Residency
12 January - 30 April 2026
Camberwell Space is excited to announce an upcoming residency with Queer Youth Art Collective (QYAC), the UK’s only national LGBTQIA+ youth service working specifically in the arts. The residency will be open to LGBTQIA+ artists aged 18-28 years old who are looking to develop a studio practice.
Camberwell Space supports QYAC’s aims to broaden arts participation through flexible exchanges and experiences that are free, accessible and democratic. It also aims to provide opportunities for young LGBTQIA+ people to share experiences, advice, resources and creativity.
*LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and more).
What the residency offers
Alongside studio space, it will offer mentoring, materials and technical workshops through the support of UAL’s technical team. There will also be the opportunity to develop and take part in events as part of Camberwell Space’s public programme.
Participating artists
Affoué Aurélie N’gotta, Alexis Parinas, C. Roseheath, DJFAMOUSSUMMERNIGHT, eli ayodele johnson, Fowsia, Freya Gascoyne, Gaby Gordon-Fox, Johnson C, jx, Kiera White, Lydia Lott, Mick de Róiste, Mister K, Nishat, San Bayat, Sasha Spyrou, Scarlett Molyneux, Seeham Rahman, Selwin, Shikhandi, SolaniDREAMS, Tarini Sinha, Tianyi Yang, Voicing Project, Yasir Rahimi, Yu Yu (Spencer) and Zane Lece.
Event dates
Open studio
12 February and 19 March 2026
Exhibition
2 April - 22 April 2026
Closing event
23 April 2026
About Queer Youth Art Collective
Workshops
QYAC has run workshops for LGBTQ young people since August 2019. They commission and deliver workshops by LGBTQ artists and run youth forums for attendees to discuss their practice and socialise.
Exhibitions
QYAC co-curate exhibitions that offer mentoring, social space and resources.