About the 2023-24 Fellowship

We are seeking adventurous artists whose practice resonates with the Cavendish Arts Science ethos of questioning, collective imagining and decentring. The selected artist will bring alternative ways of knowing the world, artistic practices immersed in communities that are not privileged in the mainstream, and an enthusiasm to collectively imagine new possibilities. Artists with no previous experience of working with scientists or in a scientific environment are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Fellowship will last one year from October 2023 and will include a residency period at Girton College in Cambridge, typically of at least six months up to one year, with potential for the period of residency to be split across two visits.

The artist will receive a stipend, and accommodation and subsistence during the period of residency. A budget will be provided for the production of new work, and for travel.

The successful applicant will normally be elected Visiting Fellow Commoner in the Arts at Girton College and will

• Develop thought-provoking ideas through engagement with physicists and those in other fields
• Experiment with new approaches to their practice that are transformative and push boundaries
• Produce new work to be exhibited during the Fellowship and beyond
• Have opportunities to exhibit work in other contexts including the opening of the Cavendish Laboratory (Ray Dolby Centre) in 2024, and potentially those created through national and international partnerships.

Financial Support

• A stipend of £10,000 GBP will be paid to the successful candidate
• Accommodation and meals will be provided by Girton College during the residency period in Cambridge.
• A production budget of £10,000 GBP will be made available to support the development of new work.
• A travel budget of up to £3,000 GBP (depending on where the artist is based) will be available to support the cost of travel to/from Cambridge during the Fellowship.
   

How to apply

All applications should be submitted using our online submission form only.  

You can view the application form questions in a Word document here 

The deadline for submissions is 23:59:59 (British Summer Time) on Sunday 21 May 2023.

Before you apply, please read our Frequently Asked Questions. 
If you have any other questions, please email us on contact@cavendish-artscience.org.uk

Long-form answers in the application can be submitted as either written responses or audio recordings. If another format or way of working is preferred, please get in touch and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Cavendish Arts Science is committed to non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all, regardless of sex, race, colour, religion and belief, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, gender reassignment, gender identity, gender expression or disability. Please refer to the University of Cambridge's Equal Opportunities Policy for further information.