Market Gallery Glasgow 2026–27: £1,415 Paid Artist Residency for Local Emerging Creators
Market Gallery seeks Glasgow-based emerging artists for two flexible ten-day studio residencies. Deadline October 25, 2026, 23:59; artist fee £1,415 plus production and public-sharing budgets.
A ten-day, funded period for Glasgow-based artists
Market Gallery's 2026–27 Studio Projects programme offers two residencies for emerging artists currently based in Glasgow, Scotland. Artists work flexibly over ten days in either December 2026 or January 2027, with a subsequent public sharing of research or work in progress in February or March 2027. Video, screening-based, visual and cross-disciplinary ideas may be appropriate when compatible with the gallery's resources, but equipment and access needs must be discussed before acceptance.
Actual cash artist fees and separate production budgets
Each opportunity lists a £1,415 artist fee for ten days of work, plus a £700 residency production budget. A later public sharing brings an additional £212 fee and £380 production budget. The production allocations are for activity costs rather than identical take-home earnings. Collectives can apply but must share the applicable fees; applicants should discuss how group costs and payments are handled.
Very strict eligibility and a caregiving place
Applicants must already be based in Glasgow and must not be enrolled as students during the residency. One of the two places is reserved for an artist with caregiving responsibilities. Other emerging or returning artists may apply for the general residency. An artist with a substantial recent solo exhibition, gallery representation or major commission may fall outside the emerging-artist definition. The gallery explicitly welcomes underrepresented creators and has an access-support budget including potential childcare assistance.
Submit by Sunday October 25
Applications close at 11:59 pm on October 25, 2026, UK local time. Applicants choose the appropriate official online form—caregivers residency or general studio residency—and complete a separate Equal Opportunities form. Market Gallery can discuss submitting through audio or video rather than writing for accessibility reasons. The organiser expects to notify applicants around October 30.
Organiser background and safe applications
Market Gallery is an artist-led contemporary art organisation working in Glasgow's Many Studios. Its official notice lists the studio access arrangements, mentoring by the Artist Committee and practical accessibility features. The application form and gallery contact email are published directly; submitting from outside Glasgow or while enrolled as a student would breach the listed eligibility.
Official organiser application and regulations
Primary organiser information checked 22 October 2026. Verify current deadlines, eligibility, fees, intellectual-property conditions and any outstanding ambiguities with the original organiser before applying.