We aim for time spent at Hospitalfield to act as a step change in the evolution of an artist’s work.
The residency programme at Hospitalfield provides opportunities for visual artists, filmmakers, writers and other cultural practitioners to focus on the development of a specific idea, project or the development of new work.
It is a context in which participants can work independently or collaboratively. Selectors are looking for applicants that can demonstrate clearly what their project or focus for the residency will be.
Please note that currently:-
- The funded residency programmes are devised for those developing their working lives within the scope of contemporary visual art practice.
- The Interdisciplinary Programme is a programme that welcomes applications from a wide range of cultural practitioners.
- The Graduate programme invites applications from art courses.
- We work with partners to devise and run other specialist residency programmes throughout the year.
Applications are invited from artists who have a specific project or period of work to focus on and for whom this time will be invaluable. We expect that applicants will have had a formal training or similar and will be developing projects and new work for public exhibition or developing their research with some form of future public outcome in mind. The programmes are structured for individuals working at a range of points in their career. Each has a specific focus, the Interdisciplinary Programme for example aiming to cultivate a group which has the broadest range of practices. Selectors will consider the application statements with care and in accordance with the aims of each of the programmes. We do not expect to do interviews so will select from the applications.
Participants in the programme live and work in the house, studios, gardens and courtyards of the estate. The location overlooking the North Sea gives a feeling of isolation and is an extremely peaceful place to work however, once off the threshold of the estate the reality is that Hospitalfield is a part of the small fishing town of Arbroath and within walking distance of useful amenities. Arbroath station is on the east coast train line running from London to Aberdeen and the direct trains to all of the main Scottish cities. The long daylight hours in the spring and summer, beautiful coast line and high percentage of sunshine hours defines this part of Scotland.
Selectors for the residency programmes at Hospitalfield are looking for applicants that can demonstrate clearly what their project or focus for the residency is and what they anticipate the potential that this setting will offer them and the progression of their work.
To read more about Hospitalfield's Residency Programme please visit our website...
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OPEN CALL - Hospitalfield Graduate Residencies 2025 and 2026
Two opportunities for Scottish art school graduates
Supported by The Hope Scott Trust, Professor Christopher Breward, and the Hospitalfield Alumni Association.
Dates of Residency:
2025 Residency -Tuesday 25th November – Friday 12th December
Application Deadline:
Sunday September 28th Midnight
Places: 10
Bursary: £850
Travel Budget: £100
Eligibility:
2025 Residency (November 2025)
Artists who have graduated from Undergraduate and Masters art programmes in Scotland in 2023 & 2024.
Selected and mentored by:
Jamie Crewe, Artist
Sabrina Henry, Curator
Rahel Levine, Hosptialfield
About the Programme:
The Graduate Programme gives artists who have recently graduated from art schools and colleges in Scotland an opportunity into furthering their practice outside of an education context.
During the 16-day residency artists will be supported to develop new work, projects and ideas, and to reflect on and push their practice forward, They will work alongside their residency peer group, and with the support of Hospitalfield and the programme mentors.
During the residency artists will have studio time, group crits, studio visits, and after dinner discussions. The residency includes full board catering; 24-hour access to studio space. Residents will gain new and lasting connections through working alongside their fellow selected artists, and through their interaction with the programme mentors.
Post Residency there will be a chance to take part in a group meeting with the Hospitalfield team to update us on your work and to take part in a funding workshop
Hospitalfield has been supporting graduate artists since 1938 and this specific version of the Graduate Residency programme stems from 2013 and thas supported over 100 artists since.
Situated just to the south of the coastal town of Arbroath, Hospitalfield is an artist’s house; a place of ideas, combining the conventions of the museum and the academy and interpreting these models for this time. Hospitalfield is attentive to its core aim of supporting artists to develop their work. Hospitalfield’s Programme supports the production of new work and the Residencies are for artists to focus on questions, problems and ideas that will have an impact for them now and into the future.
The Graduate Programme is devised, selected and facilitated with the mentors of the programme. This year’s mentors are Jamie Crew (artist, Glasgow) Sabrina Henry (Curator Scotland) and Rahel Levine (Residency Programme Manager, Hospitalfield).
About the Graduate Programme Mentors:
Jamie Crewe BCT
Sabrina Henry TBC
Rahel Levine joined Hospitalfield in October 2024 as the Residency Programme Manager. In their role they manage and facilitate the artist residencies as well as working on the delivery of the arts programme. Rahel is artist and arts worker who has previously taught in art schools, worked in the commercial gallery sector, and directed artist run spaces, their focus is on supporting artists to make and develop their work and practice. They hold a BA in Sculpture from Glasgow School of Art and an MFA in Studio Art and Critical Theory from UC Irvine, California.
