Description
Calling all recent graduates with creative degrees that live in Tower Hamlets and surrounding boroughs. Apply for a free studio for up to a year at Craft Central.
You will benefit from:
- Free studio space to develop your practice for up to a year
- One-to-one mentoring from experienced designer-makers
- Being part of a thriving community with peer support and skill exchange
- Opportunity to exhibit your work at the end of the residency
We are inviting recent graduates from creative BA & MA courses who live in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Waltham Forest, Newham, Greenwich or Lewisham to apply for a fixed-term free studio space at Craft Central. Degrees include although not limited to: textiles, fashion, graphic design, design, photography, video production, film, set design, jewellery, and product design.
Not only will you benefit from the use of a free, spacious studio for up to a year to develop your practice, but also gain from having one-to-one mentorship from a handpicked designer-maker with years of practical and business experience.
This is an opportunity to be part of a unique thriving creative community where you will benefit from peer support and skill exchange. At the end of the residency, you will be supported in putting on an exhibition in our impressive triple-height Exhibition Hall to showcase the work you have produced during your time at Craft Central.
There are also opportunities to get involved in our engagement programmes i.e. Flax Exchange and Arts Awards projects whilst you are with us.
The Graduate Studio Programme will run from October 2023 to Summer 2024 at Craft Central, 397 Westferry Road, E14 3AE