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Berwick Visual Arts and Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival Announce 2016 Residency for Moving Image Artists

other · 2026-04-20

Applications are open until 18 January 2016 for a six-month artist residency beginning in April 2016. The program, offered by Berwick Visual Arts in partnership with Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, provides £8,000, private accommodation, and studio space in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, UK. Artists with moving image practices from any country are eligible, provided they have been out of college for at least three years or hold a completed MA or PhD. The selected artist will create a new work responding to the festival's 2016 theme 'X', which will premiere at the Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival from 21 to 25 September 2016.

Key facts

  • Applications close 18 January 2016
  • Residency runs for six months starting April 2016
  • £8,000 bursary provided
  • Includes private accommodation and studio space in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, UK
  • Open to artists with moving image practices from any country
  • Requires being out of college for at least 3 years or holding a completed MA/PhD
  • New work will premiere at Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival 21-25 September 2016
  • Work must respond to festival's 2016 theme 'X'

Entities

Institutions

  • Berwick Visual Arts
  • Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival

Locations

  • Berwick-upon-Tweed
  • Northumberland
  • UK

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