St Barnabas Church, Dalston
Applications open in December 2025
In December we will be launching the open call for our third artist residency programme.
The programme will run from 18 April to 26 October 2026, and culminates in a final exhibition 17 to 25 Oct 2026.
The available studios are in the upper room of St Barnabas Church, Dalston. The residency is a practice-based programme in dialogue between Christian theology and contemporary art practice. Artists will develop a new body of work for exhibition in October 2025. The programme includes a weekly schedule of seminars, workshops and crits from visiting tutors. Artists are expected to use the studios for a minimum of three to four days per week, and to commit to the residency programme which will take place most Mondays, from 10am - 3.30pm, and occasional Friday afternoons.
Artists will be accepted from a range of disciplines and interests. The residency is looking to create a space where questions of faith and belief can be explored alongside artistic practice yet there is no expectation for artists to be making work specifically related to ideas of faith. The core programme of the residency will take place most Mondays during the residency, beginning with morning reflection and a communal lunch provided for the artists. Community and hospitality are at the core of the residency and this Monday programme is when we come together as a group.This programme is in partnership with St Barnabas Church Dalston and has been made possible by their incredible generosity. The programme is run by Sarah White and Alastair Gordon.
The residency programme is open to artists of all faiths and none, but with an expectation that those participating in the residency will be willing and interested in discussions of faith, with an awareness that Morphē Arts is particularly focused on engagement with the Christian tradition. As a charity Morphē Arts assents to the Nicene Creed as our document of Christian faith, but our activities are open to anyone regardless of religious belief.
Residency cost is £600 for the full six months.
Past exhibition publications can be viewed here: 2024 and 2026.
