Open Call for Cavendish Arts Science Fellowship

Apr. 16, 2024

Cavendish Arts Science Fellowship at Girton College is open to artists internationally without restriction to aesthetic, theme or medium. The fellowship allows for a unique collaborative opportunity to work with scientists or in a scientific environment. The open call addresses artists who explore alternative ways of knowing the world, and who work with communities that are not privileged in the mainstream. The fellowship will run for one year from October 2024 to October 2025, with a residency period in Cambridge, typically of at least six months.

The Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge conducts instrumental research in the understanding of the physical world, from understanding space and the origin of the universe, to exploring time, matter and energy in all its forms and at every scale, from the very large to the inconceivably small. Subsequently, Cavendish Arts Science creates collective encounters between art and science that explore the world, our humanity and our place in the world. The fellowship supports artistic work that questions traditional centring of voices and ways of knowing; the program creates new spaces for artists to re-imagine material and immaterial universes.

Allowing for the development of thought-provoking artistic ideas through engagement with physicists and those in other fields, artists will be able to experiment with new approaches to their practice that are transformative and push boundaries. The selected Fellow will be awarded a stipend of £10,000 for living costs and expenses, along with rent-free accommodation and meals provided at Girton College during the residency period in Cambridge. Artists will also receive a travel budget of up to £3,000 to support the cost of travel to/from Cambridge and lastly a production budget of £10,000 GBP will be made available to support the development of new work arising from the Fellowship.