The deadline for applications is by 12pm midday on Monday 17th January, 2022.
Following the success of the first stage of the first residency with Watts and Dad, we are now inviting applications for another residency opportunity made possible by funds left by the late artist Clare Thornton and the subsequent monies raised through a successful CTMR Crowdfunder campaign.
The residency will take place between September and December 2022
It was Clare’s wish that these funds be used to support a residency opportunity in Plymouth for a mid-career artist, such as herself. The residency aims to provide the successful applicants with the time, space, funds and critical engagement to develop and begin to resolve new work. It is an opportunity to experiment with different ideas in a flexible studio setting.
The residency will take place at 37 Looe Street, which was the former home of Plymouth Arts Centre and the site for Clare’s much loved final solo show, Materials of Resistance. For us, this new residency space maintains a natural affinity to Clare, her work and her legacy. We are therefore looking for an artist who can make the most of the gallery/studio space at Looe Street.
37 Looe Street is located in the historic Barbican, in the heart of the city, and will offer a ground-floor double-fronted shop window and studio space plus a first-floor workshop/office space for the chosen artist, alongside other events and residencies being hosted there. The space is already beginning to host events for CAMP (Contemporary Art Membership Plymouth) and has an evolving programme that connects artists, writers and thinkers from across the world. 37 Looe Street is committed to supporting, producing and exhibiting creative arts that critically engage with questions of heritage, and to heritage projects that critically engage with the creative arts.
CAMP is a member-led network launched in 2019 for the creative and visual arts community in Devon and Cornwall, including artists, producers, curators and arts writers. With over 160 members, the chosen artist will also be supported by their programme of talks, crits, supper clubs and study groups to enable them to fully connect with the creative community in the city and beyond. Arts Council England has just announced a further 16 months of funding support for CAMP.
The Clare Thornton Memorial Residency is offering:
Who can apply
The residency is open to those artists who consider themselves to be ‘mid-career’ and have an affinity to Clare’s practice. Applications are welcome from individuals working in all areas of contemporary visual and live art practice. You need to be a professional artist who has been making work for a minimum of 7 years and may be based in the UK or internationally.
How to apply for the residency in 2022
Please provide the following in your application:
To begin this process please include within your proposal:
Applications should be submitted by email via ctmresidency@gmail.com by midday Monday 17th January, 2022.
Dr. Angela Piccini, Artist, Curator/Producer & Academic, Co-Director of 37 Looe Street
Emily Speed, Artist
Cheryl Jones, Director, Grand Union, Birmingham
Dane Watkins, Artist & Clare’s Husband
NB: due to being a small team we are unfortunately unable to give feedback about individual applications.
The deadline for applications is by 12pm midday on Monday 17th January, 2022.
The successful applicant will be informed by Monday 1st February, 2022.
The residency must take place between September 2022 and December 2022.
If you require any additional information please contact Dane Watkins via ctmresidency@gmail.com