study part: Farmstudio presentation of its own history, development and vision; a photography workshop; a lecture on contemporary art and a lecture on sustainable construction. Have a look at the photos from the previous year: