Open Call Details:
We are pleased to offer a 5-week residency to a Somerset-based artist in our sought-after Studio 10 Project Space here at East Quay. The residency will run as part of our contribution to this year's Somerset Arts Week's Festival, which will take place between Saturday 19 September - Sunday 4 October 2026. We are accepting applications from artists working in all mediums.

About Studio 10 Project Space:
Studio 10 is our multi-use project space which helps us build connections with the local community, through introducing our audiences to new mediums, artworks, and wider contemporary practice. It also provides us with the space in which to platform emerging and underrepresented artists alongside our wider exhibition programme.

Residency dates:
Friday 4 September - Sunday 11 October 2026 inclusively.

Production Budget and Honorarium:
Contains Art CIO is offering the following fee (inclusive of VAT) to the selected artist, to covers artist stipend, material costs, and any equipment needed to produce work during the residency: £1,200.

Artist eligibility:
East Quay defines 'Somerset-based' in-line with Somerset Council's five districts: Sedgemoor, West Somerset, Taunton Deane, South Somerset, and Mendip.

Somerset-based artists must have at least one of the following connections to Somerset:
- Has grown up in Somerset
- Has attended a school in Somerset within the last 10 years
- Is a resident of Somerset
- Has a Studio in Somerset

Please note: This is an opportunity for artists who are looking to be present and active in Studio 10 on a regular basis throughout the 5 week period.

Contact:
If you have any questions, please contact Assistant Curator, Millie Laing-Tate, at [email protected]

Application deadline:
5pm, on Sunday 5 April 2026

To apply:
Please submit your application online by completing the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/X9YvpwRH8SJ7pwzs9 - Click here