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Cob Award
The Cob Award is designed to offer early-mid-career artists of any age and nationality an opportunity to develop their artistic practice and realise ambitious projects within our contemporary London art gallery. Award winners will receive £6,000 to produce a new body of work, access to a bespoke on-site studio space, six-weeks of professional development through curated studio visits with Cob’s extensive network and a final presentation of their work within the gallery.Each residency cycle will run for six weeks and consist of one artist selected by an esteemed judging panel. -
2023 Winners
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Dominic Watson, Testament, Installation View, 2022 © the artist courtesy of Goldsmiths CCA
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J D Rooney, Mangrove, 2022, Digital Print, Cassette tapes, 200 x 120 cm, Homer Sykes (collaboration with photographer) © courtesy of the artist
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Award Details
• Award winners will receive £6,000 to facilitate the production of a new body of work and cover additional expenses incurred with participating in the residency (this includes travel and accommodation - where needed)
• 500 sq.ft bespoke on-site studio space in the heart of the gallery.
• Six-weeks' worth of professional development, including overview mentorship with the gallery team.
• Studio visits from a selection of high-profile art world professionals, including curators, writers, collectors alike.
• Industry advice and seminars with public art figures, including established artist, writers and institutions.
• An opportunity to connect with the wider artistic community, through artist-led studio crits.
• Professional documentation of the work for future use by the artists.
• Final presentation within the gallery at the end of the residency. Running 1 week with an opening event.
• Written interview with Brooke Wilson, writer, curator and Programme Coordinator.
• Support with writing, artists statements and online presence.
• Outreach to press - promotion on website and social media platforms
• All works made during the residency will be consigned through Cob Gallery – terms to be agreed upon selection.