Research Residencies in United Kingdom

Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre

Prenton, United Kingdom

Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre (BOARC) is a not-for-profit, self-organising study site in Prenton, UK, offering low-cost temporary workspaces for individuals and groups to conduct research, experimentation, and communal projects in a flexible environment. It supports a wide range of fields including art, music, theatre, philosophy, bodywork, and more, with facilities like studios and stays up to a month. Practitioners define their own projects without pressure for public presentation, fostering concentration and community.

CCA Derry~Londonderry

Derry~Londonderry, United Kingdom

CCA Derry~Londonderry offers inbound artist residencies primarily by invitation, enabling international practitioners to relocate temporarily to Derry~Londonderry for research, new project production, and professional networking. The program supports emerging visual artists from Northern Ireland and their international peers through reciprocal residencies and exhibitions of new and existing work. It also develops alternative residency models and curatorial opportunities tied to public programmes.

Cove Park

Helensburgh, United Kingdom

Cove Park is an international artist residency centre on a 50-acre rural site overlooking Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland, near Helensburgh, hosting national and international artists, writers, researchers, and creative practitioners across all art forms and career stages. The program supports research, experimentation, development, and production of new work in a supportive environment with communal facilities and events. Residencies vary from funded opportunities with stipends and housing to self-funded stays, typically lasting 2-4 weeks.

D6 Culture in Transit

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

D6: Culture in Transit is a visual arts organization in central Newcastle upon Tyne that hosts artist residencies in its studios, supporting artists whose practices align with themes of migration, social justice, cultural identity, climate crisis, and decolonisation through research, exchange, and commissions. The program provides space and time for creativity, along with technical and critical support, access to the D6 network, and opportunities via open calls and initiatives like ASSEMBLE.

Deveron Projects is a UK-based arts organisation embedded in Huntly, a rural town in north-east Scotland, that has hosted international artists for 30 years. The residency program offers flexible artist residencies ranging from weekends to three months, supporting artists in socially engaged and community-collaborative work through access to custom-built accommodation, community resources, and intensive curatorial support.

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.

Glasgow Sculpture Studios

Glasgow G3 8PX, United Kingdom

Glasgow Sculpture Studios offers artist residencies to support the production of new sculptural work and ideas, providing time, space, resources, and technical support for artists at all career stages. Programs include In Residence projects focused on site-specific sculpture and community connections, self-funded residencies open year-round, research residencies for writers and curators, and partnerships like exchanges with Triangle France-Asterides. Residents access dedicated studios, workshops for metal, wood, ceramics, plaster, and resin, and opportunities for public dissemination through exhibitions and events.

Knockvologan Studies

Fionnphort, United Kingdom

Knockvologan Studies is a remote artist residency program on the Ross of Mull near Fionnphort, Scotland, founded by artists Miek Zwamborn and Rutger Emmelkamp, serving as a hub for creative research in art, literature, field research, and nature preservation. It welcomes residents in fields like visual art, performing arts, film, photography, literature, music, architecture, and design for stays of 2 to 6 weeks, with proposals accepted year-round and no fixed fee based on involvement. Residents have access to facilities including the Knockvologan Prism and Studio in the barn, and opportunities to present work to the local community.

Pervasive Media Studio

Bristol, United Kingdom

The Pervasive Media Studio in Bristol is a collaborative research and development space run by Watershed in partnership with UWE Bristol and the University of Bristol, hosting over 100 artists, technologists, and academics working at the intersection of art, science, and digital technology. It offers residencies to creative practitioners, reviewing applications quarterly and providing 2-3 spots per quarter, with specific programs like the Winter Residencies including time in the studio, a £2,750 bursary, materials support, and travel bursary. Residents develop innovative projects such as street games, robotics, and community initiatives, often blending art with technology around themes like Actual Reality or If These Walls Could Talk.

Scottish Sculpture Workshop

Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) is a rural artist residency in Aberdeenshire that supports artists through collective learning and experimentation with various materials and processes. The program offers highly subsidized group residencies where artists live and work together for four weeks, with access to specialized workshops including ceramics, metal fabrication, blacksmithing, and stonework, supported by skilled technicians and a programmed schedule of social and professional exchange activities.

Talbot Rice Gallery

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Talbot Rice Residents is a two-year artist residency programme providing time, curatorial support, and access to University of Edinburgh resources for early-career and re-emerging artists based in Scotland. Residents receive year-round technical support, access to workshops, libraries, collections, and the academic community, with opportunities to exhibit work throughout the programme and culminating in a London exhibition.

The Maltings (Berwick) Trust

Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom

The Maltings (Berwick) Trust operates a professional arts residency program in Berwick-upon-Tweed that supports artist-led projects, commissions, and exchanges of knowledge between artists and researchers. The program has hosted over 1,000 artists and companies over 35 years and includes international residencies, such as partnerships with Swedish Lapland AiR, as well as community-based residencies like the Berwick Academy Residency.

West Dean College

West Dean, United Kingdom

The West Dean College Residency Programme at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation in the UK offers professional artists, writers, makers, and researchers onsite stays of one to three weeks (with occasional longer options like six weeks) to develop work, experiment with materials, and access workshops and facilities. Residents engage with students through tutorials, workshops, and presentations, continuing the legacy of founder Edward James in supporting early- to mid-career practitioners focused on craft, making, and sustainability. Various partnership residencies provide full board accommodation, studio space, and sometimes stipends.