Miranda also mentioned how she made a lot of her work for the second solo show at an artist residency.

Being in a new, unfamiliar space, and making work that is possibly based on responding to a new environment is something that sounds appealing to me.

I have looked at some artist residences to get a better understanding of what they are and how the applications work.

Residencies aimed at new graduates:

Usually, to apply for an artist residency you need to provide an artist statement/biography, a CV, proposal, and work samples or visuals. Some include specific questions and require letters of recommendation.

I also looked at The White Pube webpage on advice for writing a successful funding application. Funding applications include proposals, similar to an application for a residency.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3zyH4KSMYmuT3tD8o8p3Dg?si=J_Gd9OXGQQORl3-26IcXaA – I listened to a podcast about funding. One point I found particularly inspiring in this podcast, was that writing a proposal and filling in the certain forms is an opportunity for you to develop your work further and to learn more about what is right for it and where it fits in.

https://thewhitepube.co.uk/funding-library/ – I found this page interesting. There are examples of successful funding applications. I read an individual artist’s funding application to see how much detail you are expected to provide about your work.

This has also been useful, in terms of helping me with my proposal for my major project. I think it is important to get used to writing about your work in great detail and laying everything out very literally.