Eligibility

This programme is open to artists of all disciplines and practices who wish to spend a month on the development of their practice. COSTS: Residency costs are highly subsidised by SSW but artists pay £560 per 4 week residency. There are three Emerging Artist* places allocated on the Summer Residency, which are further subsidised and cost £370. * Emerging Artists are stipulated as: Current BA and MA Students /or BA and MA graduates within two years of leaving studies. Residency costs include shared self-catering accommodation, access to all SSW facilities, technical guidance and curatorial support. Materials, consumables and process-related costs are additional and will be charged based on usage following the residency period.

Number of Participants

There are spaces for four or five artists per residency month. Applications should outline a clear reason for attending SSW, demonstrating an understanding and response to the location, critical programme and/or facilities. We are open to international and collaborative applications. We have two family rooms available and are happy to discuss how SSW can support artists with families to access this residency.

Deadline

April 15, 2019 11:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

April 25, 2019 23:00 UTC

Duration

June 17, 2019 - September 30, 2019

Costs

• £560.00 program fee

Facilities

Ceramic Facility, Fabrication Lab, Library, Sculpture Facility, Shared Studio, Wood Shop

Housing

Kitchen, Private Room, Shared Bathroom

Public Programs

Critique, Discussion, Group Dinners, Self-Directed

Disciplines

Blacksmith, Ceramics, Choreography, Cinematography, Collective, Conceptual Art, Curatorial, Digital Media, Drawing, Installation, Interdiscplinary Arts, Intervention, Land Art, Literature, Makers, Metalsmith, Moving Image, Multimedia, Painting, Performance Art, Photography, Poetry, Public Art, Research, Sculpture, Thinkers, Video Art, Visual Arts

Languages

English

Program Description

Coming together on residency at SSW, artists live and work onsite and have daily access to our facilities coupled with support from our technical and curatorial team. We aim to foster conditions for conversation, peer exchange and experimental making across a diverse range of processes and practices both those associated with contemporary sculpture and beyond. Our Summer Residency programme is for artists wishing to spend a month working on the development of their practice – whether this is for production, research or experimentation. The programme runs between June and September, with each group residency lasting four weeks. Whilst being focused on self-directed practice, the Summer Residency follows a loose structure of group work including activities to encourage exchange between residents and artist led activity; introductory group breakfasts and talks/exercises to share your work, studio sharings, communal dinners, collective walks, film and sauna nights.