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ARTIST RESIDENCY AND STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE CHEW VALLEY 

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Deadline for applications: 15th January 2025

Interviews: Late January/Early February 2025

Residency starting: March 2025 

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An exciting project will be continuing in the rural village of East Harptree, located in the heart of the Chew Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty. After a successful first year of the Arts Hub 2024 (learn about the Arts Hub here), the project is looking for two artists to take up residency in the studio space for another year. 

 

The Arts Hub 2025 project will be funded by the Arts Council National Lottery Projects Grants and the East Harptree Parish Council.

 

 

ARE YOU AN ARTIST? 

There are two sides to the support we are offering. 

  

1) STUDIOS 

The Arts Hub at East Harptree is looking for two artists to be in residence in our village, where they will have access to a large, light space (659 square feet) as their working studios, rent-free.  

  

2) RESIDENCY 

In return for the space the two artists will engage with the local community and local community groups over the course of the year, offering workshops, exhibitions or other outreach work with members of the public.  Our focus for 2025 will be to continue to work with local educational settings and social prescribing organisations, as well as developing a new arts group for new mothers. The artists will be funded by the Arts Hub for delivering the workshops. An arts administrator will be working part time to offer support and mentoring to the two artists and their work within the community.

 

ABOUT YOU

We see this as an opportunity for an artist in any medium (including theatre, dance, visual arts, community outreach work, music and film). You will be willing and able to host workshops and work with people of varying ages in creative groups.

We hope that you will see this as a chance to engage not just with some of the community groups in the locale, but also the surrounding natural environment, which is of huge importance to the residents of our village and beyond.  

  

What we offer

• Flexibility. 

• Financial support for art workshops delivered to the community.

• An arts administrator to help liaison and outreach work, as well as provide mentoring support.

• Bills, internet included. 

• A vibrant, diverse rural community.  

• A beautiful area to be inspired by and work within. 

  

Things to note

• You will need a car. East Harptree has a limited bus service and you will need your own transport to get to the studio.  

• Access: the studio space not currently suitable for anyone with impaired mobility.  This should also be considered in terms of the medium that you work with: if your materials or equipment are exceptionally heavy, there may be issues with getting your work to and from the space.

• After one year, we will be reviewing the project and deciding on next steps. We envisage this as a year-long residency.

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How to Apply

​To apply to be an Arts Hub artist in residence please email artshubharptree@gmail.com:

• a CV with portfolio of your work (can be PDF, web page, photos)

• a covering letter explaining why you want to be involved in the project and what you think you can bring to the Arts Hub

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DEADLINE 15th January 2025

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