Graduating students of creative degrees at UWE Bristol have the opportunity to apply for one of our 10 Spike Island Associates Membership Bursaries.
Students can find out about how to apply here.
Deadline for applications: Wednesday 26 June, 9am
Optional online information session: Wednesday 19 June, 1.30pm. Book your place here
WHAT IS SPIKE ISLAND?
Spike Island is an international centre for the development of contemporary art and design based in Bristol. Find out more
WHAT IS SPIKE ISLAND ASSOCIATES?
Spike Island Associates is a network that offers professional development opportunities and events to artists, curators, designers and writers who are keen to collaborate and experiment with all forms of art. Members are active contributors to a diverse network and can support one another with ambitious projects, working individually or together to develop their own creative practice. Find out more
WHAT IS THE BURSARY?
The standard Spike Island Associates membership fee is normally £12 per month. UWE Bristol are offering to pay membership fees to the Spike Island Associates network for 12 months (a value of £144) for 10 UWE Bristol graduates from the School of Arts.
WHAT DOES A MEMBERSHIP INVOLVE?
- Free admission to most of Spike Island’s talks and events.
- 24-hour access to shared working space, including IT facilities such as scanning, printing and computers with Adobe Suite, graphics and video editing software.
- Regular events, workshops, peer crits and one to one sessions with guest artists and curators, exclusively for members.
- Occasional group trips, with subsidised travel when possible.
- The UWE Bristol / Spike Island Associate Membership Bursaries are valid for the 2024 intake from 30 September 2024 – 30 September 2025.
CRITERIA
Applicants should be graduating from a UWE Bristol Schools of Arts undergraduate programme (listed below) in 2024.
Animation; Art & Writing; Fine Art; Creative and Professional Writing; Drama and Acting; Graphic Design; Fashion Communication; Fashion Textiles; Filmmaking; Illustration; Interior Design; Photography; Product Design.
Find out about how to apply here.
Deadline Wednesday 26 June, 9am
ANY QUESTIONS?
Join us for an information session about this opportunity on Wednesday 19 June at 1.30pm. Book your place here
Or email nicky.sim@uwe.ac.uk
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES:
- UWE’s School of Arts is also funding a year-long bursary place on East Bristol Contemporary’s Day School (deadline 10 June). Visit here for more information on applying.
