Micro Residency Opportunities

The Micro Residency programme was created by ESW to give artists time and space to develop their research and practice in an unpressurised environment which encourages experimentation. The flexible nature of the residencies allows participating artists to explore new ideas outwith their normal practice whilst benefitting from ESW’s facilities and staff support. The Micro Residencies promote interdisciplinary practice and include events that enable the public to meet and talk with artists. The residencies also encourage networking and peer critiques between residents and ESW’s artists.

“FOUND used the ESW micro-residency to develop and prototype ideas that would eventually become Cybraphon. It was ideal for trial and error work as ESW put no pressure on us to create a 'finished' article as such. It also gave FOUND our first studio proper and led to us taking up another studio space for a year with ESW.”, Ziggy Campbell - Found

Each Micro Residency lasts one month. Selected artists will be given one of the ESW studios and can access ESW’s workshop equipment free of charge.
A fee of £150 is awarded to successful applicants for production costs, and ESW will organize and promote a public event at the end of the residency.

Applications for 2010 are now closed but please e-mail admin@edinburghsculpture.org to receive information on future ESW opportunities.

Please contact Gordon Munro or members of the APC if you wish todiscuss a proposal.