Residencies

Our Residency Programmes are a way to explore new ideas, create work and contribute to our creative community. Residencies are awarded by application only. See below for a list of our current residency opportunities. Jelly is a diverse collective of practising artists at different stages of their creative development covering varied artforms. We work with many different communities from our central studio space in Reading town centre.

A residency at Jelly offers artists an experimental and supportive space to develop their creative practice and professional development.

Our next call to artists will be late Spring 2024. If you’d like to sign up to our newsletter please fill out the form below

Live Open for Art Residencies:

Our residencies have public workshops where our space is open for you to learn about the resident artist and their practice. Click here for all current residency events

Monday 5 February to Sunday 18 February

Rae Mason is an Artist and Art Therapist. She works predominantly with oil pastel to convey vivid shapeshifting images inspired by animals, plants and people. Her experience as a Therapist inspires the connection between natural forms and the inner world of feelings, dreams, and memories. During her residency at Jelly, Rae aims to develop work that mobilises people see themselves in natures metaphors.
Instagram: @raemasonart

Antoinette Brown is a visual artist inspired by the human condition and the cyclical nature of life. Her practice encompasses drawing, painting and sculpture, sensitively pulling together compositions that embolden the quiet and insignificant moments of life. Most recently her drawings place particular emphasis on the profound and transformative journey of motherhood.
https://www.antoinettebrownartist.com
https://www.instagram.com/antoinettebrownartist/

Katie Maria Francis is a multi-disciplinary artist who utilises techniques such as drawing, photography, painting and collage. Her work is driven by social and political issues, often inspired by emotion and community. Creative expression and feeling connected enhances Katie Maria’s mental wellbeing giving her an outlet, and a form of purpose. Experiences based on her identity as a lesbian woman mean she is passionate about creating safe and welcoming space for everyone in her workshops.

Emeline is a freelance artist whose work has a strong focus on colour, aesthetics and self-love towards their identity as a brown queer woman. They primarily work digitally but have started to re-explore their traditional roots in mediums such as paint, alcohol markers and collage. Emeline has a passion for elevating the voices of black and brown artists through social media and her artwork that celebrates black beauty.
Instagram: @vainwin