Arts Residency/Co-Commission Opportunity, ArtSway/Stour Valley

Stour Valley Arts at King's Wood, Challock in Kent, and ArtSway in the New Forest are pleased to announce an exciting new residency/ co-commission opportunity open to any UK based artist, working in any media. The residency/co-commission is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2010, with an exhibition to take place at ArtSway in April 2011. A further presentation may take place at Stour Valley Arts or a corresponding venue at a later date (TBC).

To download an application pack with submission details, an extended project brief and an application form, please visit the artsway website:

[w] www.artsway.org.uk

Project Brief:

Stour Valley Arts and ArtSway are seeking to commission a UK based artist, working in any media, to produce a new body of work resulting from research undertaken in the locations of both commissioning partners. The artist will be given time and financial resources to explore and research the areas in question to produce at least one exhibition (scheduled at ArtSway in April 2011), with critical and practical support from ArtSway and Stour Valley Arts.

Deadline For Submissions: Friday 23 April 2010

Interviews: Tuesday 11 May 2010

Notification of Decision: Monday 17 May 2010

If you have any questions regarding this residency/ co-commission opportunity, please contact Peter Bonnell:

[t] 01590 682260 (ex 4)

[e] peter@artsway.org.uk

For more information on Stour Valley Arts, please go to:

[w] www.stourvalleyarts.co.uk