Residencies
In our central Newcastle studios we regularly host artists in residence. We support artists whose practice aligns with our values and interests through partnership projects and open calls.
Our residences take an artist-centred approach to build care, trust and empathy. They give artists space and time for creativity in a safe and welcoming environment. Artists are encouraged to develop their ideas through a process of research and dialogue, with freedom to embrace the unplanned or unknown, adapt and work at their own pace; we call this 'research as practice.'
D6’s team is always on hand to give support on all aspects of the residency. Artists are invited to communal meals in D6’s welcoming kitchen space, which is often a place to gather to share practice and ideas.
Each residency is tailored to the artist’s need. This can include:
We also give support in developing and sharing work for digital audiences. You can see some of these projects on our Gallery pages.
Find out more
We’d love to hear from you if you’d like to find out more - please email [email protected].
You can also sign up to our mailing list here.
Our residences take an artist-centred approach to build care, trust and empathy. They give artists space and time for creativity in a safe and welcoming environment. Artists are encouraged to develop their ideas through a process of research and dialogue, with freedom to embrace the unplanned or unknown, adapt and work at their own pace; we call this 'research as practice.'
D6’s team is always on hand to give support on all aspects of the residency. Artists are invited to communal meals in D6’s welcoming kitchen space, which is often a place to gather to share practice and ideas.
Each residency is tailored to the artist’s need. This can include:
- Peer support from D6’s artists network, including our Associate Artists.
- Collaboration with local partners and allies - for example, artists have spent time with the Lit & Phil Library, Creative Code Club, African Lives in the North East and Topsoil Gardening Club.
- Professional and skills development opportunities with local partners - for example, Northern Print.
We also give support in developing and sharing work for digital audiences. You can see some of these projects on our Gallery pages.
Find out more
We’d love to hear from you if you’d like to find out more - please email [email protected].
You can also sign up to our mailing list here.
Current and recent artists in residence
2024
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Andreas mallourisContested Desires artist Andreas explores ideas of vulnerability and care in the context of the impact of British imperialism on the lives of queer people around the world, asking: ‘How possible is it to decolonise each molecule of institutional perception around our individuality?’
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Elisabeth efua sutherlandDuring her Contested Desires residency with D6, Elisabeth spent time researching local archives, architecture and sites of remembrance through walking tours, exploring the possibilities of creating an embodied map of black experiences located in Newcastle.
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Shirin zeraatyShirin Zeraaty joined as as curator in residence in August and September. Her work explores themes such as language, biography and the interpretation of works within the contexts of nationality, gender and institutional structures.
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Thaís Muniz Thaís is a visual artist interested in exploring the connections between inherited and acquired identities, memory and inward love. She is developing a body of work for a solo exhibition using different mediums and techniques across textiles, sculptures, installations, performance, photography, film and group workshops.
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Dasha is a visual artist and graphic designer. Her work focuses on public space, urban paradoxes, recycling and 'temporary inconvenience'. She is one of the artists selected for (Re)Grounding 2024 having taken part in the virtual residency Grounding - Invasion with IZOLYATSIA last year.
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Oleksandr is a sound and media artist who navigates the complex interplay between new media, game mechanics and socio-political themes in his multidisciplinary artistic practice. He is one of the artists in residence at D6 for (Re)Grounding 2024 in partnership with IZOLYATSIA in Ukraine.
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Paria's often collaborative, socially engaged works draw from her Iranian heritage to delve into cultural and political transfers, identity and displacement. During her research residency, she has explored the representation of exile, challenging abstract senses of distance and reflecting on the complexities of contemporary existence within the Iranian diaspora who have made Newcastle their home.
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Nisha 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 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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2023
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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