FACT Together was set up in 2020, in response to the financial uncertainty caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the temporary closure of galleries and museums across the world.

Open to early-career artists based in the North of England, FACT Together's first and second year cumulatively received proposals from over 500 artists, highlighting the growing need to support our creative community during these challenging times. The whole of the North was strongly represented with proposals from Liverpool, Manchester, Chester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, Lancaster, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland.

Awarded artists will develop their ideas with professional support provided from our team. The open call asks artists to submit ideas that could be shared digitally which has resulted in hundreds of proposals for podcasts, live streams, games, gifs, animations, performances, short films, social media takeovers, interactive artworks, workshops and more. Many of the artists selected for FACT Together have not previously created digital work, making this an exciting opportunity for both the artists and our online community.

For each instalment of FACT Together, successful artists receive an individual grant, a production budget and 3 months of support and mentorship to create new digital work. Artists in 2020 responded to FACT’s programmatic theme of The Living Planet, while the 2021 open call asked artists to shape their work relating to the theme Radical Ancestry, a year-long exploration into the sense of belonging.

For 2022, the selected artists have responded to experiences of togetherness across physical and digital formats, through performance, interaction and engagement with audiences.

If you'd like to contact a member of our team about FACT Together, please email residency@fact.co.uk