Mini Residency: Blackpool

UK Young Artists and Abingdon Studios Blackpool are offering 12 artists a weekend of creative exploration in Blackpool. This mini residency offers a period of flux and change to artists with little expectation beyond being curious and having time to think and to learn and share with others

Both organisations have held a visioning session and a level of think- tanking around the notion of a residency; allowing artists across all art -forms to come together to reflect and respond to the idea of  “popular culture”.  Our “Blackpool Weekender” is a catalyst for risk and experimentation; critically exploring the boundaries and possibilities of this still pleasure palace of the North. What is it to be isolated yet immersed?, popular but forgotten?. It is a parody of itself, multi-layered and fantastical but perhaps equally flat and macabre. It is a place for self progression, reflection or procrastination dependent on the mind which subjectively enters into its pseudo-culture.

As well as benefiting from the proposed opportunity of the Blackpool Weekender we will also offer to artists the following:

• Studio spaces and larger project space where all conversations and or meeting points can occur.
• Free Internet access
• Two nights ( Friday and Saturday night) accommodation with breakfast in Blackpool (please note this may be shared, twin rooms)
• Lunch &  evening meal provided by partners
• Return travel on second class train travel up to the value of £60.00 per artist

For more information about the opportunity an application form, please download an application pack from the website.