Residencies
“CLAY’s dedicated time and immense space to make my work happen flourished my creative process. I also received emotional support and the technical aspects of the production were very well facilitated with beautiful lighting and sound.” - Freddie Hayes
Are you an artist working between contemporary live artworks and experiences? Are you looking to develop your skill set, create new performances and kick-start that exciting project with a research and development grant? Join our rolling residency programme now and receive bespoke support to elevate your practice.
What we offer
In-kind support (equivalent of up to £3000 of match funding for applications)
A versatile working space
Flexible access (early until late)
1-2-1 CLAY knowledge and expertise mentoring sessions
Bespoke artist and project support tailored to your needs
A developing relationship with CLAY and the Yorkshire arts ecology
A ticketed presentation*
Our ask to you
A residency cost of £500 per week to paid to CLAY
Share your documentation with us
Use CLAY logos and assets to credit the organisation
Provide an artist profile and testimonial for our website
Complete a residency feedback questionnaire
Things to consider
Public-facing sharing/test outputs are to be negotiated against the programme calendar
Access to technical support will be chargeable (to be considered as part of funding applications)
How and if you would like to access arts organisations, artists, collectives and/or audiences from the region
What broader expertise would you like to access, if any? We can help find this support.
We reserve the right to cancel the residency anytime 3 months before the booking at no cost to the Artist or CLAY.
The fee for the residency is to cover our running costs. We are a charity and don’t receive any regular funding.
Interested? We’d love to hear from you! To apply, complete the application form below.
