Syllabus is a collaboratively produced alternative learning programme in its eighth year, supporting ten artists across ten months. 

Syllabus offers time for artists from across the UK to discuss ideas, work, life and approaches to practice, while building community and taking risks. Syllabus creates an environment of mutual learning and exchange between the artists that is responsive to each cohort. 

The programme has secured a landmark grant of £500,000 from Freelands Foundation which will enrich the support available for artists across the next chapter, funding bursaries and access costs for artists, a new online element, an annual Artist Advisor position, robust evaluation and a dedicated Syllabus coordinator.  

Syllabus VIII (2025–26) 

Beginning in June 2025, Syllabus VIII will be built around a series of six intensive in-person weekend gatherings and an online programme with artists Ocean Baulcombe-Toppin, Emma Bentley-Fox, Emma Brennan, Josie KO, Hannah Leighton-Boyce, april forrest lin 林森, Anouska Samms, Sym Stellium, Alexander Stubbs, and Kaiya Waerea. 

The ten selected artists will collaboratively develop the curriculum, with curators and artists from partner organisations, Eastside Projects, New Art Exchange, PS², Spike Island, Studio Voltaire and Site Gallery, the Syllabus Coordinator, Freya Yeates, and Syllabus VIII Artist Advisor, Wingshan.

The full list of alumni and sessions from previous years of The Syllabus are available at Wysing Arts Centre website.

Syllabus alumni

2024/25

Omid Asadi, Maggie Campbell, Katrina Cobain, Sophie Gresswell, Sahjan Kooner, Yoojin Lee, Natasha MacVoy, Michael, Alexis Parinas and Moira Salt.

2020-21

James Clarkson, Lauren Craig, Ufuoma Essi, Bettina Furnée, Olga Grotova, Helen Hamilton, Elsa James, Freya Johnson Ross, Daniel Trivedy and Sam Williams. 

2019-20

Sophie Blagden, Juliet Davis-Dufayard, Yuxin Jiang, Hwa Young Jung, Sarai Kirshner, Jack Lewdjaw, Sarah Maple, Duncan Poulton and Aliaskar Abarkas.

2018-19

Scott Caruth, Libita Clayton, Jessica Coleman, Bettina Fung, Laura Hindmarsh, Beth Kettel, David Lisser, Alicja Rogalska, Kirsty Russell and Abigail Sidebotham.

2017-18

Frederica Agbah, Chris Alton, Conor Baird, Ilker Cinarel, Phoebe Davies, Freya Dooley, Rose Gibbs, Jill McKnight, Ben Sanderson and Karis Upton.

2016-17

Mira Calix, Faye Claridge, Mike Harvey, E. Jackson, Tyler Mallison, Nika Neelova, Tom Smith, Dylan Spencer-Davidson, Thomas Whittle and Laura Wilson.

2015-16

Simon Bayliss, Noel Clueit, Susie Green, Mathew Parkin, Rory Pilgrim, Jessica Sarah Rinland, Tom Salt, Lucy Steggals, Tom Varley and Rafal Zajko.