WIGWELL LODGE RESIDENCIES

Wigwell Lodge is a property in Derbyshire, owned by the Ampersand Foundation since 2018. Situated in the countryside thirty minutes from Derby, the Lodge is conceived as a residence space for reflection and production. It will host not only artists and curators, but also academics and writers.

Alone or in partnership with other institutions, Wigwell Lodge provides accommodation and living expenses to the person in residence giving them an opportunity to explore and discover the Midlands cultural and natural heritage.

Lens-based artist residency - Photoworks partnership

We partnered with Photoworks to offer a residency opportunity for lens-based artists, running each year from February to June. Arts institutions from across the Midlands come together to nominate the candidates. Photoworks is a platform for contemporary photography working nationally and internationally. www.photoworks.org.uk

Our current resident is: Matthew Arthur Williams (2024) https://www.matthewarthurwilliams.com/work

Previous residents: Charlie Fitz (2023) https://www.charliefitzartist.co.uk/ Monica Alcazar-Duarte (2021) https://www.monicaalcazarduarte.com/ Freddy Griffiths (2020) http://www.freddygriffiths.co.uk/

Art history residency - Association for Art History (AAH) partnership

We partnered with the AAH to create an annual art history residency for researchers and academics. The residency is intended to give researchers, at all stages of their career, the opportunity to spend focused time on their research/writing while on sabbatical. The residency is available to AAH members and will run for up to four months from October to January each year.

Previous residents: Susannah Thompson, The Glasgow School of Art (2023)
Dr. Patricya Smith (2022) Prof. James Hellings, University of Reading (2021) Mark Rawlinson, Associate Professor in Art History, University of Nottingham (2019)

Artist residency - Wirksworth Festival partnership

In partnership with the Wirksworth Festival, a regional arts festival in Derbyshire that has been running for over twenty years, the Foundation now runs an annual artist residency. Each year, an artist will be selected and invited to reside at Wigwell Lodge for three months in the summer. During the course of the residency, the artist will produce work for the festival.

Previous residents: Mustafa Boga (2023) https://www.mustafaboga.com/ Feral Practice (2023) http://www.feralpractice.com/ Jemma Gunning (2022) https://www.jemmagunning.com/ Liane Lang (2021) https://www.lianelang.com/ Mike Shaw (2019) https://michaelshaw.art/

Please contact each organisation to find out more about how to apply.