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. We’ve created our artist development offer with these 3 aims at the core, with no artistic output expected.
This is the first time we’ve led a process like this, and have tried to make the application as lightweight and simple as possible, and artist reporting kept to a minimum. We know how much labour can be involved in both, and we want to be part of the solution not the problem.
Our programme will consist of Travel Bursaries & Residencies at The Bricks, our home in Walker.
Deadlines for applications to both programmes is 20th January 2024.
Artists can apply for both a Travel Bursary and a Residency, or either, residencies are limited to 1 per artist.
Rooted Travel Bursaries:
Our travel bursaries are for North of England based, movement focused artists whose artistic practise, or personal ancestry has roots beyond the borders of the UK. The bursaries aim to provide artists with time to explore their practise elsewhere, 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.
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 bursary of £2500
Application requirements:
* 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 December 2024.
Rooted Residencies @ The Bricks:
Our residencies are for North of England based, movement focussed artists 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, but it’s not a requirement. 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, i.e. a two week block or 1 day a week for 10 weeks, and anything in between.
Amount: 2 x Residencies with £1750 support per residency
Application requirements:
* 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 2024
There’ll be a Q&A to support artists in making an application, and to ask questions about what each strand can and can’t be used for, though we’re leaving that as open as possible so artists can determine what is most helpful for them. To register for the Rooted Q&A on Wednesday 3rd January, with Artistic Director & CEO, or if you have any questions about the programme please email: nadia@companyofothers.org.uk