The Norfolk Street Residency 2019-2020 – 31 Norfolk Street

Fantastic Studio Space Available at - 31 Norfolk Street SR1 1EE, 12 months’ rent free! (August 2019 – July 2020)

Struggling to afford a suitable space in Sunderland to develop your artistic practice?

Want to be surrounded by emerging and established artists?

Deadline for applications: Friday the 5th of July 2019 17.00pm

MBC Arts Wellbeing CIC partnered with Norfolk Street Arts, and all are delighted to offer two emerging practitioners the chance to develop their practice in generous large studio space.

This project has been made possible through Arts Council England funding and is supported by a range of City wide stakeholder such as Sunderland City Council, Sunderland BID and the University of Sunderland and Enterprise.

This project is supported with funding from Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, through the Unlock strand of Sunderland Culture’s Great Place programme.

The creatives chosen will be independently selected from staff from Sunderland Culture, University of Sunderland, Enterprise and Sunderland Business Improvement District.

This is a great opportunity to integrate with emerging and professional artists as well as benefiting from the networking and support provided MBC Arts Wellbeing CIC and 31 Norfolk Street.

There are two residencies available with two different themes. The creative practitioner applying will need to propose activity surrounding Sunderland’s industrial heritage of either;

1) Glass and visual communication 2) Maritime commerce & exchange

There are large studio spaces will be available from the beginning of August.

If you are interested, please fill in the attached form below and return it to vincent@mbcartswellbeing.com

If you would like any more information, please contact Vincent on vincent@mbcartswellbeing.com

If shortlisted, you may be asked to attend a meeting to discuss your application with a panel from the partnership organisations. We regret we cannot provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants

31 Norfolk Street, SR1 1EE Facilities Include:

Spacious light, secure studio space for creative practitioners (business premises only, not to be considered as living accommodation)

A kitchen area Toilets and washroom facilities Hours of Studio access: 8am -8pm to be negotiated with MBC if otherwise Access during office hours including kiln room Access to the community room for projects and meetings (to be booked out

with MBC, Terms apply please ask for further information) Ceramic & flatbed glass kilns

Mission & activities of the residency

The mission of this project is to support two emerging artists who aim to develop their careers in the creative sector in Sunderland. This residency aims to support emerging creative entrepreneurs who are dedicated to becoming a creative self-sustainable sole traders or other businesses.Vincent Todd (Director of Norfolk Street Arts) will lead on the curation, administration and management of this residency.The selection team will be a comprised of a panel of specialists from supporting partners (Sunderland Culture, Sunderland BID, University of Sunderland and Enterprise)

What this residency offers are; - A large studio space paid for 12 months (inclusive of bills, rates and service

fees)- Access to a wider artistic emerging cultural hub - Development conversations & grant application support with Norfolk Street

Arts - Opportunities to test workshops though MBC Arts Wellbeing’s ‘brew sessions’

- Access to partnership networks and professional links - An artist’s fee of £1250.00 per practitioners. ( £12.50 per hour- 100 hours)

The practitioner will be required to; Utilise the studio and develop a body of work and completing 100 hours

towards the residency project. Use the studio to create and deliver other projects of their own. Take part in open studios events when scheduled (one is required by the

funder but other events may be arranged) Engage with the support provided by the partners and build their practice to

be sustainable. Complete the residency with a body of work culminating in an exhibition

supported by Sunderland Culture. Participate in the artist’s talks programme at The University of Sunderland. Please note some works may be selected to be retained with the building of

31 Norfolk street to keep a log and archive of the residency. Write their own grants to sustain their practice and maximise the potential for

this project and others in Sunderland. (Support will be given)

PART 3 – ABOUT YOU AND YOUR CURRENT PRACTICEA: Please give details and background information about you, your practice and where you are now.

PART 1 – PERSONAL DETAILS

Name:Home Address:

Post Code: Home Telephone Number:Mobile Number:Email Address:Website:

Blog:

Twitter/ Instagram/ Face book page:

Other:

Where have you previously studied and when? (Add Additional boxes if needed)

Course Year Programme Leader

PART 2 – TELL US ABOUT THE THEME YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO AND WHY

A: Please give details and background on how you will respond to one of the two themes and why you have chosen that topic (Select one and delete as appropriate)Glass & Visual CommunicationMaritime Commerce & Exchange

PART 4 – YOUR PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENTB: Please give details about where you would like your practice to be at the end of the residency and how you think the studio space will help you achieve that.

PART 5 –YOUR PRACTICE AND SUSTAINABILTY C: Please give details about how you intend to make your activity sustainable and how you believe this residency can support you at this stage.

With thanks to supporting partners and funding from Arts Council England