CLUSTER
CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

SPRING 2021

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

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DISCOVER THE
SELECTED ARTISTS HERE

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APPLICATIONS WILL REOPEN BEGINNING 2022

 

A Home from Home in London

The Cluster Residency seeks to offer an artist a life-changing opportunity to kickstart their practice in London, and to equip her/him with everything that they could need to develop an exhibition or project in this international art hub. The residency will last 4 weeks, and will include transportation to London, meals, equipment and materials, accommodation, and a private workspace in East London.

The artist will be hosted in a private studio located in Zone 2, just a few minutes’ walk from Bow Church Station, containing a workspace, bedroom, two bathrooms, a kitchen, private outdoor area, and access to a communal rooftop terrace. Benefiting from high ceilings and natural light, the studio will be supplied with equipment that caters to each artist’s specific needs, such as basic jewellery making equipment. More specific equipment will be provided at the K2 Academy of Contemporary Jewellery studios.

Bespoke Mentorship

The artist will also be offered a personalised mentoring programme during their residency, receiving support and advice throughout his/her stay from industry professionals to collectors, including one-to-one meetings in the studio space each week. The residency will aim to serve the unique needs of the artist, based on the career path to date and ambitions for the future, and to guide him/her into a network of opportunities by fostering connections between artists and the London art world.

A Solo Exhibition

The process of each residency will be documented for the artist through video and photography, and will result in a project presentation at a Cluster Fair and an online solo exhibition on Cluster’s website. The artist will also be offered a solo exhibition in a central London gallery, making this programme a unique opportunity for emerging artists to accelerate their career.

Continued Support and Representation

Following the residency, Cluster will also be offering the artist-in-residence the opportunity to continue the relationship through a 1 to 5 year management contract. This will offer the artist continued mentorship, profile-building, and the representation needed to accelerate his/her work and profile to a much higher level.

Apply and Join Us

Cluster invites artists of all ages to apply for the residency, which is open to artists of any nationality. Cluster is particularly keen to receive applications from artists who creatively engage with ideas about contemporary society and the world as a whole. Artists will be selected by our fantastic jury of industry professionals.

Application

Show us the work you’re most proud of or the project/idea you want to develop during the residency. Any format is welcome. We highly recommend you to submit high resolution images and text explaining your work or intentions.

Artist-In-Residence Selection Process / Timeline

The residency will take place in between March - June 2021. The selected artist will be contacted end of January, followed by a conversation where dates and details will be discussed, and put in place. We will be flexible in order to best accommodate the artist’s dates preferences.

ADDITIONALLY

Furthermore, Cluster team will select 25 artists from all applicants to be featured on Cluster's online shop accompanied with a custom made artist profile page. No commission on sales will be taken for the first 6 months.

 

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
K2 ACADEMY OF CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY

 

K² Academy of Contemporary Jewellery is the ideal place for those looking for a thorough grounding in jewellery making and designing, who want to step outside the boundaries of the mainstream and think critically about the creative process.

The academy is founded and directed by jewellery artists and tutors Kelvin J Birk and Katrin Spranger and based in central London, close to the Hatton Garden jewellery quarter and Goldsmiths’ Assay Office, K² is located within Cockpit Arts, a thriving community of professional craft businesses, which includes renowned contemporary practitioners. This unique setting offers the artist the opportunity to gain valuable insight into a professional jewellery environment.

 
 

THE JURY

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Kelvin J. Birk
Co-Founder of K2 Contemporary Jewellery Academy, Tutor and Jewellery Maker

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Katrin Spranger
Co-Founder of K2 Contemporary Jewellery Academy, Tutor and Jewellery Maker

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Daniella Wells
 Market Development Consultant with Specialism in Contemporary Collectible Craft

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Dr David Finnegan
Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner - iDAS Global - CSCS

 

THE STUDIO

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*Please note, the selected artist will be staying in the studio.
The second floor of the studio contains a bedroom.