Foundations is a 9-month mentorship programme providing UK-based early-career visual artists with bespoke development support.
Through regular meetings, the programme offers practical advice and support to help artists address specific challenges they are facing in their practice. It is designed specifically for artists who are currently underrepresented across the contemporary visual art sector and/or face barriers to accessing opportunities and developing their career.
Cement Fields sees North Kent as a place for exploration and through our work we welcome artists to use its unique contexts to explore bold questions and new ideas. We have a long history of supporting early-career artists through our artistic programme and are committed to creating generous and supportive environments where artists can be ambitious and take risks.
Recognising the precarious nature of sustaining an artistic practice in the current climate, Foundations is intended as a space for artists to receive bespoke support that addresses their specific needs, build new relationships and networks to support their ongoing work, and progress with their creative practice.
The programme will provide six UK-based early-career artists with development sessions with a mentor from the Cement Fields team.
The cohort will be selected via an open call, and we will announce the participating artists in October 2024.
Foundations is delivered in partnership with Open School East’s Alumni Springboard Programme, with one place reserved for an alumni of the OSE Associates Programme.