Please reach us at jodi@moorbees.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
We welcome applications from all types of creative practitioners (artist, designer, maker, writer, musician, actor, film maker, dancer....). We consider a practitioner to be a person who is actively engaged in their creative practice as a professional, either part time or full time.
Work tables
Easels
Travel Easels
Cutting mat
Staple gun
Rulers
Basic hand tools
Electric mouse sander
Sewing machine
Iron and ironing board
Yes, you can buy many materials nearby as Chagford, which is 15 minutes away, has a wonderful full stocked art supply store and a creative book shop as well. You can also order online and have delivered to the Wray Barton Manor address below.
Materials or processes which may cause physical illness or initiate fires are not permitted for use at Wray Barton Manor, this includes toxic pigments, spray paints or flammable or combustible products.
Please do not bring any of the following products to Moor Bees:
Paints which contain arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, or mercury. These are toxic to you and others and the environment.
Spray paint, which is flammable and producers strong fumes.
Mineral spirits, paint thinner, linseed oil, oil paints, gamsol, turpenoids, or other flammable or combustible material. These are all potential fire starters.
We select applicants based on their work and character and compatibility with any other residents staying at the same time. Providing external links to websites and/or social media are particularly helpful in providing additional information to help us know you better. We all would love a house of nature loving friendly people who enjoy community and communal creativity.
Wray Barton Manor is located 1 mile away from the village of Moretonhampstead with 1700 inhabitants. It is a short bike or car ride away and has a supermarket, post office, bus stop, green grocer, zero waste shop, multiple cafes, restaurants and pubs. The gorgeous villages of Lustleigh and Chagford are slightly further away but offer even more choices of shopping, entertainment and excursions. There are many public footpaths which will take you up to the Moors or across wooded valleys.
Moor Bees is not suitable for resident’s guests, children or pets due to the honeybees and the two dogs which roam freely.
We welcome residents who will be working on their creative project whilst in residence. Creative couples may apply to stay together. The couple can be working collaboratively or each have their own individual project. Each applicant should apply independently.
We do not host holiday makers, as we find having visitors here who are on not working changes the atmosphere and makes it harder for others to get on with what they’ve come here to do. Create!
All of our residents have been carefully selected and vetted in advance of their visit, and given written and oral instruction about how the household works and our expectations of the residents. This is for the safety and security of everyone and everything. Residents' guests will not have received this information.
The six residents in the main house share three bathrooms and we do not like to ask them to share it with more than that.
The house has not been set up with children in mind and therefore, may not be safe for them. We also feel that they could be a distraction from the working environment we aim to nurture.
As two dogs already live at the property, resident’s pets are not welcome. We never allow any animals into the residents rooms as some may be allergic to them.
Lunch and dinners are provided each day but breakfast is offered on a self-catering basis, with a 2 shared kitchens providing basic equipment. There are specialist food shops and a supermarket within biking/walking distance. There will be plenty of opportunity to eat in local pubs together if desired. They are amazingly good!
There is the main drawing room which is the main room for artistic creativity. The dining room can also be used during non meal hours. The Gazebo has its own ground floor area overlooking Wray Brook and the Valley for creativity. Each room has space for your creations, depending on hour artistic medium.
A deposit of 50% should be paid on acceptance of a residency, with the final 50% to be paid at least two months before your residency begins. You will be sent further information about payment methods and our cancellation policy if your application is successful.
We recommend that you take out insurance to cover changes to travel arrangements which could be unexpectedly changed, and to be fully insured during your residency for medical and personal liability and damages (third party insurance).