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The New Forest National Park Authority and SPUD are working together in partnership to deliver a programme of artist residencies and accompanying exhibitions focused on the New Forest.
The arts are integral to our understanding of landscape. We want to work with inspiring and inspired artists to think in different ways about landscapes, how people interact with them, and the challenges that they face. This new National Park Artist in Residence programme aims to develop a creative partnership between the arts and people that work, live, and visit the New Forest, and showcase that to new audiences.
Our aim is to work with and support artists to explore five key areas that are crucial in helping to secure the future of the New Forest National Park:
Artists are able to showcase their work through a month-long exhibition at spudWORKS in Sway as well as a virtual gallery space to help bring the work to a wider audience and encourage collaboration.
The residency programme provides closer links between artists and the people and spaces that make up the New Forest National Park beyond the usual things that people might see. The highly protected nature of the National Park means that we are interested in artists who can work sensitively within these restrictions and respond to this positively in their work. This is an incredible opportunity to build a collection of artists whose knowledge and experience can help to positively promote arts throughout the National Park.
Artists from all disciplines are invited to submit expressions of interest to undertake a paid residency. We are looking for artists with a clear direction in their personal practice.
Each residency will deliver:
The residency is open to artists or makers working in any medium, visual arts, crafts, performing arts, writing, film, video, or digital media.
So far there have been three National Park Artists in Residence. You can find out more about them here.
We are currently sourcing funding for future residencies. Sign up for our e-newsletter to hear when the next call for artists goes out, and check on our social media.
For more general information on spudWORKS and the Residency Space visit: https://www.spud.org.uk/newforestartistinresidence
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