Artists' Residency Programme > About the Programme

The Museum’s Artists’ Residency Programme is a studio / residency programme which operates in converted coach houses adjacent to the main Museum building. The programme is intended to provide opportunities for artists to research and develop their work practice, and is open to artists of all nationalities working in any medium, by application or invitation.

The programme emphasises the working process rather than the finished product and enables artists to explore new ideas and ways of working in the context of the developing identity of the Museum and its various programmes. The Museum’s 17th-century architecture and grounds, its Collection, Exhibition, Education and Community and National Programme provide a challenging and dynamic environment within which the definition of art and artists can be tested.

Artists participating in the Artists’ Residency Programme make themselves as available as possible to meet with visitors to the Museum, providing access to the process of making art and giving the public an additional layer of experience to that available in the Museum’s galleries. Please folllow the link to Public Access for further information.