Wales Venice 10 Fellowship is a unique, 6 month paid opportunity for ten individuals working in the visual arts in Wales. Fellows will spend time reflecting on the potential of developing their practice internationally, make new connections with peers in the Fellowship and with visual artists and professionals working internationally, and explore the opportunities and challenges that the Venice Biennale has to offer.
The Wales Venice 10 Fellows are:
- Farah Allibhai
- Phoebe Davies
- Paul Eastwood
- Heledd C Evans
- Rebecca Jagoe
- Rhiannon Lowe
- Owain McGilvary
- Cinzia Mutigli
- Cynthia MaiWa Sitei
- Jennifer Taylor
The fellows will receive a grant of £15,000 and will be given the opportunity to participate in a development programme delivered by Artes Mundi, to undertake self-directed research, training and mentoring and to research and/or engage with the Venice Biennale 59th International Art Exhibition in a meaningful way.
The programme aims to support individuals with a diversity of lived experiences and across a range of points in career, and to provide them with the networks, skills and knowledge to enable them to fulfil their international ambitions and explore new approaches to achieve this.
Louise Wright, Portfolio Manager at Arts Council of Wales said:
“The Fellowship was advertised at the beginning of June and received 79 applications. We were overwhelmed by the response and by the quality and diversity of practice and the scope of international ambitions presented. The process has deepened our understanding about the barriers to access individuals across Wales from different backgrounds and points in career are experiencing.”
The selection panel included Amanda Cachia, curator, writer and art historian who specializes in disability art activism; Harriet Cooper, curator and currently Head of Visual Arts at Jerwood Arts and a member of the Arts Council of Wales Venice Advisory Committee; Prabhakar Pachpute, an artist based in India and a former winner of the Artes Mundi prize; Bedwyr Williams, an artist based in Wales who represented Wales in Venice in 2013 The panel was chaired by Louise Wright, Portfolio Manager, Arts Council of Wales.
Find out more about the Wales Venice 10 Fellows here.
The Fellowship is part of Wales Venice 10, a unique programme of international opportunities in partnership with Artes Mundi and Disability Arts Cymru, which includes a series of new commissions. We are also working with Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales and are grateful for support of Contemporary Art Society for Wales.
Arts Council of Wales has presented nine exhibitions at the prestigious Venice Biennale international art exhibition since 2003. However, in 2022 we have paused our participation. We want to use this time to rethink our approach to the Biennale and to international working, and work with artists on a different way of marking our 10th edition. For further information on Wales Venice 10 please visit < https://arts.wales/news-jobs-opportunities/wales-venice-10-partnership-reveals-new-opportunities >
For information about the Wales Venice 10 Commissions please visit: