Throes of Grief (TOG) is an artist-led collective research initiative exploring both the presence and themes of Grief in contemporary art practice. Founded by Annabel Pettigrew in 2020, following an open call and a round of initial in-depth conversations with applicants, a group of eight artists were selected to take part as participants. Participants currently meet online for discussion, presentation of work, peer critique and workshops. In doing so contribute to collaborative research and critical development of practice. Participants are encouraged to engage with the presence of grief within work and practice, and examine any conceptual themes to further the critical underpinning or development of the work we make.

In May 2022 TOG received funding from 'a space' Southampton, as part of their Artist Led Network programme, and as such, are looking to expand and diversify the cohort to include a participant/s from the SO postcode area.

To make the application as simple as possible, a series of questions has been collated below.

*The open call is available exclusively to artists in the SO postcode area*

To apply please fill in the form below.

*The Throes of Grief Artist Collective is a carefully curated group of artists. Successful applicants will be contacted to arrange an informal interview via Zoom within 2 weeks of submitting a response. If you do not hear from us within 6 weeks your application has not been successful*