Professional Development
Creative Pathways Bursary 2016 artists: Veronia Gayle, Adam Grose & Sarah Hitchens
About Creative Pathways
Professional Development for SAW member artists
Creative Pathways is a professional development programme that aims to provide tailor-made support for artist members in Somerset to develop their practice and to deliver high-quality work. The programme offers different levels of support throughout the year.
Bursary opportunities usually open in Feb/March for those who wish to develop new work as part of the Art Weeks Festival event or Open Studios event. There will be other art-form specific opportunities open throughout the year. All opportunities will be advertised in our Members’ Newsletter.
Creative Pathways 2018
Thanks for those applied for the bursary this year. The application is now closed, please come back to see other opportunities in the near future.
Applications are now open for the followings:
Creative Pathways 2018: Somerset Open Studios Bursary (NEW!)
Application Deadline: Monday 19 March 2018, 5pm
Bursaries are now available for 3 Somerset based artists in the early stage of their career to demonstrate their developing practices and engage their audiences during Somerset Open Studios Event (15-30 September 2018) in his/her chosen location/venue.
Artists will receive the followings:
Free entry to the Somerset Open Studios 2018 (we will refund your registration fee, if you have already registered for the event and since decided to take part in the Creative Pathways programme.)Free 1 year SAW Emerging Artist Membership (For existing members, free membership for 2018 – 2019)Mentoring, advice and support for the artistic development and marketing£250 to cover expenses, i.e. materials and transport
Download the full artist brief and application details. Creative Pathways 2018 – Brief
Creative Pathways 2018: ACEarts Bursary (NEW!)
Application Deadline: Monday 19 March 2018, 5pm
A bursary is now available for an emerging artist to develop a new body of work and take part in the Somerset Open Studios (15th – 30th September 2018) at ACEarts, Somerton.
The bursary will be offered to an emerging artist to share the ACEarts Gallery space with artist Lydia Needle and to develop new work with their chosen materials with the following characteristics in their current or developing practice:
Working with the community as part of your workWorking with contemporary art practice, including sound, film, digital or across different disciplines from craft to digital.Working in collaboration with other artists and audience and as integral part of your practice.
Artist will receive the following:
Free entry to the Somerset Open Studios 2018 (we will refund your registration fee, if you have already registered for the event and since decided to take part in the Creative Pathways programme.)Free 1 year SAW Emerging Artist Membership (For existing members, free membership for 2018 – 19)Up to 10 hrs mentoring, advice and support on artistic development and marketing from SAW and ACEartsA bursary of £250 to cover materials and expenses
Download the full artist brief and application details. Creative Pathways 2018: ACEarts Bursary
Creative Pathways in the past
The following artists have benefited from the programme in previous years, with additional support provided by a variety of organisations and projects:
2017
Isobel Adderley, Judy Crosher, Sue Gilmore and Ellie Mawby received bursaries this year to explore the prospect of progressing their artistic practice and widening their audiences, through creating new work in their chosen medium and showcase during the festival in the venue of their choice.
https://somersetartworks.org.uk/2017/06/creative-pathway-bursaries-awarded/
2016
Adam Grose, Liz & Dale (Elizabeth Caires & Dale Perrett), Sarah Hitchens and Veronia Gayle have been selected to create new body of work and to showcase them at the temporary workspaces in Black Swan Arts, The Old Brick Workshop, The Emporium and Contains Art during Somerset Open Studios event. Each artist responds to the theme of ʻMomentumʼ in their chosen medium and with their own interpretation, representing the progression of their artistic endeavors. This year’s programme is made possible by the support of Arts Council England’s Lottery programme and the partnership venues.
2015
we offered 4 bursaries to emerging/graduate artists in Somerset to make new work and to help them reach their audiences. We have also extended the programme to curating and art writing. Selected artists are:
Bursary 1: Critical Writing and curating
Beckie Upton
Bursary 2: Working with heritage and historical collections
Laura Aish
Bursary 3: Marketplace Development for Artists
Sanda James
Bursary 4: ‘Amazing Space: A Celebration of the Dove’
Jennifer Newbury
Our partners to support us to deliver the programme are: Dove Studios (dovearts.wordpress.com), Cavaliero Finn (cavalierofinn.com), Discovery Room artists (www.revealthemuseum.com) and Flock Together artists (flocktogethernews.wordpress.com)
Creative Pathways 2015 is supported by Somerset Creative Industries Development Fund, Arts Council England, Sponsors and Friends of SAW.
For details brief each of the bursary, please visit somersetartworks.org.uk/2015/03/creative-pathways-programme-2015
2014
‘The Levels & Moors’ Bursaries 2014
Bursaries were offered to 4 artists to develop new bodies of work and take part in the Open Studios 2014 event. Artists developed work in response to the theme of ‘The Levels and Moors’, to represent their relationship to this unique landscape in Somerset. Each artist created work from their chosen materials, showed their making process and talked about their work in their allocated studios. Some work was made to sell during the Open Studios event. For more information about the project, please visit blog sawcreativepathways.wordpress.com
Lucy Pendrick – Number Seven, Dulverton (Funded by West Somerset NFAS)
Joy Merron – Black Swan Arts, Frome
Andrea Oke – Thornreed Studio, Lower Godney
Mayumi Kaneko – Somerset Guild of Craftsmen
2013
The following artists were selected to receive bursaries to develop new work for the Abundance Garden Trail during Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2013. More about the project can be found on the blog sawabundance.wordpress.com
Leah Hislop
Bryony Tidball
Gillian Widden
Kitty Hillier
Bronwen Bradshaw – Led and created The Abbots Kitchen Drawing Project, Glastonbury Abbey.
2012
Lucy Lean – A new commission for Slimbridge Wetlands Centre and also at Somerset Crafts as part of Somerset Art Weeks 2012, supported by Bruton School for Girls.
Chris Jelley – Developing digital work, Storywalks 2011-12
Jenni Dutton & Ingrid Hesling – Developing workshop for join exhibition Mother Love at Thelma Hulbert Gallery, 2012
David Davies – Curatorial development and collaborations, a commission of Artist Works for Art Weeks 2012
2011
Jon England – Developing new work at Fleet Air Arm Museum
Simon Lee Dicker – Curatorial development and organisational development of OSR project
Natalie Parsley – Developing new work as part of Art Weeks Festival 2011
Lucia Harley – Developing new work as part of Under a New Sun exhibition at OSR project, part of Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2011
Hannah Bishop – Developing Homecoming exhibition at The Regal Theatre, Minehead, part of Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2011
Latest news
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The following area meetings have been arranged to help Members plan for this year’s Festival event and hear SAW’s plans for the year. All welcome to meet other artists, discuss plans and exchange ideas. South Somerset– Tues 19th Feb- ACE Arts, Somerton, TA11 7NB, 6.30pm West Somerset– Weds 20th Feb- Watchet Visitor Centre, Watchet, […]
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Read the artist brief and apply here: https://www.curatorspace.com/opportunities/detail/weymouth-public-art-trail/3107
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PAIR UP is our new peer support initiative for artists in Somerset. This new initiative aims to support up to 6 member artists a year with up to £250 to cover travel and materials to carry out one or more of the following: Pair up with an established artist and arrange to meet regularly to […]
Somerset Art Works Area Meetings for Members
[Sunday, February 10, 2019]
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[Tuesday, February 5, 2019]
PAIR UP: Peer support for artists in Somerset
[Thursday, January 31, 2019]