The Nina Stewart Artist Residency is an open submission 6-month residency opportunity available to artists graduating in 2012 with a postgraduate MA, MFA or MRes from a UK institution.

Between October 2012 and March 2013, the artist receives the following:

• Rent-free accommodation in the South London Gallery’s Outset Artists’ Flat.
• A rent-free studio in SPACE’s Peckham studio complex on Haymerle Road. 
• A bursary of £5,000 towards living expenses and production costs.
• Monthly mentoring sessions with invited artists, curators and writers, as well as the Director and staff of the South London Gallery.
• An opportunity to exhibit in the SLG’s first floor galleries.

The residency enables the production of a new body of work and is a rare opportunity for a recent graduate to exhibit within an internationally renowned institution.

CRITERIA
To be eligible for the residency applicants must:

• Graduate in 2012 with a postgraduate MA, MFA or MRes in an arts discipline from a UK institution.
• Be a UK resident or hold a valid work visa with right to stay in the UK during the stated period of residency. 

APPLICATIONS FOR 2013/14 
Information about applications in 2013/14 will be posted online in July 2013. Sign up to the Jobs and Opportunities mailing list for updates.  

Applications are considered by a judging panel including Margot Heller, Director of the South London Gallery, and Anna Harding, Director of SPACE.  

The Nina Stewart Artist Residency with the South London Gallery and SPACE is funded by The Nina and Roger Stewart Charitable Trust, with additional support from Bloomberg.

Find out more about Edward Thomasson, the Nina Stewart Artist-in-Residence 2011/12

Watch a short film about Edward Thomasson's residency and exhibition: