Call for Project Space Applications
Applications are invited from artists working within contemporary sculpture practice who would benefit from a Project Space at ESW for projects; to make work or test ideas. The Project Spaces offer is designed to help artists who are working towards an exhibition or commission; or who need time for in-depth material exploration. Spaces available from 1 December 2024 and 1 February 2025.
Two Deadlines: 27 November 2024 at 9am, 7 January 2025, 9am
Licences are available for up to 6 months, with minimum hire term one month.
ESW has three shared Project Spaces and two other individual Project Spaces.
The three shared spaces each have four quadrants: Paolozzi Project Space and Workshops Project Space in the Bill Scott Sculpture Centre, and the Labs Project Space in the Creative Laboartories building.
Individual spaces: Courtyard Project Space is located in the South Bays, and the Green Room Project Space in the IT Space.
Rates: studio rent £112 per month per quadrant plus ESW membership (with additional charges applying for machine use, kiln firings and consumables)
Benefits include: 24 hour access, no Session fee to use shared workshops and workspaces, free wifi, studio holder opportunities.
Viewing can be arranged by emailing Lynn Cowan: lynn@edinburghsculpture.org
To apply: email completed application form as a single PDF (or any questions) to: lynn@edinburghsculpture.org. Maximum email attachment (total) is 10MB.
For full information on the Project Spaces and to download the Application Form, click here
Equalities
We welcome applications from everyone. We positively encourage applications from those under represented in the arts or who may have faced more barriers in their development including:
- Black, Asian and People of colour
- Disabled people including people with mental health issues or long-term health conditions or chronic illness or learning disabled
- LGBTQIA+
- Unemployed/low waged
- People from lower socio-economic backgrounds
