artist hut stays
field shelter occupies part of a site which is also home to us, and our accommodation business, Bridge house. during march-october we let our rooms and huts out to people visiting the area, who are mainly walking and exploring roman historical sites. but we also want to use our spaces to support artists, so we’re happy to start offering some discounted stays in our shepherd’s huts for artists.
Key information
artist hut stays are:
- for artists wishing to escape for a few days, to walk and explore, engage with landscape and history, to rest, research, make new work or any combination of these.
- charged at £40.00 per night, for one or two artists sharing a hut – find out more about the huts here
- dependent on your agreement to lend us an hour of your time each day, helping with jobs on site
- not the same as our self-directed residency, and not part of our public programme
- open to artists of any discipline, and not subject to a selection process, although you will need to provide address details and examples of/links to your work.
- for the moment, only open to local artists – this is defined as those living in Northumberland, tyne & wear, co. durham, cumbria, dumfries and galloway, and the scottish borders.
- self-catered – more information on cooking facilites and food options below
- self-sufficient – you’ll be required to bring your own bedding and clean the spaces you use
- inclusive of access to the Field shelter studio, subject to agreement and an induction
- unfortunately, currently not wheelchair accessible
2025 dates available are:
- 2nd – 6th june
- 7th – 11th june
- 19th – 23rd June
- 13th – 17th july
- 24th – 27th july
- 30th august – 3rd september
- 4th – 7th september
- 14th – 18th september
nb – these dates are flexible – you can book for all or part of each set of dates.