Hospitalfield Autumn Residency Programme 2026

The Autumn Residency is a four-week funded programme with 6 places available for UK-based Contemporary Visual Art Practitioners. Selected artists receive a bursary that supports them and the development of their work during the residency. This residency is devised for those developing their working lives within the scope of contemporary visual art practices.

Artists are invited to submit an application that describes an urgent project, or specific focus of work, that they will address during the month-long programme. Pressure on places is high and applicants are advised to articulate why this is the right time for them to be working on this project, and how this will impact the development of their work going forward.

It is important that residents can commit to the entire residency period, to provide consistency for the group and to make sure you can immerse yourself in the situation and your work.

The residency includes studio visits with the selectors and peer to peer discussion facilitated by Hospitalfield, full board catering, 24 hours access to studio space.

Residency Period 31 August 2026–27 September 2026

Each selected artists receives a bursary of £2200 and a Travel Budget of £100

How to Apply: 
Selectors are looking for applicants with urgent projects that can demonstrate clearly what their project or focus for the residency will be. They anticipate a high number of applications to this funded residency. Applicants are advised to articulate their project proposal clearly and demonstrate why this is the right time for them to be working on this project, and how this will impact the development of their work going forward. Artists are discouraged from making a site-specific proposal in relation to Hospitalfield.