SSW offers a range of residency options for visual artists.
- Open Residency Programme
- Emerging Artist Residency
- Student and Recent Graduate Residency
- Arts Development Internships and Technical Placements
- MA Graduate Ceramic Residency
- Darkness and Isolation Winter Residencies
SSW also offers a number of funded opportunities during the year. Please visit the opportunities page for the most recent information.
For Group Technical Residencies (student groups) please refer to Courses.
Applications for Open Residencies are accepted on an ongoing basis, subject to availability.
**Residency Application (doc)**
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Open Access Residency
Over a hundred artists from all over the world come to SSW every year to undertake an Open Access Residency. The OA Residency offers artists the time, space, facilities and technical support to realise their work, and to develop their practice and research new ideas.
The residency costs £240 per week, can be for any duration, and includes self-catering accommodation, studio space, access to facilities and technical support.
Artists based in Scotland are eligible to apply to Creative Scotland Creative and Professional Development Fund to help support their residency.
To apply please submit a completed Residency Application. If you would like to discuss your residency or have any further questions please contact the SSW office.
Limited Availability, please enquire with the SSW Office
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Emerging Artist Residency
These residencies are for emerging artists working in the fields of sculpture as well as 2D or time based media. The residencies are offered as a way for artists to complete a body of work for a specific purpose, e.g. an exhibition or portfolio, or to explore a new avenue of work that takes advantage of the SSW facilities or location.
Emerging Artist Residency Series costs £240 for three weeks, with a further two optional at £140/week. The residency includes self-catering accommodation, studio space, access to facilities and technical support.
To submit an application to this program please complete a Residency Application, including a timeline for your three to five week stay, and send it to emily@ssw.org.uk with Emerging Artists Series and your name in the subject line.
Proposals should demonstrate an understanding of SSW and location. For any enquiries before submiting an application please contact the SSW office on 01464 861372 or office@ssw.org.uk.
Next Deadline: August 2013
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Student and Recent Graduate Residency
Rates for graduates up to one year out of college are highly subsidised and are particularly good value. Please contact the SSW office for information about rates and facilities available, or to discuss any queries you may have prior to applying.
Artists based in Scotland are eligible to apply to Creative Scotland Creative and Professional Development Fund to help support their residency.
To apply please submit a completed Residency Application.
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Studio and Research Residency
SSW recognises a large part of professional practice includes a substanial amount of time and energy investing in research, proposal development, fundraising and writing. If you would like to pursue a studio based research residency SSW offers the time, space and resources away from the hustle and bustle of busy lives.
S&R Residencies do not offer access to the SSW workshops or tecnical assistance. If you require this during your residency there is a supplementary workshop access fee, payable per session (9am to 1pm or 1pm to 5pm).
S&R Residencies are subject to availabilty, and cost £110 per week. The residency includes self-catering accommodation, access to the Resources Room and desk space in the main studio.
Application to this residency programme is through a letter of interest and submission of a CV. Please contact the SSW Office for further information.
Limited spaces are currently available in May and June.
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Arts Development Internship and Technical Placements
There are rolling three to four month long funded opportunities for recent graduates (up to 2 years out of college/university) within Arts Management and Graduate Technical Placements, as well as a number of shorter project-based internships per year. Calls for interns will be posted on the website, please see Opportunities for the most recent listings.
Next Opening:
Technical Placement - Call Out in June
Arts Development - Call Out in August
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Darkness and Isolation Winter Residency
SSW offers winter residencies from December to March to visual artists who are interested in broaching the themes of isolation and darkness.
Cost to residents: £140 per week, which will give artists 24-hour access to studio space for a period of research and development, and self-catering acomodation and communal facilities, including internet.
Workshop access is restricted within this program, and is therefore most suited to studio-based practices.
The residency will opperate around the themes of darkness and solitary remoteness that have connotations to the winter months. The artists may use the sparse winter landscape to draw inspiration on which to structure their work around over the duration of the residency.
Please apply in writing using the SSW Residency Application.
Next Opening for Applications: September 2013
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Artists in 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. Previous participants in this program include 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. Other participants during 2009 and 2010 respectively, have included artists Reactor and Pester & Rossi's highly successful 'Fever Cafe'.
Most Recent Project: Goodman's Croft - Radio Lumsden www.goodmanscroft.com, led by artist Rocca Gutteridge (http://roccagutteridge.com) with assistance from Craig Priestley.
Current Project: The Talking Wall, by artists Jonathan Baxter and Sarah Gittins
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Travel - Getting Here
SSW is based on the A97 between Huntly and Alford in Aberdeenshire. There is an international airport in Aberdeen, and train and bus connections from Aberdeen and Inverness. The nearest train station to SSW is Huntly. From Huntly there is a limited bus service, or alternatively you can book a taxi (local taxi companies include JJ Watt, Deveron Taxi's, V&R Taxis). Occassionally an SSW member of staff may be able to assist you with travel from Huntly to SSW, in which case we ask for a £10 donation towards fuel expenses.
For more information on arranging your travel, please contact the SSW office or call 01464 861372.