Seven Gardens Residency is a family-owned residency in Kerman, Iran, established in Spring 2018. It was named after the Haft Bagh (Seven Gardens) Highway between Kerman and Mahan, where we hosted the first four residency groups.

The focus of this residency is Iranian handicraft, food and culture. During your stay at Seven Gardens you will meet local Iranian families, artists and artisans. Iranian people are famously hospitable, and you are sure to feel comfortable and welcome here. A big goal of this residency is to make connections between Iranian and international artists, as the Iranian art world can feel isolated. Residents will form connections with locals that last past their time in Iran.

In 2024 we are eager to explore our little town of Mahan again through the eyes of artists and writers from around the world. We have new workshop and day trip options, and are excited to be back at it after years of waiting! Everything is included other than flights and other travel necessities (visa applications etc). The residency fees include all meals, local travel, workshops and more! Just bring a little shopping money if you want to buy anything from the bazaars or artisans we work with.

 

Fatemeh’s photos from a visit to the mausoleum of Shaikh AbdolSalam, a teacher of the famous Sufi Master and poet Shah Nematollah Vali. They lived during the 14th and 15th centuries, and the monuments attract Shah Nematollah followers from all
Posted @withregram • @theflowerofcarnage Home is a feeling, sometimes found in places. In the desert south of Kerman, Iran 🇮🇷 the feeling surged through on a picnic with sweet tea, watermelon and company #throwback #2019 @sevengardensresidenc
My first time making ash-e reshteh, and it’s the perfect meal for the stormy weather we’re having in New York ❄️ I followed the recipe in the cookbook Joon exactly, it’s been recommended to me so many times and I really like the sou
One week left to apply for our January 2020 residency! 🍒 . . . . . #sevengardensresidency #resartisjournals #irantourism #resartis #everydayiran #artresidency #iranianartist
Artist @mehrshid.amirpour generously hosted us so residents @_writersjourney and @kirwan_helen could give talks to a group of artists and writers. Jan lead a meditative writing workshop and Helen showed a video performance 👏👏👏 Apply by November 30
Environmental artist @alahkhani had us over to his home for dinner and to show us his work. Meeting Iranian artists and artisans and making friends and connections is always the best part of the residency. Remember, applications for our January 2020
Less than 2 weeks until applications for our January 2020 residency close! This will be our longest residency period yet, to allow for more travel to diverse craft communities within the country 🇮🇷💫
Apply to our January 2020 residency by November 30, 2019! . . . Stone Garden near Sirjan, Kerman. The garden was made by a deaf and mute farmer named Darvish Khan, to protest the loss of his farmland under land reforms. The rocks and many of the tree
Tahereh, who demonstrates carpet-making to residents, also invited us over while she made fresh bread in her backyard 🔥 . . . . . . . . . #everydayiran #resartis #resartisjournals #sevengardensresidency #artresidency #persianfood #kermaniran
A handmade Persian carpet fresh off of the loom. The last step will be to shave the carpet to a shorter and uniform thickness, but we also enjoy this fuzzy look. Learn more about the fascinating process behind making these carpets at the residency th
A craft store inside a cave in Meymand. Felted rugs and other products are a local specialty in this historical village. Try your hand at felting with us this in January 2020, application open now on our website. . . . . . . . . . #sevengardensreside
Scenes from @mehrshid.amirpour's studio, where she was generous enough to give us a talk about both her painting and her doll-making practices @mehrshid.doll @soosan.doll . . . . . . . #sevengardensresidency #resartisjournals #kermantourism #kermanir
All the residents are back in their home countries but this pop-up show of their work is happening right now in Iran. The perfect ending to our residency season and the start of a new tradition for us 😊 . . . . . . #resartisjournals #resartis #seven
Farsi class and a tour of poet Shah Nematollah's shrine with @mina36atghayi . . . . . . . . #shahnematollahvali #kermantourism #sevengardensresidency #resartisjournals #poet
It's cherry season 🍒🍒🍒 . . . . . . . . #everydayiran #kermantourism #sevengardensresidency #resartisjournals #cherries #resartis #artresidency
Rest stop fun on our trip to see the Rayen waterfall and adobe citadel. . . . . . . . . . #sevengardensresidency #kermantourism #everydayiran #resartis #resartisjournals #kermaniran
An old carpet pattern @mohamadkhezrimoghadam found in a demolished house. This pattern is roughly 40 years old and handpainted, while modern carpet designs are digitally printed 🌹🌸🌼 . . . . . . . . . #persiancarpet #handicraft #iranianart #resarti
Minakari (enamelling) art by @sahar_art_2 🤩 after firing in a kiln the plates will turn shiny, and a deeper blue.