OPEN CALL - Collaborative Residency 2026-27

Overview

Key dates 

Application Deadline: Friday 2nd October, 12pm

Online Information Session: Wednesday 30th September, 12pm (book here)

Responses Sent: Friday 9th October, 2026

 
What is the opportunity? 

Arts SU invites applications from UAL students for our Collaborative Residency – an interdisciplinary programme supporting creative collaboration across colleges and courses. The residency creates space for students to work together outside the institutional framework of their studies, encouraging risk-taking, experimentation, and the development of collaborative practices.  

10 students will be selected, working together to shape the programme from October 2026 until March 2027. The programme culminates with a presentation of your collaborative work in the SU Project Space at Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road in March 2026.  

We are looking for students who: 

• Want to collaborate across disciplines and explore interdisciplinary approaches 

• Are interested in alternative learning models, inclusive practices and experimental ways of working 

• Wish to develop their practice through collective exploration and mutual support 

• Are ready to contribute actively to shaping the programme and supporting their peers 

• Want to build networks and connections beyond their course community 

Application Pack

Please read through the Application Pack before submitting your applcation. 

Applicant Information

• This opportunity is specifically for students at UAL. We understand that across UAL, creative projects are usually structured within course frameworks. This residency creates space for student-led collaboration beyond these institutional boundaries. 

• We are open to alternative means of application / submission, e.g., presented as a recorded video or audio submission. Please email artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk if you would like to apply this way. 

• Applications are viewed by a panel comprising of Arts SU staff and student representatives. 

• If you have access requirements that you would like to discuss or want to request more information, please contact artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk 

How to apply: 

• Please fill in this online application form. Please read the open call and application information carefully before submitting. 

• Application Deadline: Friday 2nd October, 12pm (midday)

• Information Session: Wednesday 30th September, 12pm (Online) - join us to ask questions about the programme 

• If you have any questions or would like to have a chat about the application process, please email Aisling Ward, Arts Programmer, at artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk  

Take a look at what last year's residents got up to!