A residency programme and a year's anthology of relational practices, curated and held by artist Tessa Wills, director of Thrive. Thrive would like to invite artists for a paid residency looking at kin-making practices in a hyper-local way. We will offer space and time for refuge and reflection here on the Somerset Levels, to develop creative practices which help shore up the kinds of relationships we need right now as systems fail around us.
Thrive is an organisation operating from a specific piece of land near Glastonbury in the Somerset Levels. Thrive works through art and psychotherapy to trouble and practice the phenomenon of belonging.
Thrive is offering 6 individual week-long paid residencies, on the land, from 5-7 days for a flat fee of 750 pounds. You can select which week and number of days from the following time periods between January and August 2027:

11/1/27 - 5/2/27
22/2/27 - 21/3/27
12/4/27 - 7/5/27
17/5/27 - 21/5/27
7/6/27 - 16/7/27
16/8/27 - 27/8/27

In addition to the £750 fee, you can select from one of the following options:

Option 1: Onsite accommodation

Accommodation: Free for artist for up to 6 nights
Food: Breakfast (toast/cereal/hot drink) and communal dinner/hot meal provided each day for free
Travel support: £100 for all residency travel

Option 2: Offsite accommodation

Accommodation: £400 for residency period
Food: £100 for residency period
Travel support: £100 for all residency travel

Also included will be some peer mentorship, space and time to think, access to the land and the nature reserve, a bike to borrow during your stay and a small budget towards materials if required.
The location is remote and rural with limited public transport, where possible we will support participants with access needs.

Please visit our website for more information on the curatorial statement and invitation.