Additional guidelines for galleries and museums

Many galleries and museums have included artist’s residencies in their programmes, funded through core-funding, through the regional ACW offices’ previous artists-in-residence schemes, lottery grants or grants from local authorities or other bodies.

These guidelines have been drawn up in order to highlight the kind of projects that Cywaith Cymru . Artworks Wales (CC . AW) are keen to support. They are not definitive and we welcome discussions with galleries and museums about projects which may not fall exactly within these guidelines.

Cywaith Cymru . Artworks Wales AiR guidelines

Some points in the CC . AW AiR guidelines are of particular importance:

•  We are particularly keen to support projects that link artforms; allow the AiR to develop their own practice;  generate new opportunities for artists and are innovative .
• Projects under 6 weeks and over 1 year cannot, in general, be funded.
  

Eligible costs:
It is worth noting the eligible costs in a budget for 50% match funding by CC . AW

• Artist’s Fees.
•  Artist’s materials and outreach travel costs (not to and from the venue).
• Advertising, selection, postage costs
• Documentation costs
• Equipment/site preparation/installation/event costs

Ineligible costs:

• Venue costs (i.e. hire of studio space) if the venue is owned by the host.
• Staff time.

CC . AW will encourage galleries to work with Artists in Residence where:

•  A working space or studio is provided.
•  Artists can develop new work or gain experience in a particular working practice or environment
• Artists can engage with the public in an informal as well as a formal way.
• The match-funding comes from a source other than ACW funding - e.g. local authority, Council of Museums in Wales, grant-making trust, Arts and Business ‘New Partners’ scheme, foundations such as Henry Moore or Jerwood, Techniquest, private sponsorship, admission fees, friends organisations, Heritage Lottery Fund, etc.
• The residency lasts for a continuous period 6 weeks to 12 months .(though this does not necessarily have to be full time).
• The residency is marketed in such a way as to bring new audiences to the gallery (or other target group).
• The gallery makes provision to exhibit the resident artist’s work at some point.
• The artist can have access to a collection.
• Partnerships with local schools or groups will ensure contact with the local community etc.