Shape ArtsresidencyHybrid
Shape Arts Emergent Residency
Travel coveredHousing: Accommodation costs covered
- Who Can Apply: UK-based deaf or disabled artists aged 18+, in their first five career years, with socially engaged practice; full-time students and past Emergent shortlistees are excluded. Residency applicants must live or work in Cornwall, Devon or Somerset; others can seek cohort mentoring.
- The Focus: A one-week residency in St Ives, Cornwall at Tate St Ives and Porthmeor Studios, plus remote mentoring and career development for early-career disabled artists.
- The Funding: £3,000 bursary, travel and accommodation covered, and remote mentoring; shortlisted artists receive mentoring and three sessions with a chosen mentor.
- Key Requirements: Complete the Google Form, emailed Word form or a video answering every question. Explain current support needs, goals, early-career practice in a CV/bio, and barriers; include contact details. Shortlisted artists attend a Zoom interview; residents provide address evidence. Form limits could not be verified.
DeadlineSunday, November 1, 2026
Stipend£3,000 bursary to support your practice
DurationOne-week residency (18–24 January 2027); mentoring November 2026 – March 2027
Program datesResidency: Monday 18 – Sunday 24 January 2027; mentoring: November 2026 – March 2027
LocationSt Ives, Cornwall
ParticipationHybrid
Career stagesEmerging
Disciplinessocially engaged practice, contemporary art
Age range18–
Application notesComplete the linked Google Form, or return the Word form to applications@shapearts.org.uk; a video answering all form questions is also accepted. Explain why the opportunity is useful now, desired support and future aims; your CV or biography should demonstrate early-career status. Provide email or phone contact details, and explain socially engaged practice and barriers where relevant. Shortlisted artists attend a Zoom interview, with access needs discussed beforehand. Address evidence is required at selection, not initial application. Forms and downloadable guides were unreadable, so no additional work-sample counts or response limits are verified.
Contactapplications@shapearts.org.uk
Shape Arts
Organization based in High Wycombe