Collaborations

Practical things to settle before you apply

Agree authorship, credit and ownership before submitting, not after selection. Who is named first, who owns the resulting work, what happens if one of you withdraws, and how any fee or prize is split. These are straightforward conversations early and difficult ones late.

Where the collaboration involves a partner outside the arts, be concrete about what each side contributes. Panels have seen many proposals where the non-art partner is decorative, and they read for whether the exchange actually goes both ways.

Frequently asked questions

Before you apply

Art and science opportunitiesProgrammes pairing artists with researchers, labs and institutions.Collaborating with natureAn interview on practice built around non-human collaborators.Artist contracts and agreementsAuthorship, ownership and fee splits, settled before you apply.