CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts

CCA offers a programme of residencies in their Creative Lab and other spaces within, as well as the use of their Artist Flat. Artist residencies in Creative Lab began in 2003. They choose artists to join the residency programme through an open selection process. They also work directly with partners to offer artists working in different fields a focussed space to develop their practice. In selecting artists, CCA prioritises those with need for a period of research and development. Tangible outcome is not mandatory: the residencies are not linked to exhibitions or geared towards showing finished pieces. Artists are free to devise new work, to experiment, to collaborate with others in areas outside their usual practice, or simply to think, in a space distanced from everyday work or social constraints.