The Maltings’ Artist Residencies provide artists with the time, space and support to develop ambitious new work through research, collaboration and creative experimentation. Working in partnership with organisations including Newcastle University and other cultural and academic institutions, our residencies bring together artists, researchers and communities to explore contemporary issues through place-based practice. The projects showcased here demonstrate the impact of these collaborations, creating new perspectives on rural life, heritage, landscape and the people who shape them.
Residencies with Newcastle University’s Centre for Rural Economy and Institute for Creative Arts Practice
Our partnership with Newcastle University's Centre for Rural Economy has brought together artists and researchers to explore the people, places and issues shaping rural life. Through collaborative residencies, artists have investigated themes including agriculture, food systems, wellbeing, landscape, heritage and community, creating ambitious new work that offers fresh perspectives on contemporary rural issues.
Berwick Academy Residency
Throughout the 2025–26 academic year, artist Martha Ellis has been embedded within the life of Berwick Academy, working alongside pupils, teachers and the wider school community. Through workshops, collaborative projects and creative exploration, the residency has celebrated creativity, identity and place, culminating in a permanent artwork for the school and an exhibition showcasing a year of shared learning and artistic practice.
Residencies with Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival.
Between 2013 and 2018 we hosted a residency programme in partnership with Berwick Film and Media Art Festival, premiering the artists work at the Festival each year.
