BODY and PLACE Artist Residency

About

BODY and PLACE is a residency programme that takes drawing of the body out of the confines of the life room and into unusual contexts.  Observational drawing taps into the creative axis of eye, hand and mind and this residency is an opportunity for professional artists to rethink and reincorporate drawing the body as part of their artistic practice.  BODY and PLACE is for a group of cross-generational and cross-disciplinary artists who seek an intense and rewarding experience and for whom life drawing is outside their normal practice and their comfort zone.

In 2023, BODY and PLACE returns to Owlpen Manor, a private 200 acre estate in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire for four days of exploratory workshops led by the revelatory and passionate tutors Thomas and Claire Newbolt. Participating artists are selected by theCoLAB Director Claire Mander and a panel of experts in the field of drawing including Rachel Sloan, Courtauld Institute of Art, Roger Malbert, former head of Hayward Touring, Nina Wisnia, artist and Patron of the Arts and Luce Garrigues, London Art Week.

The residency details are:

Location:
Owlpen Manor, Nr Uley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5BZ:  a private 200 acre estate in the Cotswolds with woodlands, lakes and Tudor Manor house with fascinating links to the Arts and Crafts movement.

Dates:
Mon 1 – Fri 5 May 2023

Eligibility:
Applicants must NOT have previously participated in past Body and Place residencies

Open to artists nationally and internationally; the residency will be conducted in English

Professional artists of any age or stage of their career, background, working in any discipline with a preference for three-dimensional work and sculpture with a demonstrable interest in drawing. Students currently enrolled in education are not eligible to apply.

Funding:
Residencies are fully funded including accommodation, food, tutoring and materials

Travel:
Travel to and from the residency is to be organised and paid for by the participating artists

Entry Fee:

There is an entry fee of £20 per artist as a contribution to theCoLAB’s administrative costs only. If you are not able to pay the fee, please ask for a waiver by emailing info@thecolab.art