Artist in Residence

The University of Birmingham is inviting expressions of interest from artists to undertake a residency on campus during the academic year 2018/19, potentially culminating in an exhibition or event produced in partnership with the University Curator, which communicates the artist’s work to a wide audience.

We are looking for artists that are interested in exploring and responding to academic research, and whose own practice is research-based.

We also have superb cultural assets at the University of Birmingham and we hope that successful applicants will explore as many of them as possible for inspiration.

Museums and collections at the University of Birmingham include: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, The Lapworth Museum of Geology, Winterbourne House & Garden, Cadbury Research Library and Research & Cultural Collections: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts, Archaeology Museum, Collection of Historic Physics Instruments, Medical School Collection, Silver and Plate Collection, University Heritage Collection and the Campus Collection of Fine & Decorative Art.

What we can offer

  • Studio space
  • A fee of £2,500. Please note, this is all inclusive and will cover all artist fees, including travel and expenses. Costs for residency outputs (i.e. an exhibition or publication) will be separately. Please see the link at the bottom of this advert for further details regarding the fee and outputs
  • Networking opportunities
  • Access to various University resources
  • Opportunity to be involved in the University’s cultural programme, for example the Arts and Science Festival
  • Dependent on outcomes, the potential for an exhibition at the end of the residency

Applicant specification

The successful applicant will be expected to:

  • Meaningfully engage with staff and students at the University
  • Show creativity of approach
  • Work with the cultural engagement team on communicating the residency
  • Ensure project outputs and milestones are reached on time and on budget
  • Attend regular progress meetings and provide project updates
  • Undertake project evaluation

Application deadline: Friday 8 June 2018

Shortlisted applicants will be notified by 15 June 2018

Interviews: 20 June 2018

For more information and details on how to apply please see: https://bit.ly/2GqV5S1

Opportunity Type

Residency

Contact Name

Jenny Lance, Assistant Curator 

Contact Email

culture@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Website

https://bit.ly/2GqV5S1

Start Date

23rd May 2018

Closing Date

8th June 2018