This opportunity is for an artist in the early stages of their career based in Ecuador and offers a fully funded 11-week residency at Gasworks in London from 3 July – 18 September 2023. Gasworks’ residencies are opportunities for self-led professional development, artistic exchange and experimentation. Application Deadline 13 MAR 2023.

Gasworks programmes up to sixteen residencies each year, inviting early career international artists to work alongside a community of nine London-based peers for three months. The residencies are non-prescriptive and process-based and focus on enabling artists to research and develop new work. They are made public through open studios and events, these opportunities encourage interaction, dialogue and professional networking.

Gasworks provides significant pastoral and curatorial support throughout the residency; however artists are also expected to be proactive and self-motivated and lead the research and production of their work while in London.

Selection and Eligibility

The residency is open to contemporary visual artists working in all disciplines, though please note Gasworks’ restricted facilities. Aspiring artists producing high quality work who have not had the opportunity to work in London before will be prioritised. Applicants should have at least a moderate level of spoken English and should feel comfortable engaging in artistic discussions in English. It is important that all applicants research Gasworks thoroughly before submitting their application so they are fully aware of the context which they would, if successful, be entering.

The selected artist should be able to engage discursively and speculatively with Gasworks' environment and London's wider artistic and cultural context. With this in mind, applicants should submit a project proposalwithin their application,outlining their specific research interests and intentions for the residency. Those who fail to submit a considered proposal that is specific to this residency and the London context will be disqualified.

We encourage applications from all backgrounds. Gasworks’ building is fully accessible,and arrangements could be made to provide fully accessible accommodation if necessary. Due to limited resources and facilities, we are unable to offer residencies to artistic duos or collectives. The funds available for each residency and room in our shared accommodation are for one person only. Similarly,we are unable to accommodate partners or children in the accommodation due to limited space, although artists requiring such accompaniment may still apply if they are able to arrange their own accommodation. We welcome enquiries and are open to discussing ways in which our residency programme can be adapted to cater to all artists’ needs. For any question about access requirements and facilities, please contact info@gasworks.org.uk.