Led by the Land - A Creative Residency in Landscape Theatre & Art Making
DAUR
Award
Up to £650
Deadline
Rolling — apply any time
Where
Not stated
Summary
A three-day residential creative residency in West Penwith, Cornwall, exploring landscape theatre and art making in collaboration with the land. Led by artists from DAUR, the residency offers time to experiment, make, share practice and discover new approaches to working with place.
Full details
LED BY THE LAND This October, DAUR invites artists and creative practitioners to join us for a three-day residential creative residency exploring landscape theatre and art making in collaboration with the landscape. Led by Mydd Pharo, Mercedes Kemp, Ellie Williams and Vicky Abbott, the residency takes place at Rosemerryn Wood in West Penwith, Cornwall, surrounded by ancient woodland, coastline and granite landscapes. Across three days, we will explore practical and playful approaches to making work with place: listening, walking, gathering, responding, experimenting and allowing the landscape to become an active collaborator in the creative process. Led by the Land is open to theatre makers, visual artists, writers, musicians, dancers, designers, performers, filmmakers, photographers, makers and artists working across disciplines. You do not need previous experience of making outdoor or landscape-based work. We are interested in curiosity, generosity and a willingness to experiment. The residency includes four nights at Rosemerryn, shared meals and three full days of facilitated creative exploration. Residential, non-residential and a limited number of part-funded bursary places are available. Dates: 23-27 October 2026 Location: Rosemerryn Wood, West Penwith, Cornwall Residential places: from £650 Non-residential: £400 Part-funded bursary places: £175 Led by the Land is an opportunity to step away from familiar ways of working, spend sustained time with other artists and ask what might happen when we stop treating landscape as a backdrop and begin making in conversation with it. Applications are now open.