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SPILL ASSOCIATESHIP 2026
Are you an early-career artist, curator or creative interested in designing your own workshops, events, or exhibitions?
We’re looking for a new SPILL Associate to develop their own ideas with our support.
To apply, please read through the information pack linked below, and then use the application form.
The deadline for applications is 11:59pm on 5 January 2026.
If you have any questions, please email our Artistic Director + CEO, Robin Deacon, at robin@spillfestival.com.
The 2026 SPILL Associateship is supported by Eastern Angles’ Boost Bursary.
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No! We want to make sure as many people as possible have access to this opportunity. You just have to be 18+ and in the early-stages of your career, whether that’s your first role or a career change.
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You don’t need to live in Ipswich, however this role will require regular travel to our Ipswich office for meetings and working with participants. This role is therefore best-suited to someone who lives within a commutable distance.
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The first two months of the Associateship is a guided programme, consisting of approx. 2 hours per week.
After this, the timeline is flexible - your engagement may be weekly or monthly, or concentrated over a shorter period depending on your project. You are not expected to spend more than 32 days at the very maximum on the Associateship.
Photo credit: Guido Mencari, SPILL Festival 2021
WORK EXPERIENCE + INTERNSHIPS
We only offer internships when we can pay for them. Usually this is when we participate in a scheme that enables us to do so, or when a person wishing to intern is on a scheme that provides them with paid resource for an experience which we can then facilitate.
We are experienced hosts for people seeking a placement for a school or college course, or professional development scheme. Recent placements with us include an arts manager from India on a British Council funded trip, and a student from a local university undertaking their second year degree course placement.
To find out more about internships or placements please contact info@spillfestival.com.
