Top Artist Residencies in London
London is renowned for its thriving arts scene, and residencies in the city invite artists to engage in the capital's rich cultural and artistic landscape. To help you find the right residency, we’ve created a list of the top opportunities city-wide.
Delfina Foundation | Residency for Artists, Curators and Writers
Delfina Foundation provides opportunities for artists, curators and writers to develop their practice, explore connections, and build collaborations with colleagues, communities and institutions. Throughout the year, they open different calls for applications, often for specific residency programmes and projects in collaboration with partner institutions.
Rewards: Variable depending on the program, usually includes accommodation, travel support, & living allowance.
Delfina Foundation. Photo Kii Studios.
Royal Drawing School | Don Bachardy Fellowship
The Don Bachardy Fellowship at the Royal Drawing School invites a gifted and dedicated post-graduate artist from outside the United Kingdom to study at the Royal Drawing School during the Summer Term and to experience the cultural life of London. The School’s Shoreditch campus is located in a converted Victorian warehouse in the heart of East London’s art, design and fashion scene. The fellowship takes place each year during the Royal Drawing School summer term (April - July).
Rewards: $5,000 stipend
Cubitt | Curatorial Fellowship
This unique opportunity of research and curatorial experimentation in the field of visual arts is based on a 24 month residency at the renowned Cubitt Gallery, the only such scheme in the UK.
Rewards: 32,000 pounds per year
Image: Morgan Quaintance, Software, Hard Problem, Cubitt, supported by Outset Contemporary Art Fund
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The  National Gallery | Artist in Residence
Building on the legacy of artists creating new work in the National Gallery, this ground-breaking residence programme is aimed at mid-career artists with an international reputation, who will benefit from unparalleled access to the Gallery’s collection, research and teams. The Artist in Residence occupies the National Gallery’s onsite studio for one year, produces a publication and displays new artwork inspired by the residency in dialogue with the collection.
Rewards: Publication, exhibition, fee, & more.
Gasworks | Residency Program in London
Gasworks programmes up to sixteen residencies each year, inviting emerging and early career international artists to work alongside a community of nine London-based peers for three months. The residencies are non-prescriptive and process-based and focus on enabling artists to research and develop new work. They are made public through open studios and events, these opportunities encourage interaction, dialogue, and professional networking.
Rewards: Variable depending on the program, usually includes accommodation, studio travel, & living stipend.
Gasworks exterior by night. Image: Mark-Blower
Cluster | Artist-in-Residence
The Cluster Artist-in-Residence is a fully funded, four-week programme designed to support the development of new work in a highly personalised and professionally connected environment. At the heart of the residency is a framework of one-on-one mentoring sessions with established industry professionals - offering residents expert guidance, critical feedback, and meaningful access to a wide creative network.
Rewards: Solo exhibition, studio, materials, transport & food.
Victoria and Albert Museum | Artist-in-Residence Programs
Since the V&A's inception, supporting contemporary artists, designers and makers has been at the heart of our vision. V&A South Kensington has three on-site studios: a dedicated ceramics studio in our Ceramics galleries and two interdisciplinary studios in the Learning Centre.
Rewards: Variable, usually including a studio, mentorship, & more.
Image: Victoria & Albert Museum
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