
The Spring 2025 AiR opportunity provides the following access and support:
This AiR opportunity aims to provide access to a dedicated artistic space, with the option of evening and weekend access, recognising the challenges of balancing paid work and/or family/caring responsibilities whilst developing a growing artistic practice. We envisage this will be most suitable to an artist or maker who is looking to re-establish a routine of focus to their work. We are particularly interested in applications from people who have taken a break from their practice due to raising children, caring for another person/people and supporting their family. The Birnam Arts programme promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in all areas. This opportunity is specifically for artists who identify as members of the LGBTQIA+ community and we actively encourage applications from artists who are also from a minority ethnic background, artists living with a disability, neurodivergent artists, artists balancing their work with care responsibilities, and artists living and working in areas of multi-deprivation. We are also committed to addressing environmental and climate change issue and we welcome applications that explore this subject matter.
In order to help us grow this programme and to secure future funding, we ask that the awarded artist/maker provides us with feedback on their time with us.
We have developed a workshop to help support artists in applying for this opportunity - CLICK HERE for more details.
ELIGIBILITY
You must be a Scotland based (of any nationality) or Scottish artist working in the visual and/or applied arts sector.
You must identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Given this is not a residential opportunity and Birnam Arts is looking to support an artist or maker to dedicate routine access to the studio and practice development, applications from Perthshire based artists will be prioritised. However, if you are able to demonstrate clearly how you would intend to access the space through sourcing local accommodation, we would welcome your application.
Please ensure all sections are completed and returned to us at visualarts@birnamarts.com by midnight on Sunday 22nd June 2025. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

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