Vivid Projects is welcoming new proposals for artists to take up residency with us as part of Vivid Lab in 2025.

What does the programme offer?

Vivid Lab offers an environment for artists to develop projects that explore new processes, ideas, techniques and critical thinking. We will work responsively with your research and development proposal and can support your practice through mentoring, bid writing, access to audio-visual resources, a project space and unique archival resources. Our small accessible project space is available for working onsite and sharing your project and we can utilise public facing spaces in The Warehouse building. 

We welcome proposals focused on digital art, live performance, sound art, installation, moving image, AV and archival exploration, collaborative & social practices, web based works along with interests focused on programming, writing and curating.

For examples of work artists have developed with us as part of Vivid Lab so far, explore our current Lab residents ways towards something, and previous projects developed within the residency such as Antonio Roberts’ A Boy is a Gun, Maxx Gentleman’s Sombre Music Fades Out and XYZ Project’s Dr XYZ. We have also worked in partnership with other institutions with this programme including Ikon Gallery to curate Vivid Projects + Ikon performance art laboratory.

Details of how to apply and the information to include in your proposal, together with anticipated FAQs can be found here  Vivid Lab 2025 FAQs.  

Any further questions and your proposals should be sent to yasmeen@vividprojects.org.uk before end of day on 10th December.

This is an ongoing call and we will look at proposals for spring 2025 in mid-December. We look forward to hearing from you.