About Hospitalfield:
Dedicated to contemporary art and ideas, Hospitalfield has an international reputation in the visual arts for our artist development programmes through residencies and commissioning. Over the last ten years our programmes have given time and space to artists to develop new work at a pivotal time in the development of their careers. Participants in the programme live and work in the house, studios, gardens and courtyards of the estate. The location, overlooking the North Sea, provides an extremely peaceful place to work. Hospialfield is situated on the edge of the small town of Arbroath, once off the threshold of the estate you are within walking distance of useful amenities and the beach. Arbroath station is on the east coast train line from London to Aberdeen and is linked to all of the main Scottish towns and cities by train and buses. The long daylight hours in the spring and summer, beautiful coastline and high percentage of sunshine hours defines this part of Scotland.
Details of Places available:
There are 10 places on each residency, 2 places on each residency are support by specific bursaries, please indicate on the application form if you would like to be consider for these places. Details of these bursaries can be found below.
The Christopher Graduate Scholarship for an LGBTQIA+ artist supported by Professor Christopher Breward. Breward is Director of the National Museum of Scotland and former Trustee of Hospitalfield.
The Joan Cuthill Painting Bursary for an artist predominantly working in painting is supported by the Hospitalfield Alumni Association.
Details on Eligibility:
Please apply to only one residency, if you graduated in 2024, please select which residency period you would like to be considered for and apply for that one.
The programme is not open to artists who are part of formal education at the time of the residency or those graduating from a PhD programme.
We cannot accept applications from design graduates unless you can make a case that you are pursuing visual art in your practice.
This programme is not open to artists who graduated outside of Scotland.
How your application will be assessed:
Your application will be assessed based on your artistic interests, methods and how you demonstrate that this opportunity will support your specific artistic and professional development needs. Please note we tend to discourage projects while on residency which are site specific or directly draw on Hospitalfield itself as we want people to come with (and leave with) work which is relevant and useful to them ongoing in the wider world.
Online Q&A about the application process:
On Tuesday 16th September at 11am and 6pm Hospitalfield Programme Manager Rahel Levine will run an online Q&A about the Graduate Programme and Application Process via zoom.
11am
Register to attend via zoom here
6pm
Register to attend via zoom here
Rahel will be on annual leave before this date and unable to answer questions until the Q+A . If you have any questions and CANNOT attend wither session, you can email these to programme@hospitalfield.org.uk
Access:
Your residency proposal can be submitted either as text or as an audio file via the online form, please get in touch if you have questions regarding the application process.
On the application form there is space for you to include any access requirements, mobility, or health factors you would like to inform us about. Hospitalfield is a 19th century artists’ house and there are several steps and stairs up to many of the rooms in the house and between the House, and around the Grounds.
After you are awarded a place, you are given the option of completing a more detailed access rider where you can raise access requirements.
The studios are fully accessible and have fully accessible bathroom facilities. There is access to shared and private working spaces.
Dining at Hospitalfield happens together and the residency involves being part of a group. There is space in the application form to tell us about any dietary requirements you have.
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OPEN CALL - Hospitalfield Graduate Residencies 2025 and 2026
Two opportunities for Scottish art school graduates
Supported by The Hope Scott Trust, Professor Christopher Breward, and the Hospitalfield Alumni Association.
Dates of Residency:
2026 Residency - 16 days April 2026 (Exact dates announced late September)
Application Deadline:
Sunday 2nd November Midnight
Places: 10
Bursary: £850
Travel Budget: £100
Eligibility:
2025 Residency (November 2025)
Artists who have graduated from Undergraduate and Masters art programmes in Scotland in 2023 & 2024.
Selected and mentored by:
Jamie Crewe, Artist
Sabrina Henry, Curator
Rahel Levine, Hosptialfield
About the Programme:
The Graduate Programme gives artists who have recently graduated from art schools and colleges in Scotland an opportunity into furthering their practice outside of an education context.
During the 16-day residency artists will be supported to develop new work, projects and ideas, and to reflect on and push their practice forward, They will work alongside their residency peer group, and with the support of Hospitalfield and the programme mentors.
During the residency artists will have studio time, group crits, studio visits, and after dinner discussions. The residency includes full board catering; 24-hour access to studio space. Residents will gain new and lasting connections through working alongside their fellow selected artists, and through their interaction with the programme mentors.
