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Applications are now open for three Outside In artist residencies at The New Art Gallery Walsall and The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum.
Who can apply?
You can apply for this if you are:
- An artist that is neurodivergent
- You live in the Midlands area of the United Kingdom.
You cannot apply if you are in full-time education, but you can apply if you are in part-time education.
Support available:
If you have a questions or would like help with submitting for this opportunity or signing up to Outside In you can contact José.
José will also be running the artist support days on these dates:
- Thursday 9 June at The New Art Gallery Walsall
- Thursday 16 June at The Mac, Cannon Hill Park.
To speak to José or to book an artist support session please call or email.
Email: jose.sunshine-okoro@outsidein.org.uk
Phone: 07496 997 333
If you are selected you will get:
- A virtual or in person studio visit and curatorial guidance
- Support from a professional artist
- Additional budget for access costs
- An opportunity to present your artwork and take part in the final event at the gallery
- Ongoing support during your residency
If you are selected you will receive £1475 as a fee. This must also include your travel costs.
You will also get £300 to spend on art materials.
How to apply:
To apply please send us up to 6 images of your artwork.
If you can, we would also like to find out more about you and your artwork and why you would like this residency.
You can tell us this information my completing the application form below, or over the phone, in an email or in a video. Please contact José Sunshine Okoro.
Email: jose.sunshine-okoro@outsidein.org.uk
If you would like to make a phone application, please call José to arrange a time to do this.
Phone: 07496 997 333
Key dates:
The deadline is on Monday 20 June at 9am.
- Residency 1 The New Art Gallery Walsall from 18 July – 21 August 2022. For 2 days a week.
- Residency 2 The New Art Gallery Walsall 15 August – 18 of September 2022. For 2 days a week.
- Residency 3 The Herbert Art Gallery residency 10 October – 11 November 2022. For 2 days a week.
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About the project
EXPLORERS is a dynamic collaborative programme of art and action that opens up routes into artistic practice for neurominorities, dismantling attitudinal and systemic barriers to representation and rights in art and society.
The Explorers Project is supported by Arts Council England and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
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I live in London does it mean I am excluded? I would very much like to do artwork and get paid for the privilege of doing this. I am a focused artist and I believe I can give a lot as well as take a lot. I mean to do better for the whole of the disabled art community I need to share the experience of having done a degree and MA at a mature age and the latter part of never being a mainstream artist.