The Freelands Foundation funds that send leading early career artists for a year to a number of UK universities. Initially the fellowships for alumni from Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯, Bath Spa University and Manchester Metropolitan University. This year the program expanded to Gray’s School of Art (Aberdeen), Ulster University, and the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. The Fellowships run for thirteen months and provide recipients with a £22,000 bursary alongside designated studio space, a teaching mentor, opportunities to work with and teach students, plus a solo exhibition.
Each year's Fellowship artists from all three universities also hold a group exhibition. – entitled Cuckoo - will open on 17 January 2023 at the Freelands Foundation in central London, and will bring together Brighton with artists and Brighton alumni Alex Crocker and Zac Bradley.