Post Residency there will be a chance to take part in a group meeting with the Hospitalfield team to update us on your work and to take part in a funding workshop
Hospitalfield has been supporting graduate artists since 1938 and this specific version of the Graduate Residency programme stems from 2013 and thas supported over 100 artists since.
Situated just to the south of the coastal town of Arbroath, Hospitalfield is an artist’s house; a place of ideas, combining the conventions of the museum and the academy and interpreting these models for this time. Hospitalfield is attentive to its core aim of supporting artists to develop their work. Hospitalfield’s Programme supports the production of new work and the Residencies are for artists to focus on questions, problems and ideas that will have an impact for them now and into the future.
The Graduate Programme is devised, selected and facilitated with the mentors of the programme. This year’s mentors are Jamie Crew (artist, Glasgow) Sabrina Henry (Curator Scotland) and Rahel Levine (Residency Programme Manager, Hospitalfield).
About the Graduate Programme Mentors:
Jamie Crewe BCT
Sabrina Henry TBC
Rahel Levine joined Hospitalfield in October 2024 as the Residency Programme Manager. In their role they manage and facilitate the artist residencies as well as working on the delivery of the arts programme. Rahel is artist and arts worker who has previously taught in art schools, worked in the commercial gallery sector, and directed artist run spaces, their focus is on supporting artists to make and develop their work and practice. They hold a BA in Sculpture from Glasgow School of Art and an MFA in Studio Art and Critical Theory from UC Irvine, California.
About Hospitalfield:
Dedicated to contemporary art and ideas, Hospitalfield has an international reputation in the visual arts for our artist development programmes through residencies and commissioning. Over the last ten years our programmes have given time and space to artists to develop new work at a pivotal time in the development of their careers. Participants in the programme live and work in the house, studios, gardens and courtyards of the estate. The location, overlooking the North Sea, provides an extremely peaceful place to work. Hospialfield is situated on the edge of the small town of Arbroath, once off the threshold of the estate you are within walking distance of useful amenities and the beach. Arbroath station is on the east coast train line from London to Aberdeen and is linked to all of the main Scottish towns and cities by train and buses. The long daylight hours in the spring and summer, beautiful coastline and high percentage of sunshine hours defines this part of Scotland.
Details of Places available:
There are 10 places on each residency, 2 places on each residency are support by specific bursaries, please indicate on the application form if you would like to be consider for these places. Details of these bursaries can be found below.
The Christopher Graduate Scholarship for an LGBTQIA+ artist supported by Professor Christopher Breward. Breward is Director of the National Museum of Scotland and former Trustee of Hospitalfield.
The Joan Cuthill Painting Bursary for an artist predominantly working in painting is supported by the Hospitalfield Alumni Association.
Details on Eligibility:
Please apply to only one residency, if you graduated in 2024, please select which residency period you would like to be considered for and apply for that one.
The programme is not open to artists who are part of formal education at the time of the residency or those graduating from a PhD programme.
We cannot accept applications from design graduates unless you can make a case that you are pursuing visual art in your practice.
This programme is not open to artists who graduated outside of Scotland.
How your application will be assessed:
Your application will be assessed based on your artistic interests, methods and how you demonstrate that this opportunity will support your specific artistic and professional development needs. Please note we tend to discourage projects while on residency which are site specific or directly draw on Hospitalfield itself as we want people to come with (and leave with) work which is relevant and useful to them ongoing in the wider world.
Online Q&A about the application process:
On Tuesday 16th September at 11am and 6pm Hospitalfield Programme Manager Rahel Levine will run an online Q&A about the Graduate Programme and Application Process via zoom.
11am
Register to attend via zoom here
6pm
Register to attend via zoom here
Rahel will be on annual leave before this date and unable to answer questions until the Q+A . If you have any questions and CANNOT attend wither session, you can email these to programme@hospitalfield.org.uk
Access:
Your residency proposal can be submitted either as text or as an audio file via the online form, please get in touch if you have questions regarding the application process.
On the application form there is space for you to include any access requirements, mobility, or health factors you would like to inform us about. Hospitalfield is a 19th century artists’ house and there are several steps and stairs up to many of the rooms in the house and between the House, and around the Grounds.
After you are awarded a place, you are given the option of completing a more detailed access rider where you can raise access requirements.
The studios are fully accessible and have fully accessible bathroom facilities. There is access to shared and private working spaces.
Dining at Hospitalfield happens together and the residency involves being part of a group. There is space in the application form to tell us about any dietary requirements you have.