AUGUST 3rd – SEPTEMBER 6th 2026

PLACES ARE STILL  AVAILABLE  so send your expression of interest asap!

For Independent Performance Makers

dance, music, theatre, circus, performance art, spoken word and now with an added offer to writers or digital/ visual artists 

Each artist/company/collective (Max 3 per week) will have 7 days of personal studio time  combined with short work-in-progress meetings on Wednesday. Each artist/company/collective will have 2 mentoring sessions one before and one after the week. The week culminates in a Sunday evening studio sharing with the other 1 or 2 artists/ companies working the same week (max 7 invited guests per artist/ company)

A STUDIO WEEK IN THE SUMMER
(large studio)

Summary of the 7 days:

• Option of 25 or 36 studio hours per maker/artist/company
• 2 artists meetings with other summer residency artists
• 2 x 1 hr mentoring session with Caroline Salem
• End-of-week studio or online presentation for an invited audience
• Option of live-in accommodation for additional £35/night/person max 3 people

Programme options and artists contributions:

25 studio hours over 7 days (4hr session Mon,Tues,Thurs,Sat & 3hr sessions Wed,Fri,Sun): £295
36 studio hours over 7 days (6hr session Mon,Tues,Thurs,Sat & 4hr sessions Wed,Fri,Sun): £430

Flexible payments: instalments can be paid over 12 weeks or even longer.

A SKYROOM WEEK IN THE SUMMER
(small solo writing, digital/visual artspace) 

(The Skyroom is a small solo writing / visual practice space)

Summary of the 7 days:

• 6 x 5hrs sessions in the Skyroom AM  9/10am –  2/3pm  OR PM 2/3pm – 7/8pm
• 2 artists meetings with other summer residency artists (Wed and Fri)
• 2 x 1 hr mentoring session with Caroline Salem
• Sunday presentation/ reading / performance with other “A STUDIO WEEK IN THE SUMMER artists and your invited audience
• Option of live-in accommodation for additional £35/night

Writers contributions:
£150

APPLICATIONS WELCOME NOW

We process applications as they come and will promptly arrange a zoom call with each applicant so please send as your expression of interest asap. Working with deadline July 6th at midnight.

Please fill out the google form here to apply: https://forms.gle/5dtQFWdS7cgBVHdZ9

If you have any questions please email 40cmews@gmail.com

PLEASE DO NOT LET FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION STOP YOU FROM MAKING THIS HAPPEN FOR YOU AND YOUR WORK – Get in touch!