Curious Thinker in Residence Program
The Curious-thinker-in-Residence Program is open to both established and emerging thinkers from all disciplines across science and the arts. Some of those who have been involved in the program on previous occasions include writer Cherry Smyth, mathematician George Klussen, artist Christine Mederer, Project Rasterland, photographer Alice Myers, art therapist Oliver Schultz and composer Eleanor Wynne Davis. We welcome applications from artists, writers, scientists, musicians and theologians who wish to pursue their own research in a unique rural environment - to live and work in the fenland region which borders the Wash on the east coast of England. The central aim of the program is to give each resident the space and freedom to think, create, compose and invent; to develop their own ideas without interruption during the course of their residency. There is internet access and a small library for each resident to use. The Curious-thinker-in-Residence Program is situated in the heart of the fens - a wider region of open vistas and waterway, sitting low against high earth banks which separate the land from the sea.
Residents pay their own travel and daily living expenses. The local village has a general store, petrol station, bar, community centre, art gallery and church. There is a main rail link to Peterborough from London in the south and Glasgow in the north and from Peterborough, a connection to Spalding. The main road link from London is the A1. From Whaplode Drove, there are buses to the nearby towns of Holbeach ( 9 miles ) Spalding ( 8 miles ) and Peterborough ( 18 miles ) These local towns offer a large number of stores, services and cultural sites.
Application guidelines
Prospective candidates are invited to submit applications to the Society for Curious Thought throughout the year. There is no deadline. Applicants are asked to include one of the following -
• a short essay/ short piece of fiction/ poetry / series of photographs/ short film/ animation/ musical composition
• a resume
• the names of two referees
A panel will meet on a regular basis to select international residents. Successful applicants will be notified six months in advance of the residencies beginning. A short essay/ fictional prose/ poetry/ musical composition/ photographs/ film/ animation by each of the short-listed applicants will be published on the Society for Curious Thought website.
Residents pay their own travel and daily living expenses. The local village has a general store, petrol station, bar, community centre, art gallery and church. There is a main rail link to Peterborough from London in the south and Glasgow in the north and from Peterborough, a connection to Spalding. The main road link from London is the A1. From Whaplode Drove, there are buses to the nearby towns of Holbeach ( 9 miles ) Spalding ( 8 miles ) and Peterborough ( 18 miles ) These local towns offer a large number of stores, services and cultural sites.
Application guidelines
Prospective candidates are invited to submit applications to the Society for Curious Thought throughout the year. There is no deadline. Applicants are asked to include one of the following -
• a short essay/ short piece of fiction/ poetry / series of photographs/ short film/ animation/ musical composition
• a resume
• the names of two referees
A panel will meet on a regular basis to select international residents. Successful applicants will be notified six months in advance of the residencies beginning. A short essay/ fictional prose/ poetry/ musical composition/ photographs/ film/ animation by each of the short-listed applicants will be published on the Society for Curious Thought website.
