Art in Manufacturing 2027 — Two £8,000 Factory Residencies with Crown Paints and Fox's Burton's in Lancashire
Darwen and Blackpool, Lancashire; festival in Blackburn, United KingdomFree: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.
The National Festival of Making in Blackburn turns ten in 2027. Its headline commissioning programme, Art in Manufacturing, places artists inside factories to spend time with the workforce, learn the materials and processes, and make ambitious new work that is shown during the festival weekend in… Read more
Benefits
2 paid residencies, one at Crown Paints in Darwen and one at Fox's Burton's Companies UK in Blackpool (with LeftCoast). Each has a commission budget of £8,000 for artist fees and making the work, plus VAT where applicable, and up to £600 for travel and accommodation, with curatorial and producing… Read more
Eligibility
Artists and makers based in the UK or Ireland, working in any art form, as individuals or collectives.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- 12 noon
- Programme dates
- January – June 2027; festival 25-27 June 2027
- Results
- Interview invitations by 2 December 2026; interviews 9 – 14 December 2026
Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.