Applications open for the 2026-27 Artist Residency Programme

This year, we are looking for 9 artists or companies to join our 2026-27 residency programme. Artists and companies at any stage in their career are welcome to apply. Whether you’re emerging, mid-career or established, if you have a new idea, you’re keen to explore, we want to hear from you.

Successful applicants will be given space, time and seed funding to develop a project at artsdepot. Artists and companies on our residency programme will become members of our artist alumni network and will be offered a free place on all of our artist development workshops with industry professionals throughout the year.

Residencies run from September 2026 – September 2027. Successful applicants will receive:

• Up to four weeks of rehearsal space in our Creation Space (this can be split over 12 months as suits your project)
• Work in progress / scratch performance opportunity (if required)
• £1,000 seed funding
• Mentorship / support from the artsdepot team
• Access to hot desking / meeting space
• Professional development workshops
• Networking opportunities

We welcome applications from those underrepresented in the arts and creative sector. We particularly encourage applications from performance-makers who are from Global Majority or mixed heritage backgrounds, identify as LGBTQ+, are D/deaf or disabled, or come from working-class backgrounds.

We are looking for 9 artists / companies; 7 of the spaces will be allocated to artists / companies on the following basis:

Tsitsit Festival Sponsored Residency
We are delighted to continue our collaboration with the Tsitsit Festival who will be supporting 3 artist residencies.

Tsitsit are keen to help develop new works that reflect contemporary and historic Jewish identities and cultures. Artists sponsored by Tsitsit will showcase their process or idea (e.g play reading, work-in-progress or performance) as part of the following year’s festival programme in Autumn 2027.

Barnet-based Artist Residency
We will be reserving at least 1 spot for an artist/company who is based or works in Borough of Barnet.

Barking and Dagenham-based Artist Residency
We will be reserving 2 spots for an artist/company who is based or works in Barking and Dagenham.

Young Artist’s Residency
We are also looking for an emerging artist or company aged between 18 – 25. This residency will be given additional mentoring support from the Producing team at artsdepot during their residency period.

To Apply:
Before submitting your application, please download the Application Pack from this page.

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 26 May at 5pm.

To submit your application, please complete this online form.

If you would like to read the application questions ahead of submitting your application, you can download them here. You can also apply by video if you would prefer; please see the Application Pack for details of how to do so.

We are also hosting a free Online Information Session for applicants to find out more about the programme and ask any questions on Tuesday 28 April, 6 – 7pm.

We also ask everyone applying to complete an Equal Opportunities Form. This information is anonymous and helps us understand who is applying for our opportunities. Please complete this online form.

If you have any questions, please email Zoe at artistdevelopment@artsdepot.co.uk