APPLY FOR OUR PROGRAMME
Applications
We are now accepting applications for September 2025 – August 2026.
Admissions brochure
Find out more about Bishopsland and this year’s programme in the admissions brochure below.
What do I need to apply?
You should have completed your art and design education to degree level (or equivalent), have a portfolio of designs and models, or work in progress.
Application process
Open days with an in-person interview will take place at our purpose built site at Hills Yard, Buscot, in West Oxfordshire (part of the National Trust’s Heritage Skills Centre) on:
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- Monday 20 January 2025 COMPLETED
- Tuesday 11 February 2025 FULLY BOOKED
- Monday 17 February 2025 FULLY BOOKED
- Tuesday 18 February 2025 COMPLETED
- Wednesday 5 March 2025 COMPLETED
- Monday 10 March 2025 FULLY BOOKED
To register for one of the open days, please send your CV, a digital portfolio and a covering letter detailing why you feel Bishopsland is right for you to c.murdoch@bishopsland.org.uk.
Please book in advance to attend an open day – please do not simply turn up on the day as we will not be able to fit you in.
The Newby Trust Bursary
The Newby Trust has generously funded a full Programme Fee bursary for a Maker joining our 2025/2026 programme. The bursary will be means tested. Makers who have attended an admission open day and completed the admissions process will be able to apply. We will notify the successful recipient in May.
Bishopsland is committed to supporting early-in-career makers to extend their skills and develop their commercial practices, yet we appreciate that this requires a significant financial commitment.
We are delighted to have partnered with The Newby Trust, a charity which supports young people to access artistic and sporting activities, nurture ability and talent, improve the quality of life and health for disadvantaged groups, and protect the environment.