Language:
English
Founded:
2012
Duration:
6 months
Paid by host:

The fee available for the residency is up to £7,500. This figure is based on a residency period of 6 months spent living and working in the area. This figure is inclusive of artist’s commission fee, material costs and production costs for the final outcome.

Paid by artist:

Travel costs and living expenses.


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The Maltings

The Maltings

The Berwick Residencies
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Description

Berwick-upon-Tweed is a fascinating and inspiring place for artists to live and work and for the past 8 years they have delivered an artist residency programme in the town with a range of partners. They work in partnership with Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival to create opportunities for film and moving image artists to develop their practice with the support of both organisations and premiere work during the annual festival in the town.

They have an ongoing partnership with the Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) at Newcastle University which provides the opportunity for an artist working in any art-form to explore and respond to current rural issues and the Institute for Creative Arts Practice, which promotes and supports creative arts practice across the University. The partnership provides the opportunity for the exchange and sharing of knowledge between the artist and researchers at CRE to inform critical responses to the rural, which has an increasing profile within contemporary art debates.

Outcome

The work will be premiered at Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival. Alongside the production of new work by the artists, the residency also results in the publication of academic papers by Newcastle University. For example, the paper ‘Researching Rural Housing: With an Artist in Residence’ explores how Sander Van Raemdonck’s artistic practice responded to the highly contentious topic of housing development in rural England and was able to provide a space for engagement between the local community, planners and academics. The full paper can be read here.

Studio Information

Studio space is provided at The Maltings Theatre & Cinema.

Accommodation Information

One bedroom flat in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Contact information
Addresses

c/o The Maltings Theatre and Cinema
Eastern Lane
Berwick-upon-Tweed
TD15 1AJ
United Kingdom

Email
galleries [at] maltingsberwick.co.uk