The AA2A project offers artists & designer makers the opportunity to undertake a period of research or realise a project using art college facilities eg. workshops, IT facilities, lending library, & lecture programme. AA2A schemes aim to benefit students and Colleges through their interaction with practising artists.
FOR FULL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND DETAILS OF HOW TO APPLY visit AA2A
Access is free, for at least 100 hours, between Oct 2012 and April 2013 and a materials/travel grant of £220 is usually available.
Closing dates for applications vary but all are in September 2012.
Applicants must have at least one years professional practice and should be able to work with minimal technical support.
Artists on AA2A schemes run from 2009 to 2010 or before can now reapply.
To see current AA2A artists' work go to http://aa2a.biz or read previous artists' stories here.
AA2A particularly welcomes applications from applicants with disabilities, from culturally diverse backgrounds and non-graduates.
APPLICATION PACKS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE COLLEGES TAKING PART
Northumbria University (Newcastle) 0191 227 3412 gillian.okeeffe@northumbria.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, ceramics, digital media, photography, video, drawing, painting
University of Sunderland 0191 515 5517 joanna.o-hara@sunderland.ac.uk
glass, ceramics
Teesside University (Middlesbrough) 0164 238 4045 k.geldart@tees.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, plastics, digital media, painting
Yorkshire Coast College (Scarborough) 0172 336 1960 sas@ycoastco.ac.uk
wood, metal, product design, textiles, costume, photography, B+W darkroom, installation, drawing, painting
Hull School of Art & Design (Harrogate & Hull) 0148 248 0970 lhoughton@hull-college.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, glass, ceramics, textiles, fashion, film, video, sound, digital media, photography, illustration, graphics, painting, music
NB: Hull are offering an additional placement specifically for a creative musician
Bradford College 0127 443 8965 h.farrar@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
jewellery, silversmithing, digital printed textiles, photography, graphics, media and illustration
University of Central Lancashire (Preston) 0177 289 3959 jpcrane@uclan.ac.uk
printmaking, fashion
Manchester Metropolitan University 0161 247 6678 adstaffresearch@mmu.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, glass, ceramics, textiles, fashion, laser cutting, CNC cutter, CAD processes, photography
University of Salford 0161 295 5223 c.r.a.turner@salford.ac.uk
printmaking, fashion, sound, digital media, moving image, animation, illustration, graphic design, installation, painting, drawing
Liverpool Hope University 0151 291 3516 mcgees1@hope.ac.uk
printmaking, metal, jewellery, plaster, ceramics, textiles (construction and print), digital design, painting
University of Chester 0124 451 5870 s.buckle@chester.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, casting foundry, textiles, video, sound, digital media, animation, photography, bookbinding, letterpress, painting
University of Lincoln 0152 289 5239 peastwood@lincoln.ac.uk
printmaking, jewellery, video, animation, digital media, photography, painting, illustration, drawing
Chesterfield College 0124 650 0500 ex.1417 artistsinresidence@chesterfield.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, ceramics, fashion, digital textiles, product design, lazer and auto pattern cutters, performance, film, video, digital media, animation, photography, graphics, illustration, painting
Staffordshire University (Stoke-on-Trent) 0178 229 4407 a.mawson@staffs.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, ceramics, product design, performance, film, video, sound, digital media, animation, photography, graphics, illustration, painting
University of Derby 0133 259 3113 j.falconer@derby.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, casting, carving, glass, ceramics, textiles, digital media, photography
De Montfort University (Leicester) 0116 207 8388 / 8571 cscott@dmu.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, plaster, glass, ceramics, textile printing, laser cutting, CAD labs, photography, video, life drawing studio, painting
Coventry University 0247 688 7020 / 8248 mandy.josen@coventry.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, small scale metal, ceramics, lazer cutting, digital media, painting, drawing
Hereford College of Arts 0143 284 5366 enrichment@hca.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, jewellery, ceramics, textiles, artists books, multi media, photography, animation, painting
Gloucestershire College (Gloucester and Forest of Dean) 0145 256 3322 sylvie.johns@gloscol.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, textiles, fashion, product design, performance, film, video, sound, digital media, animation, photography, graphics, illustration, painting
Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge) 0845 196 2317 cassie.lynch@anglia.ac.uk
printmaking, film & TV production, digital media, photography, animation, illustration, painting
North Hertfordshire College (Hitchin) 0146 247 1030 escott@nhc.ac.uk
printmaking (screen and lino), wood, glass, ceramics, textiles, knit, fashion, costume, performance, film, video, sound, digital media, animation, graphics, illustration, painting
University of Bedfordshire (Luton) 0158 274 3401 danielle.roberts@beds.ac.uk
printmaking, textiles, fashion, laser-cutter, 3D printer/scanner, video, animation, moving image, photography, darkroom, graphic design, illustration, painting
Chelmsford College (Essex) 0124 529 3031 information@chelmsford.ac.uk
printmaking, ceramics, fashion, textiles, mould making, photography, graphics, illustration, painting, drawing
University of Hertfordshire (Hatfield) 0170 728 5327 ad-shortcourses@herts.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, glass, ceramics, textiles, fashion, art therapy, digital media, film, video, sound, photography, graphics, painting
London Metropolitan University 0207 320 2807 a.bradley@londonmet.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, silversmithing, jewellery, textiles (furnishings), furniture, digital & time-based media, photography, painting
Chelsea College of Art & Design, UAL (London) 0207 514 7914 l.paylor@camberwell.arts.ac.uk
ceramics, digital printed textiles, digital woven textiles, digital video technologies
Camberwell College of Arts, UAL (South London) 0207 514 7914 l.paylor@camberwell.arts.ac.uk
printmaking, photography, digital technologies
Wimbledon College of Art, UAL (South London) 0207 514 7914 l.paylor@camberwell.arts.ac.uk
printmaking, textiles, digital technologies, film, video, photography
University of Reading 0118 378 8050 fineart@reading.ac.uk
wood, metal, digital media, film, video, sound, performance, artists publications, curating, painting
University for the Creative Arts (Canterbury) 0122 781 7466 jbatten@ucreative.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, casting, digital media, video, sound, photography, painting, drawing
Southampton Solent University 0238 031 9230 avril.black@solent.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, clay, letterpress, typography, digital media, photography, painting, drawing
Plymouth College of Art 0175 220 3434 exhibitions@plymouthart.ac.uk
printmaking, metals (incl. fine), glass, ceramics, fashion, textiles, moving image, animation, digital media, games design, photography, graphics, painting
Plymouth University 0175 258 5200 artsresearch@plymouth.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, ceramics, plaster, textiles, typography, film, video, sound, digital media, photography, animation, graphics, illustration, painting, drawing
If you cannot contact a college repeatedly, please let us know by email at georgia@aa2a.biz