ABOUT US
OUR STORY
Bored Peach Club is a Gozo based creative platform supporting artists through residencies, workshops, exhibitions and collaborative projects.
We create structured opportunities for artists to live, work and develop ideas within the cultural landscape of the island. Our programmes are designed to balance focused studio time with meaningful engagement in local context. At the centre of our work is Bored Peach Club Residency House in Xagħra, Gozo. The space hosts visiting artists for short and extended stays, providing accommodation, studio facilities and practical support.
Alongside residencies, we organise artist led workshops, public talks and small scale exhibitions. These projects bring together visiting artists, local creatives and the wider community.
Retreat to Art is part of this wider programme.
It extends our residency ethos into a concentrated, shared studio experience held within a specific cultural moment.
We believe strong creative work benefits from structure, dialogue and place. Our role is to build the framework that allows artists to focus on what matters most: the work.
THE SPACE
Retreat to Art 2026 takes place at the Bored Peach Club Residency House in Xagħra, a hilltop village in Gozo shaped by history, ritual and landscape.
On any given day, Xagħra is home to the Ta’ Kola Windmill and the Ġgantija Temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back over 5,000 years. The village sits between open countryside and distant sea views, with stone streets, agricultural land and everyday life unfolding at an unhurried pace.
Once a year, the atmosphere intensifies.
The celebration of the village’s patron saint builds gradually across the week. Festa in Gozo is not confined to a single day. It is a rising momentum that transforms the entire village. Fireworks are constructed in workshops. Streets are layered with banners and lights. Band clubs rehearse late into the evening. Sound travels across rooftops. Colour and ornament accumulate in public space.
Retreat to Art unfolds within this heightened moment.
Studio practice continues alongside preparation and celebration. Participants witness the build-up, the scale and the collective energy of the village while remaining grounded in their work. Sound, ornament, colour and movement become part of the environment in which ideas develop.
The week holds both concentration and intensity, allowing creative practice to sit directly within a living cultural rhythm.
