Interdisciplinary Residencies in London

Acme

London, United Kingdom

Acme Studios, established in 1972 and celebrating its 50th anniversary, is a London-based not-for-profit organization that provides affordable studios, work/live spaces, and a comprehensive artist support program. Acme supports over 800 artists across 15 buildings in Greater London annually. The organization offers a range of residency programs, including fully funded and subsidized opportunities tailored to artists at different career stages—from early-career to established practitioners. Acme’s residencies provide financial support, professional development, mentoring, and exhibition opportunities, all within a supportive artist peer community. Their flagship Fire Station Residency offers artists a five-year term to focus on their practice. Acme also engages in various partnerships that extend additional opportunities to resident artists.

Blackhorse Workshop

London, United Kingdom

Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise based in London, is committed to opening up access to making for all. The workshop offers a supportive environment for creative practitioners, particularly those early in their careers, who have a strong interest in wood and metal work. The residency provides free desk space in a shared studio, access to professional wood and metal workshops, and regular development support. With a focus on inclusivity, Blackhorse Workshop actively encourages applications from individuals with a strong connection to Waltham Forest, especially from underrepresented backgrounds in the arts. The residency culminates in a public presentation of the resident’s work, offering a valuable platform for emerging makers.

North London contemporary art space offering the Sainsbury Scholarship residency programme for emerging artists, alongside a strong exhibition and education programme.

Cluster Photography Artist-in-Residence

London, United Kingdom

Organizer Information: Cluster was founded in with a clear goal: redefine the contemporary art fair by cutting out the middlemen. Cluster seeks out raw, unfiltered creativity from artists directly. From the start, Cluster positioned itself as London’s most accessible and affordable art fair—an unapologetic platform for artists to showcase their work on their own

Design Researchers in Residence

London, United Kingdom

Algae, fungi, yeast, natural fibres... grown materials are substances cultivated with living organisms, rather than being extracted from the earth. They are natural, renewable, and biodegradable, whether grown in a lab or on land. The UK's bioeconomy is a government growth priority: the [ Modern Industrial Strategy](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/the-uks-modern-industrial-strategy-) names engineering biology as one of six frontier industries, with an ambition for global leadership by . Globally, [the market for mycelium-based materials](https://www.gminsights.com/industry-analysis/mycelium-market) alone is projected to grow from around $3.6 billion today to over $5 billion by , as fashion, construction and packaging industries look for alternatives to plastic, leather and other petrochemical- and animal-derived materials. Yet the UK's own living landscapes for grown materials are themselves under threat. [Seagrass meadows on the west coast of Wales](https://www.projectseagrass.org/blogs/restoring-our-damaged-seagrass-meadows/) have depleted by 92% over the last century, while only around 30,000 hectares remain of Scotland’s [temperate rainforests](https://savingscotlandsrainforest.org.uk/). The UK's grown ecosystems are as fragile as they are abundant. **Design Researchers in Residence** is open to designers and researchers from disciplines including but not limited to: biodesign, fashion and textiles, industrial design, architecture, systems and policy research, material innovation, craft or graphic design. We are interested in research that spans the handmade and tactile to the biofabricated and engineered, embedded in natural intelligence. This includes Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), biodesign and biofabrication practices that work with living systems.

Flat Time House (FTHo) is a gallery, archive, and artist's residency space in the former studio home of British conceptual artist John Latham (1921-) in London, opened in to explore his practice and 'Flat Time' theory. It offers artists a place to live, work, and engage with the public, supported by curatorial and education staff, often resulting in site-specific works and exhibitions. Residencies vary in duration, such as summer or winter periods, and culminate in public programs or solo shows.

Gasworks

London, United Kingdom

Gasworks is a non-profit contemporary visual art organization in London established in 1994, offering an international residencies programme for emerging and early-career artists to research, develop new work, and engage in cultural exchange. Residencies are self-led, non-prescriptive, and process-based, typically lasting eleven weeks, fully funded with studio access, accommodation, living expenses, and support. They host up to twenty residencies annually, culminating in Open Studios and public presentations.

House Work Presents

London, United Kingdom

House Work Presents is an artist-run residency in Hackney, East London, offering one early-career artist a free, fully supported month of creative experimentation with weekly mentorship from arts professionals and a culminating solo exhibition. The program welcomes artists across all disciplines and provides dedicated studio space, private accommodation, and professional development opportunities within London's vibrant creative community.

PLOP

London, United Kingdom

PLOP Residency, established in 2018, is a vibrant artist residency located in the heart of East London, near Bethnal Green. Situated in the former Annka Kultys gallery space, PLOP has become a nurturing ground for over 65 international artists from 4 continents and 14 countries. At its core, PLOP is a community-driven initiative that offers a unique blend of studio space and mentorship, enriched by studio visits from esteemed industry professionals. Each month, the residency hosts 2 artists, providing them with free studio space to work collaboratively, culminating in a curated open studios event. PLOP underscores its commitment to artist development through annual open calls that welcome both artists and curators, fostering a diverse and dynamic creative environment. The residency’s creator, Oli Epp, and Residency Manager, Mollie Barnes, alongside an advisory panel comprising art critics, curators, and collectors, play pivotal roles in steering PLOP towards its mission of championing artist development and facilitating revolutionary residencies.

QE Artists-in-Residence

London, United Kingdom

This residency is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines across the Bay Area. For four months the artist-in-residence will be given a studio in the Quinn Emanuel Silicon Valley office to support their existing practice or a new project as appropriate. Who can apply: Local Emerging/Mid-career artists, any medium but please note the studio is in an office so we can't have a kiln on site. What you get: Studio space, exhibition, $20,000 grant and $1,500 for materials. 14 August Organiser: Quinn Emanuel Artists Foundation Locations: North America Apply

RuptureXIBIT London Intensive Mentoring

London, United Kingdom

Short Description RuptureXIBIT is an artist-run space in London, a 30-minute train ride from Waterloo, and steps away from the station in Hampton Wick. We exist to encourage the development of artistic practice in all disciplines. Our purpose is to highlight the potential for growth that comes from focused work and conversations that arise during a residency and Open

Residency Programme since: N/ADescription of Organisation: Sunbury House DBA is a coastal property located in the West Village of the small art-focused seaside town (6,600 people) of Cambria, California. The property is located walking distance to the coast, the small downtown, and the many art galleries.  The property backs up to about 800 acres of Monterey Pine forest for which the Nature Conservancy has secured an easement (one of only two locations where this ecosystem still occurs). We oper

London-based contemporary art space offering artist residencies focused on socially engaged and research-driven practice, with commissions and collaborative public programmes.

theatre deli Residency

London, United Kingdom

Short Description: Monday 4th August to be one of our four Residency Artists, receiving two weeks of paid development time to take your performance project to the next level, plus a work-in-progress sharing in a black-box studio theatre. , two of our residencies are specifically aimed at artists living in Enfield,

Victoria & Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London offers residency programs, including the Adobe Creative Residency, supporting artists, designers, and makers to research collections, develop practices, and engage audiences through public programming. Residents typically commit to 12-month full-time positions with studio access, mentorship, salaried compensation, and a culminating display, while shorter residencies also exist. Programs emphasize interdisciplinary work across V&A sites, fostering innovation and community connections.