Don’t go to Arquetopia
This is a very poor excuse for a residency.
The physical plant: sewage drains in the kitchen, under dining table. Caps move off the drains routinely. Stench.
No hot water.
(5 hour presentation on arrival. Rules. Rules. Rules. Most of them-nonsense Map lesson. Host never checked in with any of us for the duration (4 weeks). He avoided the residents at all cost.)
No common meeting place.
Library locked-inaccessible.
No place to sit outside together in camaraderie.
Caged birds.
Cat piss smell on walkways.
I’ve been invited to many residencies…average to lovely.
I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE.
An air of superiority and imperialism through there copious and didactic readings.
A money making scheme. A scam. Awful.
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