The residency offers artists the opportunity to live and work in Kinjarling/Albany and immerse themselves in a significant research project over a period of six weeks. Hosted by The Museum of the Great Southern, the resident artist will engage with the local collection(s) and develop creative work in response, to activate local histories and narratives of place.

During the residency, artists will be encouraged to engage with the local community through a public event(s) such as an open studio, artist talk, or workshop. There may also be an opportunity to exhibit the outcomes of the residency on location, to be negotiated between the artist and The Museum of the Great Southern.

The residency should take place from September 2024 – January 2025. A minimum of 6 weeks to be spent on location, undergone consecutively or in blocks, to be determined between The Museum of the Great Southern and the artist.

• $18,500 towards living allowance and project expenses
• Access to relevant collection(s) on location
• Support accessing WA Museum Collections and Research Centre (if required)
• Project support including guidance on public engagement
• Support finding appropriate accommodation and studio/workspace
• Connections to the local community and opportunities to share residency outcomes
• Marketing and promotion of residency and outcomes

• Applicants must live in WA and have Australian citizenship or permanent resident status
• Applicants must be practicing contemporary artists
• Artists currently living in the Great Southern will be given preference
• First Nations artists are strongly encouraged to apply

All dates and times in AWST

• Applications open Thursday March 21, 9am
• Online info session April 10, 6pm TBC
• Applications close April 26, 5pm
• Successful applicants notified by May 20

If you are interested in accessing ART ON THE MOVE’s other residency opportunities, please visit artonthemove.art/projects/artist-residencies