RESIDENCY - ARTSPACE, SYDNEY (FUNDED)

Artsource offers an annual three-month residency for a Western Australian visual artist at Artspace Visual Arts Centre in Woolloomooloo, Sydney.

Residency includes: Accommodation and use of a studio

Grant included: $7,000 (via the Department of Culture and the Arts)

Period of Residency: 3 months, October to December annually

Applications advertised: March annually

Applications close: 30 June annually

Applicants advised: August annually

About The Gunnery:

The studios are part of Artspace Visual Arts Centre, housed in The Gunnery complex. The Gunnery was refurbished by the NSW Government and opened in September 1992. In addition to Artspace the Gunnery currently houses the National Association for the Visual Arts, the Arts Law Centre of Australia, the Museums and Galleries NSW and the Biennale of Sydney.
For more information see: www.artspace.org.au

Address: 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.

About the Studios: 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. All studios are separately keyed and 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 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.

Application Process: Applications 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 the artist’s 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 email Loretta Martella or phone 08 9335 8366

(Images courtesy of artspace.org.au)