Residencies
In our central Newcastle offices we regularly host artists in residence. We support artists whose practice aligns with our values and interests through partnership projects and open calls.
Current
Nisha duggalNisha works across media to explore expressions of freedom in the everyday. She is interested in the transformative qualities of making and doing, engineering situations that uncover deep-seated primitive impulses to connect. She is one of D6's residence artists taking part in Designs on Heritage.
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kate sweeneyKate produces drawing, animation, video works and writing to explore how familial bonds are formed beyond the materials and myths of blood and DNA. Her work utilises moments and materials from the everyday to focus upon the way bodies transfer and share information, feelings and histories. She is a D6 residence artist for Designs on Heritage.
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RECENT
ZARIQ ROSITA-HANIFMixed media visual artist, Zariq is one of six artists taking part in Artists Connecting in Transition, which connects artists based in Jordan, Turkey and the UK whose practice has been disrupted by displacement. She joins us for residencies this winter.
ALEXANDRA Clod (KROLIKOWSKA)Multidisciplinary artist and psychologist, Alexandra is one of the artists selected for (Re)Grounding, a programme of research residencies exploring the climate emergency in post-industrial contexts in partnership with IZOLYATSIA, arts producers in Ukraine.
HAMZEH AL HUSSIENPerformer Hamzeh Al Hussien's residency with D6 provided the space and opportunity to expand and develop Penguin, an autobiographical show about his life from Syria to Gateshead he created with Curious Monkey Theatre. D6 first collaborated with Hamzeh for our celebration of International Migrants Day in 2019.
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AMAK MAHMOODIAN, PHDAmak's work questions notions of identity and home, bridging a space between personal and political. She is taking part in Artists Connecting in Transition, which connects artists based in Jordan, Turkey and the UK whose practice has been disrupted by displacement.
KAROLINA USKAKOVYCHKarolina is one of the artists selected for (Re)Grounding, a programme of research residencies exploring the climate emergency in post-industrial contexts in partnership with IZOLYATSIA. She is a designer, artist, and photographer from Kyiv, Ukraine.
Henna AsikainenFuture Pasts is artist Henna Asikainen’s latest commission with D6, building on previous projects with us that explore nature, community and belonging. Henna’s participatory walks took place along Hadrian’s Wall in 2022 and in the summer of 2023 she presented an exhibition of new artwork connected to the walks.
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