Event History
ROSL’s renowned ARTS programme has worked for over 70 years to support the careers of emerging talent in the fields of music, visual arts and literature, and the programme continues to grow. We run competitions, scholarships, residencies and concerts and events at our headquarters in London and around the world.
Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) and The Art House (TAH) are delighted to announce the return of this incredible UK-based residency opportunity in 2023, for artists living and working in a commonwealth (or former commonwealth) country, the US, EU and EEA countries or Switzerland who have not yet exhibited or worked in the UK.
The Residency Opportunity
ROSL and TAH are seeking proposals from artists who would like to take up a two-month supported residency at TAH’s purpose-built accessible studios in Wakefield. The opportunity is to help develop the practice of artists living and working internationally who have not yet worked or exhibited in the UK. The successful artist/s is not required to make an object or exhibition, but they will receive curatorial and technical advice if required. We are keen to support two artists, staying with us at the same time.
Proposals are welcomed from artists working in all types of contemporary visual art practice, including photography, new media, fine art, artists’ moving image, sculpture, live art, crafts, design, architecture, site-specific, socially engaged and interdisciplinary practices. ROSL and TAH are committed to developing and supporting contemporary art practice and critical debate around it. We are accepting proposals from artists at all stages of their development and are particularly interested in artists who want to experiment, innovate and extend their practice.
Shortlisted artists will engage in an initial online conversation with ROSL and TAH Programme Team to explore their aspirations for this residency, and what other support may be needed and available. Both organisations are happy to discuss flexibility if any aspect of the offer needs adapting to suit your needs.
HOW TO APPLYDeadline: 10am GMT, Monday 10 April 2023
If this is of interest to you, applications can be made via text, audio or video. Your application/ proposal does not have to be definitive and can change during the course of the residency.
Written text applications
Please submit a PDF of no more than 5 pages including a short statement on your current practice with images of your work, and a simple outline of your plans if you were to be offered the residency.
Video submission
Please submit a brief video, no longer than three minutes, outlining your current practice and a simple outline of your plans if you were to be offered the residency. Please send this over with no more than 5 images of your work
Audio submission
Please submit a brief audio mp3, no longer than three minutes outlining your current practice and a simple outline of your plans if you were to be offered the residency. Please send this over with no more than 5 images of your work
Shortlisting and online conversations will take place before May 2023.
The residency will take place between September–November 2023.
Helpful prompts/points to consider when applying
- A simple outline, telling us what you would like to achieve through this programme, artistically and in terms of your development as an artist.
- A statement describing your practice.
- A selection of images relating to the proposal, such as previous or proposed artwork ideas (please include these within your 5-page PDF if you are applying with written text).
- A brief statement about your commonwealth (or former commonwealth), US, EU, EEA or Switzerland connection.
- Information on any barriers you have faced, past or present, to achieving your creative aspirations - gaps or barriers in your practice / CV will not affect your application
- Contact information.
- Links to website/ and social and your CV.
If you have questions about our criteria please contact us at roslarts@rosl.org.uk.
Please submit your completed proposals to amelia@the-arthouse.org.uk
