Connections Residency - Call for Artist

Do you have experience using art to engage with a wide range of people? Dorset Visual Arts is seeking a socially engaged artist to complete a residency along the North Dorset Trailway, where they will lead a series of creative workshops with communities.

Engaging a diverse range of community groups, organisations, schools, and other creatives, the artist will be expected to develop a co-created outcome. The outcome will be presented at Bere Marsh Farm in Autumn 2026.

The residency will explore people and places specific to the Trailway, and will encourage work with isolated and rural communities, focussing on wellbeing and using creative activities to improve mental health resilience.

Budget
£2,500 - Artist Fee (approx 10 days of delivery including workshops, preparation, engaging with communities, and developing final outcome)
£500 - Materials budget

Please read the full description for details of how to apply and what we are looking for:

Connections Residency - Application Brief

If you have any questions about this role or your application please email Izzie Jobbins at news@dorsetvisualarts.org.