Corridor8 works in partnership with arts organisations and education institutions to deliver residency and commissioning programmes, meeting a demand for critical and creative writing and supporting writers to sustain and develop their practice. Since 2016 our partners have included The Tetley, Leeds Arts University, serf Studios, Castlefield Gallery, The International 3, Humber Street Gallery, Yorkshire & Humber Visual Arts Network, Yorkshire Sculpture International and Bloomberg New Contemporaries. We are currently working with Leeds Arts University (for a fourth time), Manchester Museum and the University of Leeds on two online residency programmes, to be launched in 2020/2021.
For each partnership, event programmes and content are evolved through conversations with curators, artists, writers, editors and designers. Duration of residencies and publication formats vary, depending on each project’s themes and the nature of the collaboration.
All residency and commissioning programmes have been supported by Arts Council England and partner organisations, with some additional contributions from local council and private funders. We have a longstanding relationship with our designers at dust collective and Sam Baldwin and Piper Haywood at SB-PH, experts at producing collaborative print and online publications.
Browse our current and past residencies below. Get in touch if you’re interested in hosting one of your own.
Leeds College of Art: Felice House
Elspeth Mitchell was writer-in-residence at Leeds College of Art during the exhibition, Felice House: RE-WESTERN, curated by …
The Tetley
Abi Mitchell was writer-in-residence at The Tetley in Autumn 2016, coinciding with the exhibitions Jonathan Trayte: Polyculture and Stass …
serf studios
Fred Mikardo-Greaves was writer-in-residence at serf artist studios for two days in February 2017, developing a piece …
Yorkshire & Humber Visual Arts Network
Alice Bradshaw was selected from a callout for the first collaborative publication between Corridor8 and Yorkshire & Humber Visual …
Yorkshire Sculpture International 2019
Corridor8 worked with Yorkshire Sculpture International for its first iteration, a festival of sculpture taking place at venues …
University of Leeds/ Manchester Museum
In 2020 Corridor8 worked with partners at the University of Leeds and Manchester Museum for the …
New Writing with New Contemporaries
In 2019 Corridor8 worked with Leeds Art Gallery and Bloomberg New Contemporaries on a development programme …
Leeds Arts University: Nicola Dale
A residency and publication marking the inaugural exhibition at Leeds Arts University’s Blenheim Walk Gallery, Nicola …
Castlefield Gallery & The International 3
Iris Priest was Writer-in-Residence at Castlefield Gallery throughout Spring – Summer 2017, coinciding with the exhibition Andrew McDonald (28 …
Humber Street Gallery
Devon Forrester-Jones was writer-in-residence at Humber Street Gallery throughout Winter 2017/18, coinciding with the Hull UK City of …
Leeds Arts University: Rachel Goodyear
Of Wolves and Wild Women was produced during the fourth annual writing residency with Leeds Arts …
Leeds Arts University: Fritha Jenkins and Edna Lumb
Our latest residency partnership with Leeds Arts University was in response to Aggregate: Fritha Jenkins and Edna Lumb, …
