Our artist development programmes have been created for artist-led creative experimentation, learning and development.
Depending on the programme, this includes genuine support, time, critical friends and space to think and make.
Our current artist development programmes
Curatorial Residency
The Strange Field Curatorial Residency offers a freelance curator or curatorial collective space, time, and resources to examine and evolve their practice, then deliver an ambitious programme of exhibitions and events at French Street.
The residency begins with a research and development phase: time to reflect on curatorial methods, build networks, and develop the programme. This is followed by a curated series exhibitions and events, which might include artist talks, performances, screenings, and workshops. Residents are supported in establishing Critical Friend peer support structures for artists, and passing on their learning to future curators.
The residency centres artist-led values, radical care, and community collaboration. Artists are paid fairly, supported holistically, and given long lead-in times and tailored R&D phases.
Our current resident is Eden Bø Dower. A recurring strand of her residency is A Sense of Urgency, a group artist residency that brings together a cohort of interdisciplinary practitioners around a shared research focus, shaped by her curatorial inquiry each iteration.
Selected Programme
Strange Field opens its spaces to artists, collectives and artist-led projects at considerably subsidised rates, with support from our core team in development and production. The Selected Programme runs in parallel with the Curatorial Residency and is designed to give artists genuine access to peer support and a working venue without institutional overhead.
We welcome proposals for exhibitions, events, screenings, and other activity that reflects the values of the organisation: work that is artist-led, process-focused, and rooted in community. The programme is open for applications at any time.
Current artists working with us so far in 2026 include Tahliah, Elina Bry, Ester Gamsu, Kate Power, Hester Grant, Chris Farrell, El Gold, Charlie Hodgson, Finlay Mackay, Jacob Raymond, Erica Eyres, Andy Murray, Oscar Boyle and Isaac Heard.
Open Programme
Our Open Programme is central to our commitment to democratising access to space. We offer subsidised space for artists, collectives, artist-led projects and our local communities to organise, test and disseminate new ideas. We prioritise projects that align with our core values and strategic priorities, and those based in Calton, Dalmarnock and Dennistoun.
Coming soon. . . Full House
We’re trialling a new programme called Full House. It offers artists and performers ad-hoc access to our spaces in the gaps between programmed exhibitions and hires. The aim is to keep our spaces in full use while providing free or affordable space for anyone who needs somewhere at short notice for 24 hours, whether to test an idea, rehearse a performance, or work on a photography project.
We’d love your feedback to help shape the scheme. If this sounds of interest, please fill out the survey below so we can better understand what our community needs.
Strange Exchange
Strange Exchange is our library and participatory learning programme in the East End of Glasgow, built around the idea that artists, educators, and community practitioners are knowledge-holders whose work deserves to be shared, preserved, and built upon.
Alongside the library collection, which holds publications, project materials, and resources from artist educators and alternative education programmes across Scotland, the UK, and further afield, Strange Exchange runs a programme of free opportunities specifically for artists.
Murmuration
Murmuration places four Glasgow-based artists in residence with community organisations and learning spaces in Glasgow’s East End. Each artist works alongside their partner organisation to co-develop a project exploring local heritage through visual arts, participation, and collaborative research.
Our 2025/26 cohort, Camille Biddell, Eva Jack, Gabrielle Lockwood Estrin, and Poppy Nash, are working with Bridgeton Community Learning Campus, The Halliday Foundation, Kelvin College Haghill Campus, and PEEK. Working across ceramics, textiles, printmaking, and archival practice, the residencies will culminate in a shared output in early 2026.
Murmuration pairings are made to respond to the research interests of the artist and the needs of the partner organisation. We look for artists whose practice has a connection to place, community, or heritage, and who want to develop their work in dialogue with East End communities.
The next open call for the 2026/27 cohort will be announced on our mailing list. Sign up to hear first.
Performance Partnerships and Events
Strange Field programmes live art and performance events. As well as an open submission process, we build ongoing relationships with partners whose work and values are aligned with ours.
Current partners include Buzzcut and Take Me Somewhere, two of Scotland's leading organisations for radical and experimental performance. Bringing national and international performance artists to French Street and Glasgow's East End as part of their wider programmes.
These events sit within our funded arts programme and centre LGBTQIA+ and under-represented artists.
We also work with local producers and bookers to bring Glasgow's music and club scene to French Street through Subtle Systems, a training programme providing hands-on technical and entrepreneurial skills training to young people experiencing barriers to working in the music, events, and nightlife industries.
If you are an organisation working in performance and would like to explore a partnership, get in touch.
Studio Provision
One floor of French Street is dedicated to affordable studio provision for artists. Studios are offered on a first come, first served basis. We don’t curate who gets a space, and we believe studio access shouldn’t depend on where you are in your career.
Studios are open plan with plenty of natural daylight, 24-hour access, and wifi. Rates range from £95 to £200 per month, all-inclusive of bills and internet. Larger studios are suitable for sharing. Please note there is currently no heating.
The building is wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible toilet on the studio floor.
Kiln Klub
Kiln Klub Membership Programme is for those with an enough training in ceramics practice to work independently and are looking for a peer environment in which to develop their work.
Kiln Klub membership offers affordable, sustained access to a fully equipped ceramics studio at The Pipe Factory, a space to develop a practice, pursue a research project, or simply make. Members receive open studio access two days a week (12 hours) with use of pottery wheels, a slab roller, hand-building and glazing tools, personal shelf space, and regular kiln firings. There are also opportunities to run your own workshop and sell work at the Barras Market.
Subtle Systems
Subtle Systems is Strange Field's new music, events, and training programme. Working in partnership with local community organisers and industry professionals. Subtle Systems provides free hands-on technical and entrepreneurial skills training to young people experiencing barriers to working in the music, events, and nightlife industries.
The programme is designed for underrepresented young people, aged 18-30, facing barriers to working in the industry, with a particular focus on reaching participants in the G31/G40 East End postcodes. Barriers to entry take many forms, including those relating to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, neurodivergence, socioeconomic background and caring responsibilities.
Contact Us
Telephone: +44 141 554 0563
E-mail: cora@strangefield.org
Address: 105-109 French Street, Glasgow, G40 4EH
Strange Field is a registered Scottish Charity SCIO number SC052132
