Caithness & Sutherland Culture Collective: Artist Residencies
Five place based residencies across Caithness and Sutherland.
The Caithness and Sutherland Culture Collective Partnership invites applications for five artist residencies, each rooted in a different locality and hosted by a partner organisation.
The partnership is led by Lyth Arts Centre (LAC) working with Lairg Learning Centre (LLC); Latheron, Lybster and Clyth Community Development Company (LLCCDC); Strathnaver Museum and Timespan.
What is Culture Collective?
The programme is one of 23 Scotland-wide projects awarded funding through Culture Collective supported by Creative Scotland.
Funded by the Scottish Government, Culture Collective places creativity at the heart of community development, supporting artists and organisations to work directly with communities, respond to local priorities and create paid opportunities for creative practitioners.
Key Information
- Number of residencies: Five, with one artist/collective hosted by each partner organisation
- Residency period: November/December 2026 to January/February 2028
- Time commitment: Three days per week for 15 months
- Total fee/Salary: £26,460 for the full residency
- Location: Regular in-person work within the selected host locality
- Application deadline: 5pm on Thursday 15 October 2026
- Interviews: 26-29 October 2026
To download the full artist’s brief and for more information on the 5 partners, please check this link:
https://lytharts.org.uk/what-we-do/culture-collective-artist-call-out/
We are asking for short notes of interest to be sent to Susan Christie – susan@lytharts.org.uk by 5pm on Thursday 15th October.
If you have a specific question about your proposal or the residency, you’re welcome to contact Susan Christie for an informal chat before applying. We encourage applicants to make use of this where helpful, but please note that pre-application advice is not available.