Residencies & Awards programme January to June 2026
Across the first half of 2026, we’re welcoming artists to London through a range of international and UK awards and residency partnerships.
- Eleanor Moreton has received the 2026 Jonathan Harvey Tenant Award, which recognises an Acme tenant with a sustained practice of at least 30 years.
- Our Early Career Award programme, delivered in partnership with Central Saint Martins, Slade School of Fine Art, Art Academy of Latvia and Goldsmiths, University of London, welcomes its 2026 recipients: Fi Sonola, Gabriel Kidd, Lauma Muižarāja and Niamh Hannaford.
- Joining us on a residency with Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) from January to June is Yen-Chao Lin.
- From January to March, we welcome Sevilya Nariman-qizi as a British Council artist resident. Delivered in partnership with Arts Council England, Creative Scotland and Arts Council of Wales / Wales Arts International, the residency forms part of a wider programme bringing nine artists and cultural professionals from Lebanon, Yemen, Palestine and Ukraine to leading cultural institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Our Aargauer Kuratorium resident from January to March is Claude Stucki, followed by Helen Maier from April to June.
- From March onwards, Bob Van der Wal joins us as our Hessische Kulturstiftung resident.
- During the same period, Lisa Sammut will be our next Creative Australia resident.
- Through a residency with Landis & Gyr, the following artists will be staying in London from February to April: Hildegard Keller, Sabine Himmelsbach, Omar Karwan, Marianne Halter & Mario Marchisella and Saadet Türköz. They are followed by Simone Froehling, Salome Schneebeli, Michael Elsener and Tapiwa Svosve, who join in April and stay until July.
- Acme's Billet Road Studios is hosting the Grafters Collective, who are using the residency as an experimental project researching collective working practices.
Working with a range of international and UK-based partners and donors, Acme supports professional development for artists at all stages of their careers through artist residencies, bursaries, mentoring and exhibition opportunities.
Over 1000 artists have benefitted from this support since its foundation in 1987.
We're always open to conversations with potential new collaborators, so please get in touch to find out more.