AMATA Arts Centre Residency Programme

The AMATA Arts Centre at Falmouth University houses flexible theatre spaces; performance, rehearsal & recording studios; a box office and a café bar. It functions both as a teaching space and an Arts Centre. 

AMATA delivers ten undergraduate courses including: 

  1. Acting 
  2. Creative Music Technology 
  3. Dance & Choreography 
  4. Music 
  5. Music Business  
  6. Musical Theatre 
  7. Popular Music 
  8. Sound Design 
  9. Technical Theatre Arts 
  10. Theatre & Performance 

Our vision is that “AMATA is a place where artists are ignited by a world of creative possibility”. 

Our mission is “to unlock the full creative potential of students studying at AMATA, by co-curating a programme of contemporary, accessible, high-quality, performance and participation with our students. This ranges from music, theatre, dance and comedy. We encourage the local community to engage with our programme and venue in meaningful, relevant and lasting ways. We do this so that new genius, creativity and collaborations are both discovered and nurtured”. 

AMATA Arts Centre supports artists and small performing arts companies to develop work via residencies. In return, we ask artists to consider ways that may contribute to one or more of the following: 

  1. The content of our undergraduate courses 
  2. The public facing performance programme 
  3. AMATA’s academic Research and Knowledge Exchange priorities 

Residency periods may be used to research, develop, or rehearse new work. Each residency contract will be individually negotiated depending on: 

The most common requirements from ‘resident artists’ is access to studio space. Below is a detailed list of what is also available: 

  • A period of 1-2 weeks of access to studio space at AMATA, taken in minimum blocks of 1 week. For a virtual tour of AMATA please click here. 

  • AMATA co-exists as a teaching and research space as well as an Arts Centre so residencies will be strictly limited to the summer period between 1 June – 21 August 2026, on the following weeks:   

 

  • 1 – 5 June 2026 

  • 15 – 19 June 

  • 22– 26 June 

  • 6 – 10 July 2026 

  • 13 – 17 July 2026 (limited studio availability) 

  • 20 – 24 July 2026 

  • 3 – 7 August 2026 (limited studio availability) 

  • 10 – 14 August 2026 

  • 17 - 21 August 2026 (limited Studio availability) 

 

  • Access to AMATA will be during the working hours of 09:00 – 17:00, Monday to Friday. 

  • A basic induction to AMATA, which will include a tour of the building, studio PA use and basic Health & Safety. 

  • Each studio is equipped with a House PA and projector. 

  • Technical support will need to be formally requested within the application form and will be discussed with successful applicants. Any agreed staffing support will be charged at £40 + VAT per hour, per technician. 

  • Drop off and loading directly outside of the AMATA building. Unfortunately, there is no free parking at the Arts Centre, and all resident artists/companies are required to park in the main Penryn Campus car park (charges apply). 

  • Depending on suitability, artists are encouraged  to  test out, and gain feedback on new ideas in front of an audience. 

  • Due to our teaching and licencing commitments, all residency activities must be risk assessed and agreed in advance with our Front of House Manager and Operations Team Leader. We would welcome opportunities to discuss this prior to an application being submitted. 

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  • We particularly welcome the provision of enhancement workshops and wrap-around activities that are related to AMATA’s undergraduate courses and aimed at our students. These should be offered during the term time (from October – early December 2026 and from January – April 2027) when students are present, rather than in the summer period where mostly they are not. This may include a one-off workshop or multi-day workshop. Generally, Wednesday afternoons are the preferable time for these to take place, but all activities are mutually negotiated. 
  • If the aim of your residency project aligns with one of AMATA’s Research & Knowledge Exchange themes (www.falmouth.ac.uk/departments/academy-of-music-theatre-arts/research), we would like to discuss how your reciprocal workshop activity that could deliver public engagement impact for one of these themes and associated priority projects (including potential bid partnerships). It may be appropriate for this to take place during the residency period, or at a later stage. Please contact Dr D Ferrett: D.Ferrett@falmouth.ac.uk (Research Lead for AMATA) to discuss ideas in this area, ideally in advance of submitting your residency application. 
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Application process 

In 2025-2026, AMATA has one deadline for Summer 2026 residency programme applications: Wednesday 11 February 2026. This date is intended to allow applicants confirmation of the residency ahead of submitting a £30,000+ Arts Council England application and allowing 14-weeks plus between submission and the residency start date, should the funding application be successful. 

Applications will be assessed by a Senior Management and Research Lead panel, which will consider the ‘value’ and ‘quality’ of the residency to our Research & Knowledge Exchange, teaching and work as a teaching space and high-quality, arts centre venue, alongside the in-kind value reciprocal activity requested from AMATA. This is a competitive process, and we will prioritise applications which most effectively articulate aligned contribution to AMATA priorities, project outline and benefit to the artist/company. AMATA will also prioritise applications from artists/companies who we haven’t worked with in the last 2 years. 

To help applicants calculate the in-kind value and consider this in relation to the offer being proposed, our studios vary from £200 + VAT per day for a capacity of up to 30 people to £600 + VAT per day for a studio capacity of 60 (some of these have semi-sprung floors). A quote based on your proposed application can be provided in advance of application with suitable notice by emailing: hire.amata@falmouth.ac.uk 

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Contact us

For all general residency enquiries, please get in touch with us using the contact details found below:

E: amataresidencies@falmouth.ac.uk 

Residency programme terms & conditions

  • Residency applications will not be considered if they are submitted after the deadline (Wednesday 11 February 2026). 
  • AMATA’s decision is final, but feedback will be provided where appropriate. 
  • The outcome of residency applications will be provided approximately 21 working days following application deadlines. 
  • Approved applications must comply with contractual agreements and all timelines stipulated. 

(Accurate at the time of publishing – December 2025 and subject to annual review)