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PROFORMA Artist Residency Resource

 

This is our artist residency resource and guidance to support your practice

and potential EU residencies.

 

Created using research from our DESIRE LINES programme, we will update this information regularly. 

 

We welcome any feedback or suggestions to info@proforma.org.uk  

 

Please follow the L.I.N.E.S. below:

Liveability

Inclusivity

Network

Environment

Sustainability

 

 

Liveability:

Artists pay:

a-n 2021 artist pay/fees guidelines

Artists Union England rates of pay

 

Emergency Resources for Artists:

Artist relief

Turner Contemporary list of Covid-19 funds and resources

UK going to EU:

www.gov.uk:

Check visa needs by country

General travel abroad

Jobs with travel exemptions 

Travel insurance 

 

EU coming to UK:

Europe alternative ways to travel

FarnhamMaltings Legal Guide

Mobility and transport in Europe 

Visas – general

Visa - check if needed 

Visa – check if needed EU, EEA, Swiss 

Visiting the UK 

Working in the UK  

 

UK Funding:

Artist hardship fund  

Artists funding directory 

Arts Council England Project Grants

Arts Council England Developing Your Creative Practice

Artwork Archive 2021 grants and opportunities 

Fully funded residencies

Funding for artists 

Grants for visual artists

Wales Arts International

Woon prize (recent grads only)

 

EU Funding:

Creative Europe

European Culture Foundation

I-Portunas

Trans Artists European residency funding by country

COVID-19 Certification:

EU Covid-19 certificate 

Re-open EU for checking local Covid-19 measures 

 

General post-Brexit info:

Artists

Brexit transition period guide 

Organisations

VAT Refunds

 

Tax:

Income tax rates:

Income Tax Relief (PAYE jobs) 

Income Tax Relief on Job Expenses (PAYE jobs) 

Private pension tax relief (PAYE jobs) 

Self Assessment (all info) 

 

 

Inclusivity:

Grants:

Grants for Disability Arts

Grants online

IncuArts

Lottery Heritage Fund

Paul Hamlyn

Queer Art Grants

Unlimited

Childcare:

a-n resources on childcare 

Fast-forward Photography 

Non-EU, US based parent artists advocacy league

 

Network:

Residency Spaces & Programmes

UK:

ACAVA residency opportunities

Art Rabbit 

Artist Open Calls

Artquest

ArtsHub

Baltic Bothy

Cove Park 

The Arthouse

Europe:

AIR Goyki (Sopot, Poland)

Akademie Schloss Solitude Annual Fellowship programme (2021 link) 

Baltic States

British Council

European Media Arts Platform Residency 

FACT European Media Artist Residency Exchange

Worldwide:

Res Arts

Research & Resources:

Arts Info Point

Live Art Sector Research

The White Pube Funding Library

 

Environment:

Access Riders:

Access Docs For Artists

Grants For Disability Arts

Unlimited

 

Neurodivergent Accessibility:

Grants For Disability Arts

 

Barrier Free Work: 

Arts Council England

Attitude Is Everything

 

Safeguarding:

Arts Council England Children/vulnerable adults 

Grants For Disability Arts Safeguarding artists/studio within the creative process 

Stonewall Safeguarding LGBTQ+ - this document is about children specifically

Working online/online safeguarding

Safe Spaces:

LGBT foundation safe spaces policy 

Safe Zone Project Training

Space Studios toolkit

 

Sustainability:

Healthcare and Travel Support:

Applying for a GHIC card (replacement of EHIC)

Healthcare access in the EU

Inoculation

Travel during coronavirus – NHS Covid Pass

Travel during coronavirus – returning to England from abroad

Wellbeing: 

Artists Practicing Well Report (2019) 

Arts and Health Hub 

AUE Mental Health and Wellbeing resource

Culture and Wellbeing

Carbon Literacy:

Carbon Literacy

Carbon Offsetting

COP26

Compiled by Chris Bailkoski & Julia Makojnik with Nikita Gill for PROFORMA Arts Limited 2021 in conversation, guidance and collaboration with:

Liveability: Dr Susan Jones and Jack Tan

Inclusivity: mandla rae

Network: Hannah Buckley

Environment: Rebekah Ubuntu

Sustainability: Kirubel Belay

Liveability
Inclusivity
Network
Environment
Sustainability
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