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# Sizewell C launches artist residency programme to document nuclear history
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/sizewell-c-launches-artist-residency-programme-to-document-nuclear-history/
- Published: 2024-09-17T12:14:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:35:23.000Z
- Description: Artists from the region are invited to capture the past, present, and future of Sizewell's nuclear power in a new three-year creative programme.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Art, Photography & Film, #article, Sizewell C, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**The big picture:** [Sizewell Creative](https://www.sizewellc.com/community/sizewell-creative/?ref=ipswich.co.uk) and [First Light Festival CIC](https://firstlightfestivalcic.com/?ref=ipswich.co.uk) will collaborate to offer residencies in visual art, writing, and poetry starting in November 2024.

- The programme seeks to engage the Sizewell C workforce and the local community.
- It will foster discussions about the project, local environment, and community.

**Why it matters:** This initiative will explore and document the region's nuclear heritage from the 1950s to the 2030s through various artistic mediums.

![First Light Festival](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1726558512-sizewell-creative-1.jpg)

First Light Festival Photo: Mykola Romanovskyy (First Light Festival)

**Key details:**

- The first residency, focusing on visual art, will run from November 2024 to October 2025.
- Selected artists will receive £4,000 plus materials and travel expenses.
- A workspace on the Sizewell estate will be provided.
- The application deadline is 27 September 2024.

**What they're saying:**

Julia Pyke, Sizewell C Joint Managing Director: "These residencies will provide a fantastic opportunity for local artists and writers to explore the history and heritage of this area -- and we're thrilled to be working with the wonderful First Light Festival CIC to deliver the programme over the next three years."

Genevieve Christie, Chief Executive First Light Festival CIC: "Visual art, writing and poetry all help us to see the world in different ways. We hope that these residencies will create a valuable connection between artistes and Sizewell C -- to ask questions, explore and share ideas."

**The bottom line:** This initiative is part of Sizewell Creative's broader efforts to provide free, accessible, and sustainable arts events for the community and local schools.

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