Find out more about joining TOMA this October 2022 with founder and director Emma Edmondson for a talk and Q & A!
Join Emma Edmondson online on Thursday 26 at 6:30pm for a talk on the TOMA course beginning this October 2022 and how to apply! After giving a talk on what the course will look like, Emma will be avaliable to answer any questions you may have about the programme, from the application process to being on the course!
Book a place through Eventbrite here.
About the TOMA course
The Other MA (TOMA) is an 18-month artist-run education model based in Southend-on-Sea supporting artists who have faced barriers accessing art education and the ‘art world’. TOMA was set up in 2016 to offer responsive, affordable, accessible art education to artists. It is currently the only postgraduate level art programme in Essex after all others were stopped by their host Universities. TOMA is unaccredited in the traditional sense, but provides a programme of learning that will benefit artists in the same way. We are looking for a new cohort of 12 artists to join TOMA for 2022.
Visit our website to discover more about the programme and how to apply!
About Emma Edmondson
Emma Edmondson (b. 1984) lives and works in Southend on Sea. Studying and graduating during the 2008 financial crash alternative economies and utopian community are at the centre of her research and practice. She uses sculpture, print, sound, text and is interested in the power of people coming together through creative projects to change systems and rules. She has shown her work in spaces around the UK including Victoria & Albert Museum and Barbican, most recently with a solo show at Arcade/Campfa in Cardiff. She has been awarded commissions from Focal Point Gallery, AHRC and Artquest. She teaches art in community spaces, schools, college, arts organisations and universities to support her practice, often on precarious contracts. In 2016 Edmondson founded TOMA (The Other MA), a postgraduate level art programme outside of the traditional institutional model. Emma sees TOMA and her teaching work as part of her creative practice. Emma also runs Dog Ear with Lu Williams, producing dog toy sculptures and texts for humans and hounds.