The Living Barracks is an ambitious multi-partner project, that will deliver a thriving cultural hub and visitor destination at Berwick Barracks in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Over the next two years the Barracks will become a striking new home for the town’s archives and collections, and a venue for contemporary visual art and public events.
The site already is home to five artists who are based in bespoke artist studios on the ground floor of G Block, managed by the Maltings (Berwick) Trust.
As part of our development of the studios we are now offering three bursaries for artists based in North Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.
Through the provision of a studio for one month, these bursaries offer an opportunity for artists at any point in their career to benefit from a dedicated working space to support the development of their creative practice.
Additionally, we are offering a bursary in partnership with Berwick Open Studios for an artist who may not be able to participate in the event (due to not having a studio or exhibition display space) the opportunity to do so.
Berwick Open Studios 2026 is funded by Create Berwick, The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority and Northumberland County Council.
More details about Berwick Open Studios can be found here.
How to Apply
Download the Berwick Barracks Artist Studio Bursaries Information Pack to find out more.
Download the Application Form and send it to artiststudios@maltingsberwick.co.uk by midnight on Sunday 28 June.
Applications for Standard Bursaries will be assessed by The Maltings’ Head of Visual Arts and a current Artist Studio holder.
Applications for the Open Studio Bursary will be assessed by The Maltings’ Head of Visual Arts and Berwick Open Studios’ Project Manager.
We’ll let you know the outcome of your application by Friday 17 July.
We will prioritise applications from artists who live and / or work in North Northumberland and TD10 – TD14 postcode areas of the Scottish Borders.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please email artiststudios@maltingsberwick.co.uk in the first instance.
Image credit: Studio holder Joel Arnstein. Photo by Charlotte Payn