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VAULT STUDIO

RESIDENCY SPACE FOR NON-LONDON BASED ARTIST BURSARY & EARLY-CAREER ARTIST BURSARY

Located beneath Waterloo bridge, the vaults are self-contained flexible spaces located in the basement of the New Wing of Somerset House, each with an upper and a lower floor (these residencies will be based in the lower floor). Vaults are unfurnished (but we can provide a desk and a chair if required) and available as a shared studio split 50/50 between these two bursary opportunities. Each vault floor has a sink and spaces are suitable for messy work.  

A ground floor vault studio will be shared 50/50 between the Non-London Based Artist bursary residency and the Early-Career Artist bursary residency. 

Residents have 24-hour access to studios and this bursary also includes services, heating, electricity, internet and cleaning.  

Access: There is level access to Maker Street via lifts within the building from ground floor level, however there is a single step into each Vault. Reasonable adjustments for special accessibility requirements or adaptations can be reviewed as needed.  

STUDIO 48 

RESIDENCY SPACE FOR EARLY AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS OR DESIGNERS WORKING CRITICALLY AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY 

Studio 48 at Somerset House Studios is a shared workspace specifically for individuals and groups working critically at the intersection of art, design and technology. This bursary opportunity is for a fixed desk space for 12 months in Studio 48, and we have two desk spaces available. 

Residents have 24-hour access to studios and the bursary also includes services, heating, electricity, internet and cleaning. Your desk and chairs are provided as part of your residency, and Studio 48 has the additional facility of a shared meeting room which is managed by residents in this space. 

Access: There is level access to the mid-basement via lifts within the building from ground floor level, although the corridor is not fully step-free. Reasonable adjustments for special accessibility requirements or adaptations can be reviewed as needed. 

RECORDING STUDIO & HOT DESKING

RESIDENCY SPACE FOR MID-CAREER SOUND ARTIST RESIDENCY

Studio M1a is Somerset House Studios’ new facility for audio recording and production. Including a vocal booth, control room, production software and mixing desk alongside a range of microphones and equipment. M1a is an acoustically treated space suitable for a variety of audio purposes; from music production and playback to podcasts, voiceovers and audio editing. Studio M1a is near the Snooker Rooms artist’s social space. 

Residents have 24-hour access to studios and the bursary also includes services, heating, electricity, internet and cleaning.  

Access: There is level access to the mid-basement via lifts within the building from ground floor level, although the corridor is not fully step-free. The Recording Studio spans two levels with 5 steps up to access the recording booth. As it stands, this space is not step-free, or able to be adapted for step-free access or wheelchair access. Reasonable adjustments for special accessibility requirements or adaptations can be reviewed as needed.