Residencies
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:
- Acting
- Creative Music Technology
- Dance & Choreography
- Music
- Music Business
- Musical Theatre
- Popular Music
- Sound Design
- Technical Theatre Arts
- Theatre & Performance
Our vision is that “AMATA is a place where future generations 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”.
To support either, or both, the academic content of our undergraduate courses and the ‘public’ facing performance programme we are offering music, sound and performing arts practitioners, or small performing arts companies an opportunity to join the AMATA Arts Centre as a resident artist/company.
Residency periods may be used to research, develop, or rehearse new work. Each residency contract will be individually negotiated depending on:
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AMATA co-exists as a teaching space and Arts Centre so residencies will be strictly limited to the summer period between 2nd June – 22nd August 2025, on the following weeks:
2nd – 6th June 2025
9th – 13th June 2025
16th – 20th June 2025 (limited studio availability)
23rd – 27th June 2025 (limited studio availability)
7th – 11th July 2025
14th – 18th July 2025
21st – 25th July 2025
28th July – 1st August 2025 (limited studio availability)
4th – 8th August 2025 (limited studio availability)
11th – 15th August 2025
18th – 22nd August 2025 - 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).
- Artists are signposted to the Made in Cornwall Scratch Night Series (held throughout the year in venues around Cornwall) which provides an ideal opportunity 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. We would welcome opportunities to discuss this prior to an application being submitted.
- 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 2025 and from January – April 2026) 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.
- High quality co-branding and marketing opportunities for Falmouth University.
- Internships and work placement opportunities which benefit Falmouth University students. The University offers a paid micro-internship scheme. Please see the full details here: www.falmouth.ac.uk/working-with-business/work-with-our-students
Application process
In 2024-2025, AMATA has one deadline for Summer 2025 residency programme applications: Wednesday 12th February 2025. This date is intended to allow applicants confirmation of the residency ahead of submitting a £30,000+ Arts Council England application and allowing 12-weeks between submission and the residency, should the funding application be successful.
Applications will be assessed by a panel, which will consider the ‘value’ and ‘quality’ of the residency to our work as a teaching space and high-quality, arts centre venue, alongside the in-kind value requested from AMATA. This is a competitive process and we will prioritise 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
Applications for summer 2025 residencies are now closed. The application process for summer 2026 will open in the autumn.
Contact us
For all general residency enquiries, please get in touch with us using the contact details found below:
Residency programme terms & conditions
- Residency applications will not be considered if they are submitted after the deadline.
- 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 2024 and subject to annual review.