Open Call: Dreamtime Fellowship 2024–25

Open Call: Dreamtime Fellowship 2024–25

Rosie Bayliss' Studio, Spike Open Studios 2023. Photograph by Lisa Whiting

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS NOW CLOSED

Spike Island is pleased to announce the fifth edition of the Dreamtime Fellowship, a programme initiated and fully funded by Bristol-based artist Luke Jerram.

The Dreamtime Fellowship 2024-25, is now open to applications from artists currently living in Bristol, working across any media.

The successful applicant will be granted:

  • 24-hour access to a shared studio space at Spike Island for a year (from October 2024 to September 2025)
  • Annual membership to the Spike Island Associates network, which offers free access to regular talks, studio visits from artists, critics and curators, and peer-to-peer learning and support
  • A £5,000 bursary
  • Three one-to-one mentoring sessions with Luke Jerram throughout the year

This is a fantastic opportunity for self-led professional development, offering the chance to launch or push forward your career as an artist. You can read about the current Dreamtime Fellow here.

CONDITIONS

The Fellowship is open to practising artists currently living in Bristol, working across any media.

Spike Island is committed to anti-racism and to addressing inequality in the arts sector. We strongly encourage applications from people from Global Majority backgrounds and/or who identify as disabled, LGBTQI+, working class, care experienced, or living or working in areas of socioeconomic deprivation in Bristol.

The selected candidate will be expected to take part in Spike Island Open Studios in May 2025. Unfortunately, current or former Spike Island studio holders are not eligible to apply for this Fellowship.

ABOUT LUKE JERRAM

Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations and live arts projects. Living in the Bristol but working internationally since 1997, Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the globe.

With many of his artworks in permanent collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Wellcome Collection in London, he also tours his art installations to art festivals and museums worldwide. In 2023 alone, he had over 115 exhibitions in 27 different countries, visited by more than 3 million people.

Having had a studio at Spike Island for more than 10 years, he recently set up his own studio at Paintworks. Now an established artist, he’s keen to support the next generation of artists in Bristol.

www.lukejerram.com

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