Compton Verney
Compton Verney exists following the generous philanthropic vision of Sir Peter Moores (SPM) who believed that art should be accessible to everyone. None of our collections have historical ties to the house. We currently display six permanent collections and are in the process of accessioning a personal collection of miniature portraits following a bequest by Lady Grantchester (SPM’s sister):
- Early Chinese bronzes
- 17th & 18th Century Neapolitan art
- Northern European
- British Portraits
- Folk Art
- Marx-Lambert
We believe in providing opportunities for communities to meet and engage with artists and see themselves reflected in the work they see. As an art gallery in a rural setting, we’re keen to provide respite in nature and opportunities to relieve isolation. We’d love to engage with an artist who can respond to a hybrid model of working and are open to discussing how this could work, and at what point in your journey you’d like to be on site whether this is for R&D, during the creation or for a public program in response to your outcomes. We’re also able to offer a dedicated studio space if desired.
Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library
The Harris is located in the heart of Preston City Centre. Our collections include some 115,000 items including art, history, ceramics and glass, costume and textiles, and rare books.
We are temporarily closed for a major redevelopment project called Harris Your Place, reopening in 2024. The reimagined Harris will blend displays and library services across the building, and feature new spaces including a community gallery, creative learning studio, and young people’s space.
We are thrilled to be part of the 20/20 project and look forward to collaborating with an artist to shape a community led display with a new acquisition.
We hope to work with an artist both virtually and in our temporary spaces around the city, and to support access to the collections while they are in storage. Our curators and the wider team look forward to working on this project and supporting change at an exciting time in the Harris’ history.
The Hepworth Wakefield
The Hepworth Wakefield, named after Barbara Hepworth who grew up in Wakefield, was designed by David Chipperfield Architects and opened in 2011. Alongside major temporary exhibitions, the gallery is home to Wakefield’s art collection, founded in 1923 with the aim to ‘nurture a public understanding of contemporary art and its relations to modern life.’ The strong holdings of Modern British and contemporary art include painting, sculpture and ceramics, there are 18 th and 19 th century topographical works on paper within the Gott Collection, and dedicated galleries exploring Hepworth’s art and working process through the Hepworth Family Gift. The Hepworth Wakefield Garden, designed by Tom Stuart Smith,
opened alongside the gallery in 2019.
Wakefield’s collection is stored on site and is accessible in person, or remotely through the collection database. Some of the sculptures and paintings are publicly viewable and more recent acquisitions are viewable.
THW operates a hybrid working environment meaning the artist could work on site at times in the office, or within the archive and library. The artist in residence will have regular meetings with the Senior Curator and access to the wider collection teams throughout the residency, either in person or over video conferencing, to identify areas of research, development or enquiry.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum is undergoing work to better address the Museum’s and Glasgow’s connections to transatlantic slavery, British colonialism and their legacies. The collections at Kelvingrove cover local history, natural history, art and anthropology collections, but the role of colonialism in the Museum’s and its collection’s development isn’t consistently recognised. There are also many more collections not on display at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre.
We look forward to working with an Artist in Residence with an understanding of slavery and colonialism from a Scottish perspective. The main point of contact for the Artist in Residence will be Miles Greenwood, Curator of the Legacies of Slavery & Empire. While the Residency will primarily operate digitally, Miles will be able to connect you with curators, arrange site visits and time to spend with the collections and at the Museum, and organise events/activities within the spaces where needed.
The Lightbox
A 20/20 residency would be a unique opportunity for an artist and The Lightbox to address the ways in which audiences see/or don’t see themselves reflected in our collections. Our Collection includes the representation of Woking life from the 14th Century to the present day through ephemera, material culture and archaeological objects.
These include: The Brookwood Hospital Collection showing 19th century mental health treatment in the UK; The Brookwood Cemetery and The Necropolis Company, the UK’s largest cemetery; The Shah Jahan Mosque collection, the UK’s first purpose built Mosque and the Muslim Burial Ground; and also material from local employers such as James Walker Ltd, Kenwood, and McLaren. The collection also represents the musical and literary culture of Woking with Paul Weller, novelists HG Wells and noble prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro.
The collection can be accessed via Woking’s Story, our permanent museum; the Research Room; and through its offsite collection store. There will be digital and in person opportunities to work with staff and volunteers who are hugely knowledgeable.
National Disability Arts Collection and Archive
NDACA brings to life the heritage and rich history of the UK Disability Arts Movement. The Disability Arts Movement began in the late 1970s and continues today. The collection includes a digital catalogue of 3,500 items and a physical collection stored at Buckinghamshire New University. NDACA can support an artist in residence with:
- Half day per fortnight with archivist, Alex Cowan, via Remote Meetings.
- Occasional visit to the NDACA Wing at Buckinghamshire New University, to see Repository of
uncatalogued and original works. - Attendance at Weekly All Shapers Catch Up meeting, where they can learn about the other mechanics
and projects of Shape. - Monthly one hour catch up with David Hevey, CEO and Artistic Director of Shape, where they can explore other Shape projects and NDACA too, including examining How Shape Does Quality Things To High Impact, theories of outsider activism to high impact, business model theories, etc.
Pallant House
Pallant House Gallery has one of the most significant public collections of 20th century British art in the UK. We explore new perspectives on British art from 1900 to now through an ambitious programme of exhibition and creative opportunities for all. We would like to provide an outline of what a residency with our collection might look like, including how to access our collections, your main points of contact, and ways of working, both online and in person:
- A selection of works from the collection are available on display in the gallery. To access works that are currently in storage, appointments can be made in advance with our Head of Collections, Sarah Norris to enable us to work with a technician to take works out of storage.
- Your main point of contact at the Gallery will be Miriam O’Connor Perks (Assistant Curator) and you will also be closely supported by Sarah Norris (Head of Collections), Dani Norton (Collections Administrator) and Jane Holt (Librarian). You will also have the opportunity to meet and work with our Public Programmes and Digital and Marketing teams.
- You can contact us via email and phone, as well as booking meetings via Zoom. Visits to the gallery can be booked in with Miriam O’Connor Perks.
Sheffield Museums Trust
Sheffield Museums Trust is a charity that runs six of the city’s leading cultural sites: Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Graves Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Millennium Gallery, Shepherd Wheel and Weston Park Museum. We care for collections on behalf of the city including Art, Archaeology, Social and Industrial History, Natural Science and the Designated Metalwork Collection. Sheffield collection encompasses over a million objects with local, national and international connections. The origins of the collection lie in the 1700s with many items being donated to the city through the Sheffield Literary and Philosophical Society set up in 1822. These collections formed the basis of the City Museum which opened in 1875 and collecting has now continued for nearly 150 years, with significant gifts of art from J N Mappin (1887) and J G Graves (1929-1943).
We are keen to make the collections as accessible as possible and would encourage the 20/20 artist to spend time within the store, exploring the collections and meeting staff. It would be great for the artist to spend time with us in Sheffield and we are keen to have regular conversations as the project develops, both in person and via online meetings. We are currently undertaking a programme of collection display changes at Graves Gallery and intend to show this commission in the 2024 rehang.