RESIDENCY - GUNNERY, SYDNEY (FUNDED)

Artsource offers an annual three-month residency to a WA visual artist at the Gunnery studios in Woolloomooloo, Sydney. The residency takes place from October to December each year and includes free accommodation and use of a studio, plus a $4,200 grant provided through the Department of Culture and the Arts.

The Gunnery studios are managed by Artspace Visual Arts Centre. It is located at 43-51 Cowper Wharf Road, not far from the Art Gallery of NSW, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the galleries and art colleges of East Sydney and Paddington. In addition to the Artspace office, the centre includes 12 studios, NAVA, Arts Law Centre, Museums & Galleries Foundation of NSW and the Biennale of Sydney.

Applications for the Gunnery residency close on the 15 October each year, for the residency occurring in the October – December of the following year. The residency will be advertised from August annually.

The studios are located on the top floor of the Gunnery building. They can be accessed by lift during the daytime and by stairs 24 hours a day. The studios range in size from 20 to 70 sqm, have natural light, good ventilation, hot/cold running water and basic furniture. Floors are covered with rubber matting to reduce noise and the walls are plasterboard backed by plywood.

The three residential studios are suitable for a single artist or a couple and consist of a large room and sleeping area, a kitchenette and a small bathroom. The studios are not equipped to dealApplications are assessed by a panel of artists and art industry professionals. There are no specific outcomes or objectives demanded of the artist during this residency. Artists can set their own objectives and outline it in the application form. The panel will be looking for objectives that cannot be achieved from your home base.

Eligibility and selection criteria are as follows:

• Applications are open to professional practicing visual artists who are WA residents
• Selection is based on artistic excellence and potential for development
• Applicants must be members of artsource

For more information contact Lizzie Delfs
Tel: (08) 9335 8366 or email Lizzie

More information about the Gunnery can be found at: www.artspace.org.au

Download the Sydney Gunnery Application Form

(Images courtesy of artspace.org.au)