FAQS

SITE OPENING

  • LOCATION: Pałac Gorzanów, Podzamcze, 57-521 Gorzanów, Poland

  • SITE OPENS: Monday, 26th August, 1400 CET. All residents must arrive by Tuesday, August 27th.

  • RESIDENCY OPENING & INDUCTION: Tuesday, August 27th, evening.

  • SITE CLOSES: Monday, 9th September, 1400 CET.

  • All arrivals come to the front gate, where everything you need to know will be explained. You will then be directed to your accommodation, camping, and parking.

  • LATE ENTRY: For reasons of cultural cohesion and site safety, we do not allow arrivals after Tuesday, August 27th.

  • Production Crew only are allowed entry from Thursday August 22nd.

SITE ACCESSIBILITY & SAFETY

  • This site is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. Many spaces are spread across multiple floors, with some stairways being quite narrow. The entire site also has varying terrains, including slopes, gravel, and grass that can present some mobility challenges if using a cane or crutches. Don’t hesitate to contact us at residents@thepalacecollective.org if you have questions about accessibility.

  • The site is a Polish Heritage site and is currently under renovation. We suggest bringing a headlamp or flashlight for navigating some indoor spaces at night. 

  • WE MUST NOT ALTER THE SITE IN ANY WAY: This includes hammering nails into the walls, writing or painting on surfaces, or making any other lasting changes to the building and its grounds. Please respect this cultural heritage site. Anything less can result in significant fines.

  • Beware of ticks. Lyme and other tick-borne diseases are present in Poland. Consider wearing insect repellant containing at least 20% DEET and check regularly for bites. Ticks like warm, dark parts of the body, so bring a mirror or ask a friend to inspect those out-of-the-way spots ;) When removing ticks, ensure the head does not break off as it can stay in the skin an lead to infection.

AMENITIES

  • Most shared rooms have ensuite bathrooms and toilets.

  • There are also 4 sets of public showers on-site (hot showers indoors and cold showers in the garden)

  • There are also 7 public toilets onsite, 2 of which are on the ground floor.

  • There will be a tuck shop open certain hours of the days where you can purchase essentials such as suncream, sanitary products and snacks. There is also a local super market in the village, a 5 minute walk from the site.

PRIVACY, SITE SAFTEY & PUBLIC TOURS

  • Pałac Gorzanów is a cultural foundation that subsidises projects like ours through support from cultural funds. In exchange, the site must be open for tours to the public.

  • During our residency programme, we have agreed to reduce touring hours to between noon and 1600 on weekdays. A tour route will be pre-agreed with the tour guides so as to reduce interruption to our programme. However, please be aware that there will be outside groups taken around the site between noon and 1600 during weekdays.

  • Palace Gorzanow is run and maintained by a group of volunteers who live onsite, working with Marek to restore the site and support its cultural programmes. We have built a close relationship with the volunteers over the years, many of which are also creatives. We invite you to do the same!

  • We are collectively responsible for the security of the site and for caring for ourselves and our possessions! We do not have easily accessible lockers available. Please read our Community Care page for more information on care for ourselves and others around the site.

CASHLESS SITE, TOKENS & PAYMENTS ONSITE

  • The Palace Residency is a CASHLESS SITE

  • Purchases from the Tuck Shop and Bar will be made in tokens. Purchases from food truck vendors will be made with card.

  • You can purchase tokens at the Tuck Shop and Bar using cash and card payments. €Euro, £Pounds, and Złoty accepted.

INTERNET ONSITE

  • There is internet onsite however it can often get overloaded and be slow.

WHAT TO BRING

  • Warm clothes (lows of 14 degrees at night) & wet weather clothes

  • Towels & toiletries

  • Drinking vessel. Cups for €1 deposit will also be available

  • Sleeping bag and pillow unless you have booked a shared room/private suite

  • If camping, all camping gear: tent, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, etc.

  • Personal use creative materials (note books, camera, drawing/painting supplies, etc.)

  • Sunscreen

  • Insect repellent and tick remover

  • Earplugs

  • Headlamp or flashlight

EMOTIONAL & ENERGETIC EXPERIENCE

  • The Palace residency is an intensely stimulating experience with high levels of creativity and socialising involved. It is important to monitor your energy and emotional levels while going through this experience; it is a marathon, not a race. 

  • If you have pre-existing conditions that make you sensitive to extended periods of intense socialising please bring with you whatever resources (physical or metaphorical) that you need to maintain your internal balance. 

  • With so much new input from external forces at play, we highly recommend bringing what you need to feel comfortable and safe. Whether that is a morning ritual or a camp stove, whatever helps you to feel grounded. 

  • We encourage Residents to be transparent and vulnerable with their experience of mental health issues. Though we cannot say the Palace is an entirely “safe” space we are working to provide more resources with this in mind. 

  • Be mindful that everyone is going through their own experiences, and while we are all in the same environment, people may have a response to a shared experience that is incredibly different from your own. 

  • Our Community Care team will be active onsite to support wellbeing, safety, and mental health. More details to be announced closer to the date.