Organizer Information
This residency is delivered by Feral, a Glasgow-based arts producing house founded in 2015 by Jill Smith and Kathryn Boyle. Feral supports independent artists through touring, festivals, and creative residencies, particularly in visual theatre, outdoor arts, and interdisciplinary movement practices. Their work focuses on enabling artists to develop sustainable practices, engage with new audiences, and experiment outside traditional performance spaces. Feral’s residencies are funded through Creative Scotland and aim to provide mentorship, producing support, and strategic guidance to artists at various stages of their careers.
Title & Description
Neighbourhood Outdoor Arts Residency (April–June 2026)
Feral invites Scotland-based artists and collectives to apply for a two-week funded outdoor arts residency focused on developing performance work that responds to the artist’s own neighbourhood. This self-led residency supports creative research, exploration, and testing of new work in outdoor contexts, including parks, gardens, streets, playgrounds, woodland, beaches, or civic spaces. Artists working in contemporary performance—such as dance, live art, visual theatre, circus, or interdisciplinary practice—are encouraged to engage with their local environment as the stimulus for their residency.
The residency emphasises creating work beyond traditional performance venues and encourages reimagining public space. While there is no requirement for a public outcome, artists may choose to share their research with local audiences through presentations, talks, documentation, or other creative formats. Feral provides producing and mentorship support to assist artists in developing their projects and securing permissions for site-specific work.
Categories
Outdoor Arts, Site-Specific Performance, Contemporary Performance, Dance, Live Art, Visual Theatre, Circus, Interdisciplinary Arts.
Eligibility
- Individual artists or collectives.
- Artists must currently live and work in Scotland.
- The residency is designed to take place within a 2-mile radius of the artist’s residence.
- Open to artists with experience in outdoor/site-responsive work as well as those new to outdoor practice.
- Applicants must work in contemporary performance (dance, live art, visual theatre, circus, interdisciplinary practice).
- The residency must be primarily outdoors, though a home or local base may supplement research.
- All applications are reviewed by a panel, including Feral and an external arts organisation.
Program Benefits & Awards
- £3750 artist fee for preparation, research, and residency delivery (up to two collaborators).
- £500 materials budget.
- £150 contribution towards local travel.
- Additional access costs are covered as applicable.
- Two mentoring sessions with an Outdoor Arts mentor (£250 value).
- Producing support from Feral to explore project development and future opportunities.
- Optional sharing with local audiences through presentations, discussions, filmed documentation, or other creative formats.
- Support in securing permissions for outdoor sites.
Application Fee
None
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 11 January 2026
- Notification Date: Week commencing 26 January 2026
- Residency Period: April – June 2026 (minimum 2 weeks, non-consecutive scheduling possible)
Location
Glasgow, Scotland
Additional Details
Feral actively encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds and is committed to accessibility. Support is available for any access requirements throughout the application and residency period.