Welcome At Brisons Veor Artist Residency
Our mission is to provide support for creatives facing challenging circumstances. Brisons Veor is a residential workspace set in an inspiring and unique location, where creatives in any medium can take time out to work on a project, away from the day-to-day distractions of their home lives. We recognise the diverse obstacles that artists may encounter, from financial struggles and health issues to full-time caregiving responsibilities or the lack of adequate studio space. Our commitment is to offer affordable live/work space, ensuring artists have an environment where they can focus on their projects.
In some cases, we provide bursaries to fully fund a one-week residency.
We assess each application on its own merits, welcoming artists engaged in research, exhibition preparation, or facing impending deadlines who require a studio space for concentrated work.
The studio is available year-round for self-funded residencies at affordable rates, for a maximum period of four weeks.
BRISONS VEOR MAKEOVER FUND!!
Yes…although Brisons Veor has been a creative haven for over 500 professionals across Fine Art, Literature, Music & other disciplines…it’s time for us we need to raise a substantial amount to ensure that this coming January we can upgrade our premises. We need to equip this magical place to withstand the weather at the Cape and be both energy efficient and environmentally sound enabling us to continue to offer the substantially subsidised rates for residents and continue to expand the number of bursaries for those in need.
We need to more than double (through grants, donations and possibly sales) the £30,000 + we have to date. So any help you can give will be massively appreciated!
If you want to find out more on how to donate, please contact our Administrator Karen Lorenz (admin@brisonsveor.org) for further information.
Thank you!
Update 12th January 2026
Update 14th January 2026
Our Trustee Katie Lennon met up with Clare Mackness (Hireth Architects) for an update on the first phase of the building project. There has been a huge amount of activity since the beginning of January 2026. The upstairs is currently one big open space, stripped right back to the shell of the building. The walls have been stripped right back to the granite and revealed some really interesting historical wooden sections and granite blocks, which must date back to the mining times. The builders are doing a great job and they are very tidy and respectful of the building.
Update 25th March 2026
Update 26th April 2026
We are pleased to announce that the first phase of our renovation project has been completed, and our residency program has already begun. Below are some photos showing the finished upstairs studio space, which we turned into open and inspiring environment. We’re still working on raising funds for the second phase. Thank you for all the amazing support we’ve received!
