Open Call

Grizedale Residencies

Royal Society of Sculptors

With Funding
Ambleside, United Kingdom

Eligibility

This opportunity for two artists to be based at Grizedale Forest is an annual intensive six week long residency that aims to foster experimentation and innovation in response to the natural environment. The artists will be encouraged to reflect and connect with nature for the full six week period. A Royal Society of Sculptors member will be paired with an early-career sculptor (those having completed an undergraduate degree within the last five years and also living and working in the North West) to explore how creative ideas can evolve and how new ideas and innovative thinking can cross generations of artistic practice. For more information and application form please see link - https://grizedaleresidency.artopps.co.uk/

Number of Participants

2- one member of the Royal Society of Sculptors and one early career sculptor.

Deadline

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

Duration

July 30, 2021 - September 11, 2021

Funding

  • £1,000.00 material budget (one-time)
  • £100.00 travel budget
  • £1,000.00 stipend (one-time)

Costs

  • £8.00 application fee

Facilities

Co-Working, Individual Studio, Installation Space, Sculpture Facility

Housing

Private Housing

Meals

No meals

Public Programs

Community Engagement , Discussion, Mentors, Open Studios, Professional Development, Retreat, Teaching Exchange

Disciplines

Sculpture

Languages

English

Program Description

The opportunity also includes an open studios event, the chance to have an online exhibition and artist talk. A short film will also be created exploring how the residency has developed and the impact of it on work of the sculptors.

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