Develop your creative practice and business skills during a six month residency.

  • Gain access to studio space, equipment and facilities.
  • Benefit from teaching, mentoring or tailored learning support.
  • Free for those who are over 19 and unemployed, on a low wage or over 50.

Bath Spa University is once again working in collaboration with Little Lost Robot and the University’s in-house professional creative space, EMERGE Studio, to offer six-month creative residencies, commencing in November 2025.

Re-Emerge residencies are six months long and are open to a broad spectrum of emerging creatives who are looking to develop their creative practice and business skills. Re-Emerge Residents are granted access to studio space, professional materials, tools and equipment, professional development support and a thriving creative community. 

Our team of professional artists and producers will support you with learning new creative skills, opportunities to collaborate, help you develop your creative business; seeking bookings and commissions or sales, learning and improving your social media marketing and navigating self-employment including support with how to complete a tax return.

This residency opportunity is completely free, for the duration of six months. Your dedicated studio space will be in one of our collective working spaces situated within either Emerge Studio at the Bath Spa University, Sion Hill Campus or at Old Printworks Arts in Radstock. Plus, you'll have access to designated resources at BSU's Locksbrook Campus, on condition of attending relevant inductions, by arrangement with Re-Emerge producers.

Overview

This course will take place at either EMERGE Studios, Sion Hill Campus or Old Printworks Arts, Radstock.

Residencies will run for 6 months, starting in the week of 3 November. 

Applicants must be available on either a Tuesday or a Wednesday weekly, to take part in required Re-Emerge 1-2-1 residency support sessions.

This residency is free.

Who are the residencies for?

Residencies are open to all types of creative practice. You could be a visual artist, maker, performer, musician, immersive artist or technologist. You could work with mixed media, paint, ceramics, textiles, audio, social practice, found objects and anything else we haven't listed - tell us what you do.  

These residencies are ideal for artists affected by low income and career gaps who are looking to find professional growth of their practice.

Meet the team

Sapphire Henriksen is an artist and creative producer with a background in ceramics and community facilitation. She works across sites to deliver 1:1 support for Re-Emerge residents.

Charlotte Godfrey is the Studio Manager at EMERGE Studio in Bath. With a background as a creative producer and production manager, Charlotte is passionate about creative placemaking and community building. Charlotte has a background in broadcast production across unscripted TV and Digital at the BBC, with experience with studio filming, national and global filming projects, as well as immersive tech. 

Phaedra Bolton is the Studio Manager at Old Printworks Arts, responsible for the wellbeing of all the artists, residents and participants in the building. Phaedra is a ceramicist and maker with a special flare for a bit of anything and herding cats.

Interested in applying?

We shortlist and select on the basis of distance to travel to the relevant studio, and ability to use the space, current employment status and demonstrable impact the residency will have on your creative practice.

This opportunity is open to anyone who currently meet one of these criteria:

  • 19+ and unemployed 
  • 19+, earning under the real living wage (£23,400 per year) and/or you are over the age of 50. 

Eligible candidates for our Re-Emerge Creative Residency must also be a resident within the West of England Combined Mayoral Authority.

Applicants must be available on either a Tuesday or a Wednesday weekly, to take part in required Re-Emerge 1-2-1 residency support sessions.

Applications must be made using this form. The closing date for applications is Thursday 2 October 2025 at 10am.

Interviews will be held during the week of 13 October 2025.

Contact us

For more info on the host studios please visit:

 

Re-Emerge is funded by Culture West, led by the West of England Combined Authority and the Government Adult Education Budget, (AEB).

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