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Resident Artists

Supporting Bristol’s most talented local musicians

Bristol Beacon’s talent and artist development programmes nurture and support future generations of artists and creative industry professionals.

Our Resident Artists project supports three music creators aged over 25, through a paid six-month residency. We’ve opened up our transformed venue and given the artists we’ve selected the time, space and resource to supercharge their development.

Each year sees us partner with three exciting new artists. By providing development opportunities and learning with these music creators, together we will help shape the creative community and those working in the music industry.

Our Resident Artists

October 2024 to March 2025

About the project

The artists selected for the project will receive a broad package of support and opportunities as part of a paid six-month residency.

Our brand-new Cellars space, complete with state-of-the art recording studios and live performance space, is where the Resident Artists will be based.

The Resident Artist project aims to:

  • Support the creation, performance and promotion of outstanding new music in any genre
  • Enable the city’s most talented music creators to experiment and find new creative pathways, and progress in their career development
  • Connect music creators with new audiences, build upon their existing fanbase, and expand reach beyond the region

 

How we support our resident artists

  • Artists are paid £100 per day for 6 months, equivalent to £26K pro-rata
  • Access to studio facilities and performance spaces
  • Advice, feedback and professional support from our artistic, marketing and production teams
  • Personalised long-term development strategy advice
  • A £2K music creation grant
  • A £1K professional development grant
  • A £1K creative development grant
  • Opportunities to showcase new work at Bristol Beacon
  • Free access to our events programme
  • An ongoing alumni relationship

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