Applications are welcome from artists from all disciplines. We have a selection process to ensure that artists meet the following criteria and can evidence this in their application:

• commitment to their professional practice
• engagement with current contemporary practice
• ambition to progress and develop their practice within a critical framework
• willingness to participate in public events, including the annual open studio event, and occasional studio visits
• willingness to promote the organisations activities and to acknowledge their part in the organisation where appropriate
• commitment to contributing to the professional development of artists at Phoenix Art Space by taking part in discussion, mentoring and critical debate
• willingness to engage with the organisation’s education and artistic programmes
• willingness to be part of an artists’ community and contribute to this
• commitment to spending the majority of their working time actively using the studio space
• show how your practice will benefit from the provision of affordable studio space at Phoenix Art Space
• ability to pay collective charges fully and on time.

• Applications are reviewed individually by a group of current Phoenix artists and the Studio Manager and then a selection meeting of the panel takes place (the artists on the panel change each year) This takes place 3 weeks after applications close
• Artists selected at this stage will be held on the Pool List until a suitable space becomes available
• Those selected and offered studio space will be expected to fulfil the criteria below on an ongoing basis
• We offer spaces to artists that successfully meet the selection criteria and who also match our requirements when a space becomes available
• Phoenix Art Space is keen to keep a balance of working practice, gender, age and ethnicity within the building, and this will be kept in mind when selecting artists and allocating studios

A new programme benefitting an artist with one year of support through rent–free studio space and other opportunities.

The award has been developed in direct response to the urgent need for affordable and secure workspace for artists. The award will support an artist at any stage of their career including emerging and under–represented practices, particularly those who are marginalised or experience intersecting forms of discrimination.