Company of Others is an Artist-led organisation, and whilst we’re not an artist development organisation or agency, we know how important it is for artists to have time to play, discover and dream. Our artist development offer has been created with these 3 aims at the core, with no artistic output expected.
Our Rooted in Movement artist support programme consists of Travel Bursaries & Residencies at The Bricks, our home in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne.
This programme is only for:
- Artists who have lived experience of being Othered by the society we live in
- Who are North of England based (As defined by Arts Council England’s region boundaries)
- Whose primary artistic practise is Movement
As part of the programme, we have tried to make the application as lightweight and simple as possible, and artist reporting kept to a minimum:
“I know how much labour can be involved in both, and how painful rejections can be. I want this process to be the opposite, so the selection process is an online tool that selects names at random. Please don’t worry about the quality or length of your application, if you meet the qualifying criteria, your name will be entered into the draw. Good luck.”
– Nadia, Artistic Director & CEO
Key Dates & Application Information 2026
Applications for 2026 open Thursday 16th April.
Deadline for applications is Monday 11th May at 12noon.
All applications should be emailed to community@companyofothers.org.uk with “[Your Name]: ROOTED IN MOVEMENT Bursary OR Residency” in the subject line. If you are applying for both a residency and travel bursary, please send separate applications.
Artists can apply for both a Travel Bursary and a Residency, or either, residencies are limited to 1 per artist.
If you received Rooted in Movement support in the last round in 2025-26, you are unable to apply to the same strand in this round. For instance, if you received a paid residency, you are unable to apply for another paid residency, but you could apply for a travel bursary.
Rooted Travel Bursaries
Our travel bursaries are for:
- Artists who are North of England based
- Whose practise is movement focused
- Who have personal ancestry which has roots beyond the borders of the UK
The bursaries aim to provide artists with time to explore their practise in the land of their ancestors, to connect more deeply to the land and culture of their chosen place, which must be outside of the UK, and build artistic connections there.
If an artist is a Refugee, sanctuary-experienced or is unable to travel to a place connected to their ancestry for safety reasons, we would absolutely welcome an application for them to travel somewhere else, that has a connection to their movement practise or artists they would like to connect with.
All applicants who satisfy the application requirements will be entered into an online tool alongside the other applicants, and a name will be drawn at random.
Amount: 1 x bursary of £2500
Application requirements:
Maximum 1 side of A4:
- Confirming you are based in the North
- Telling us about your practise
- Details of your chosen destination and why you want to go there
- Some information on what you hope to get out of the trip
- Overview budget on how you will spend £2500
- Completed Monitoring Form
Reporting requirements:
- One to one discussion with Company of Others’ Artistic Director & CEO no later than one month after return from trip
- Final budget breakdown and evidence of expenditure
All trips must be completed by April 2027.
Rooted Residencies @ The Bricks
Our residencies are for:
- Artists who are North of England based
- Whose practise is movement focused
- Who need time and resource to experiment, play and nurture their practise.
We don’t want to prescribe what you use the residency for so the residencies can be used for making or developing a specific piece of work if you wish, but it’s not a requirement or even an expectation. You might want to spend the time alone, or you might want to invite others to join you.
Residencies can be for up to 2 weeks, (you know best how long would be useful), which can be used consecutively, or intermittently – a two-week block or 1 day a week for 10 weeks, and anything in between.
Amount: 2 x Residencies with £1750 cash support per residency at The Bricks in Newcastle
All residencies have the option of a one-to-one support session with the Artistic Director and CEO of Company of Others if useful.
Application requirements:
Maximum 1 side of A4:
- Confirming you are based in the North
- Telling us about your practise and what you would use your residency for
- Some information on what you hope to get out of the residency, and any additional support you would like from Company of Others.
- Overview budget on how you will spend £1750
- Completed Monitoring Form
Reporting requirements:
- One to one discussion with Company of Others’ Artistic Director & CEO no later than one month after residency
- Final budget breakdown and evidence of expenditure
All residencies must take place before April 2027.
If you have any questions about the programme please email us at community@companyofothers.org.uk