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A new programme supporting early-career visual artists

  • 29 May 2022
  • Entry fee: Free
  • Prize: 0.00 and £3,000 bursary per artist • £3,000 project budget per artist to develop a new work • Dedicated studio space for 18-months, shared by the three selected artists etc..
  • Drawings, Paintings, Photography, Prints, Sculpture

Applications are now open for a new residency programme developed in collaboration with Jerwood Arts and defined to support three early-career visual artists over a period of 18-months. The programme offers studio space in central London, a bursary and project budget to develop a new work to be presented in the Somerset House programme. In addition, artists will receive support and mentoring from the artist community along with wider Somerset House Studios residency benefits, all focused towards developing a sustainable professional practice for the long term. WHAT THIS RESIDENCY INCLUDES • £3,000 bursary per artist • £3,000 project budget per artist to develop a new work • Dedicated studio space for 18-months, shared by the three selected artists • A mentor from the wider Somerset House Studios artist community • £750 in-kind budget to experiment with in-house facilities such as our recording studio (unfacilitated), rehearsal studio, meeting rooms and project spaces. • Access to Makerversity workshops at significantly reduced artist rates • Support from the Studios team to set goals and objectives for your practice • Access to wider development and social programmes • Final presentation of works in the Somerset House programme • Support for reasonable adjustments to assist with access requirements