SSW offers a range of residency opportunities for visual artists.

• Self-funded Residencies
• Funded Research and Production Residencies (Summer Residency Programme)
• Internships
  
• Residencies in Education or Community contexts

Note: To facilitate building work during our Capital Development Project Jan - Oct 2010 we will be reducing our artist programme. However access to foundry and metal fabrication facilities will continue to be available throughout this period. Please contact SSW if you would like further information.

Self-funded Residencies. (For application information please click here)

Over a hundred artists from all over the world come to SSW every year to undertake Self-funded Residencies. Artists are asked to apply in writing for self-funded opportunities. Self-funded residencies take place throughout the year, applications are reviewed on a rolling basis by the committee and are welcome at any time, although please note that the summer months are allocated to the Summer Residency Programme (see below) .

Rates for graduates up to one year out of college are highly subsidised and are particularly good value. Please do contact us at an early stage to discuss any queries you may have prior to applying.

Self funded artists based in Scotland are eligible to apply to the Scottish Arts Council Creative and Professional Development Fund to help support their residency.

Funded Research and Production Residencies

SSW runs a programme of funded Research and Production Residencies over the summer months. These are open-ended and provide visual artists from the UK and further afield with time, space and support to explore new ideas and experiment with new techniques and processes. The application deadline for the 2009 Programme has now passed.

Note: Due to major renovation work onsite, we will be unable to host the Summer Residency Programme in 2010.

 

Internships

These are 3-month long funded opportunities for recent graduates (up to 2 years out of college/university). Internships take place year-round, and 4 are available per year. Interns for 2009 have now been selected. We will be inviting applications for the 2010 Internships in Summer 2010. Please contact us for further details and an application form.

Artists in School and Community Contexts

SSW is strengthening links with the local community, and runs a programme of residencies in varios contexts for visual artists. The residencies provide  artists with opportunities to develop new work with groups while focusing on their own practice supported by SSW. Our most recent project was the GANGHUT Lumsden Gala Festival (August 2007) funded by Scottish Arts Council Partners Programme,  Aberdeenshire Council, Gordon Forum for the Arts and the Hugh Fraser Foundation. Please see the news section for  archive information on this project.