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The Cob Award is designed to offer early-mid-career artists of any age and nationality an opportunity to develop their artistic practice and realise ambitious projects within our contemporary London art gallery.Award winners receive £8,000 to produce a new body of work, access to a bespoke on-site studio space, eight-weeks of professional development through curated studio visits with Cob's extensive network and a final presentation of their work within the gallery.Each residency cycle runs for eight-weeks and consist of one artist selected by an esteemed judging panel.Award Details
- Award winners will receive £8,000 to facilitate the production of a new body of work and cover additional expenses incurred with participating in the residency (this includes travel and accommodation - where needed)
- 500 sq.ft bespoke on-site studio space in the heart of the gallery.
- Eight-weeks' worth of professional development, including mentorship with the gallery team.
- Studio visits from a selection of high-profile art world professionals, including curators, writers, collectors alike.
- Industry advice and seminars with public art figures, including established artist, writers and institutions.
- An opportunity to connect with the wider artistic community, through artist-led studio crits.
- Professional documentation of the work for future use by the artists.
- Final presentation within the gallery at the end of the residency, running three-weeks with an opening event.
- Support with writing, artists statements and online presence.
- Outreach to press - promotion on website and social media platforms.
- Subject to discussion - works made during the residency will be consigned through Cob Gallery - terms to be agreed upon selection.
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previous residencies
Between 2020 and 2021 Cob ran a series of collaborative residencies, including Cob x HOME, a six-week residency for two BIPOC emerging artists, and Cob x PLOP, four month-long residencies for UK-based and international artists. Residencies were situated in Cob’s newly remodelled studios, and culminated in studio exhibitions. During this time Cob welcomed eighteen artists from the UK and around the world, including:Hannah LimCourtenay WilliamsAnna KenneallyDesire Moheb ZandiOkiki AkinfeMadinah ThompsonNatalia Gonzalez MartinEve StaintonAnne von FreyburgAnia HobsonWilliam GrobHoracio QuirozBianca FieldsAgostino IacurciTimmy IraniMathew ZefeldtDebbi Kenote
