AA2A 2016: Artist and Designer/Maker Placements
The AA2A project (Artists Access to Art Colleges) is offering around 80 placements, giving artists and designer makers the opportunity to undertake a period of research or realise a project using art college facilities e.g. workshops, IT facilities, lending library, and lecture programme. AA2A schemes aim to benefit students and institutions through their interaction with practising artists. Eligibility and details of how to apply can be seen at: www.aa2a.org/apply
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE: Liverpool Hope University, University of Chester, University Centre St Helens, and University of Central Lancashire
Map and links to application info for 20 AA2A schemes www.aa2a.org/colleges
Eligibility and details of how to apply www.aa2a.org/apply
• Access is free, for at least 100 hours, between Oct 2016 and April 2017
• AA2A’s Hardship Fund, primarily for artists on benefits provides expenses up to £300
• Closing dates for applications vary but all are in September 2016
• Artists on AA2A schemes run from 2014 to 2015 or before can now reapply
• All applicants must have at least one year’s professional practice
• Only M.A. students can apply in the same year they graduate
• Applicants should be able to work with minimal technical support
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AA2A particularly welcomes applications from artists with disabilities, from culturally diverse backgrounds and non-graduates.
APPLICATION PACKS ONLY AVAILABLE DIRECT FROM THE HOST INSTITUTIONS
University of Sunderland Application deadline 22nd September
alex.whelan@sunderland.ac.uk 0191 515 2512
printmaking (screen printing, etching, lithography, relief printing, Riso printing), wood, metal, glass, ceramics, 3-D printing, photography (digital and chemical), painting
Teesside University (Middlesbrough) Application deadline 4th September
k.prow@tees.ac.uk 0164 238 4045
printmaking, wood, metal, glass, plastics, textiles, digital media, photography, painting
University of Central Lancashire Application deadline 21st September
jpcrane@uclan.ac.uk 0177 289 3959
printmaking, digital media, fashion / textiles, ceramics
Liverpool Hope University Application deadline 21st September
mcgees1@hope.ac.uk 0151 291 3516
printmaking, wood, metal, jewellery, plaster, ceramics, textiles (construction and print), digital design and manufacture, painting
University Centre St Helens Application deadline 2nd September
rheyes@sthelens.ac.uk 0174 462 3102
theatre performance, game art, photography, graphic design, painting
University of Chester Application deadline 21st September
c.dickens@chester.ac.uk 0124 451 5855
printmaking, wood, metal, foundry, laser cutting, 3D printing, video, sound, analogue & digital photography, digital printing, graphics, animation, letterpress typography, bookbinding
Sheffield Hallam University Application deadline 16th September
art@shu.ac.uk 0114 225 6724
printmaking, metal, fashion, jewellery, video, interactive media, digital media, animation, photography, typography, graphics, illustration, painting
University of Derby Application deadline 19th September
j.falconer@derby.ac.uk 0133 259 3113
printmaking, wood, metal, casting, carving, glass, ceramics, textiles, digital media, photography
De Montfort University (Leicester) Application deadline 12th September
drobertson@dmu.ac.uk 0116 207 8387
printmaking, wood, metal, plaster, laser cutting, CAD labs, digital workshops, video, photography, life drawing studio, painting
University of Wolverhampton Application deadline 5th September
i.rudge@wlv.ac.uk 0190 232 3147
printmaking, wood, metal, foundry, wood / stone carving, hot glass, ceramics, interior textiles, fashion and textiles, digital media, video, photography, illustration, painting
Coventry University Application deadline 7th September
ac0120@coventry.ac.uk 0247 765 8685
printmaking, small scale metal, ceramics, laser cutting, digital media, painting, drawing, fashion, illustration, graphic design, animation
University of Worcester Application deadline 21st September
ihca@worc.ac.uk 0190 554 2542
printmaking, film, photography, creative digital imaging, sound
University of Northampton Application deadline 21st September
gayle.glover@northampton.ac.uk 01604 735 500
printmaking, (screen-printing, etching) wood, metal, plaster, mould making, photography (darkroom and lighting studios), product design
Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge) Application deadline 11th September
aa2a@anglia.ac.uk 0122 369 8720
printmaking, wood and metal working, ceramics, fashion, film & TV production, digital media, photography, animation, illustration
University of Bedfordshire (Luton) Application deadline 21st September
dolores.basquille@beds.ac.uk 0158 274 3401
printmaking, fashion, laser-cutter, 3D printer/scanner, video, animation, moving image, photography, darkroom, graphic design, illustration, painting
Chelmsford College Application deadline 21st September
information@chelmsford.ac.uk 0124 529 3031
printmaking, wood, ceramics, mould making, textiles, fashion, video, digital media, animation, photography, graphics, illustration, painting, drawing
University of Hertfordshire (Hatfield) Application deadline 12th September
ad-shortcourses@herts.ac.uk 0170 728 5327
printmaking, wood, metal, glass, ceramics, textiles, fashion, art therapy, digital media, film, video, sound, photography, graphics, painting
Southampton Solent University Application deadline 21st September
rebecca.myers@solent.ac.uk 0238 201 6007
printmaking, wood, clay, letterpress, typography, digital media, photography, painting, drawing
City College Brighton and Hove Application deadline 21st September
aa2a@ccb.ac.uk 0127 366 7749
printmaking, wood, metal, foundry, jewellery, glass, plastics, ceramics, textiles, fashion, product design, performance, film, video, sound, digital media, animation, photography, graphics, illustration, painting
Plymouth University Application deadline 9th September
sarah.kendall@plymouth.ac.uk 0175 258 5265
printmaking, wood, metal, ceramics, plaster, textiles, film, video, sound, digital media, photography, animation, typography, graphics, illustration, painting, drawing
DEADLINE: Closing dates for applications vary but all are in September 2016