The Freelands Studio Fellowship is a year-long funded fellowship open to alumni of the University of Brighton to take up a fellowship at a partner school of art.
Each Fellowship is hosted by one of the partner universities. The successful Fellows will be based at their host university from February for 12 months. They will be provided a with a studio within the art department, access to workshop and library facilities and supported by a mentor.
Freelands Studio Fellowships run in partnership with:
The focus of the Fellowships is on sustained development of practice, alongside which Fellows will engage with current students, supporting staff in undertaking workshops, crits and tutorials as well as having the opportunity to deliver at least one artist’s talk.
Each Fellow will receive a bursary of £26,000 for the duration of the Fellowship. They will work towards a solo exhibition, housed by their host university.
Applicants may only apply to one of the proposed Fellowships and may not apply to a university that they themselves have studied at, so Brighton Alumni cannot take up the Fellowship at Brighton.
Initial applications are direct to Freelands Foundation.
Applications will reopen in autumn 2025.
The Freelands Fellowship offers a unique and life-changing opportunity to develop my practice while gaining valuable hands-on teaching experience at the University of Brighton's School of Art and Media. Art schools are unique and energetic environments that nurture the evolution and learning of creative individuals; special places, where dynamic systems of exchange take place, providing a combination of education, opportunity and network. I aim to use the fellowship to build on the idea of exchange and the importance of creating a deeper dialogue within our creative communities.
Michael Clarence, Brighton Freelands Studio Fellow 2023–24
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