Residency Programme

Residency Programme

Monday, 17 February 2020, 10.00am

The Residency programme is for artists at any stage of their career, who are creatively curious and who have burning ideas, or who need time to re-focus on their practice. It is not meant to simply provide a funded rehearsal period. It is a competitive programme, so we are looking for some really strong ideas.

These ideas should be at gestation stage – we’re less interested in projects that have already had some form of life or development time. We are excited by and want to work with all music genres, including folk, jazz, classical, world, electronics, RnB, and music theatre, and we facilitate inter-disciplinary ideas. We also want to hear from you if you need time for your own development needs.

Our criteria for selecting residencies are:
– It’s a creative, risky idea that will push you out of your comfort zone. Or, you’ve identified a need for some specific personal development.
– It has at least some element which is new for you, whether in terms of music, collaborations or processes.
– It involves musicians and artists whom we would like to experience the place, who will embrace the Snape Maltings ethos of performing, creating, collaborating and sharing, and who are likely to contribute to other aspects of Snape Maltings’s work either during the residency or in the future.

What can you expect from a Residency?
A Residency at Snape Maltings is a hugely valuable experience that provides unrivalled opportunity to focus on your own ideas and development. Residencies last between 3-7 days, depending on your specific needs. We provide an equipped space to work, space to sleep, travel expenses and lunch on site. We can also provide producer support, or work with you to find someone to mentor or facilitate your process, if that is useful for your idea.

Please note that we do not pay fees, but can advise on support available should financial viability be an issue for you and your collaborators.

If you have a low income and feel you genuinely cannot access the Residency programme without additional support, we have a limited budget to provide financial support, including for those who have other access needs, for example care provision. If you do feel you need additional support, please tell us when you submit your application, including a paragraph of background information to help us assess how we can best support you.

We can also help you with funding applications to relevant funders if needed.

Once selected for a Residency, we’ll provide remote and in-person support both before and up to a year after your Residency. After an initial Residency we may be interested in exploring your idea further with you, which could include sign-posting you to other support channels that would make a perfect next step. We’ll also be looking at ways to connect you into other opportunities within the organisation.

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Published by The Journal of Music on 13 February 2020

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