Artist in Residence EOI (Woodlands Park House Garage Studio) -

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE OPPORTUNITY AT WOODLANDS PARK, ESSENDON

Expressions of Interest closing date - Thursday 1 May @ 9AM

CALLING FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FROM ARTISTS SEEKING 8-12 WEEK RESIDENCY AT WOODLANDS PARK HOUSE GARAGE STUDIO 

Moonee Valley has an established tradition in arts and culture. We are home to artists, creative practitioners and diverse communities who see art and culture as part of their way of life.

The Arts & Culture Strategy, Igniting Creativity in Moonee Valley 23-27, focuses on supporting the potential of the arts and culture community, and working together in new ways to develop Moonee Valley as a place where artists can create, exhibit, perform, collaborate and have a positive impact on the way we see our city and ourselves.

As part of the refurbishment of Woodlands Park House in 2019, the Garage was adapted into a wet-area artist studio (the Studio), with the installation of taps, basin, storage and small kitchenette.

The Studio, which sits behind Woodlands Park House, is accessible from the Winifred St car park and measures 22sqm (5225mm x 4225mm - excluding kitchenette). It is serviced by a fully accessible toilet, located adjacent to the Garage Studio

MVCC now invites any emerging, mid-career or established artists in any art form to consider an application for Artists in Residency in 2025.  

The Artist in Residence program provides creative artists an opportunity to utilise the studio to develop a new body of work for exhibition, publication or performance.  

The Artist in Residence program aims to:  

  • Engage artists developing their artistic processes and practice.   
  • Provide funded opportunities to artists to research and create new work, 
  • Provide artists with professional development and networking opportunities, furthering creative business skills,   
  • Create presentation opportunities to reach new audiences.  

This opportunity is for residencies of 8-12 weeks (though longer or shorter residency periods will be considered) and is open to a range of artistic practices including but not limited to:  

  • Painters
  • Sculptures
  • Potters
  • Writers
  • Illustrators
  • Photographers
  • Designers
  • Composers
  • Puppet-makers

In addition to the residency space being made available free of charge, Artists in Residence will receive an honorarium of $3,000 per successful application.  

Other benefits of the residency include access to staff and other arts management professionals (such as 1 x 1 hour session with a curator at start or end of residency), potential for collaboration with other participating artists, and presentation opportunities.  

Note: any equipment required for an artists’ practice will need to be supplied by the artist. 

Assessment Criteria   

Council will assess each application based on:  

  • Artistic merit (including originality of concept and exhibition history) 
  • Timeliness of residency proposal (i.e. impact on career, body of work and/or artist)  
  • Alignment with Igniting Creativity in Moonee Valley 23-27 Arts and Culture Strategy  
  • Viability of proposed development / research / collaboration.  
  • Relevance of presentation possibilities to the community and/or artform.  
  • In addition, early career artists will require the confidence to work independently. 

            To request an Artist Pack including assessment criteria and additional information or to discuss your application, contact ignitingcreativity@mvcc.vic.gov.au

            First Name
            Last Name
            Email
            Contact Number
            Website
            Please add a URL, if you have one, that provides an example of your work
            What is your connection to Moonee Valley?
            What residency dates are you seeking?
            The Artist in Residence program is available all year round, and up to nine residencies will be available. Proposals of 8-12 weeks will be favoured, though longer/shorter residency periods will be considered. 

            Please provide your ideal residency dates
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            Please tell us about your practice (max. 2,500 characters)

            This question and the following two questions will be assessed against the following Assessment Criteria 

            • Artistic merit (including originality of concept and exhibition history) 
            • Timeliness of residency proposal (i.e. impact on career, body of work and/or artist) 
            • Alignment with Igniting Creativity in Moonee Valley 23-27 Arts and Culture Strategy 
            • Viability of proposed development / research / collaboration.   
            • Relevance of presentation possibilities to the community and/or artform

            In addition, early career artists will require the confidence to work independently.  

            Please note that peoples enrolled in formal tertiary Art studies are not eligible to apply.  


                    Please tell us about the work you would like to develop (max. 2500 characters)
                    Who is the target audience for the work you would like to develop? (max. 200 characters)
                    Do you anticipate exhibiting as part of this residency?

                    Presentation 

                    Any work produced as part of the residency or previous work presented by the artist, may be proposed for exhibition by the artist. For work to be exhibited, it will need to align to Council curatorial values and be deemed suitable and ready for presentation by the Head of Visual and Public Art. This may include, but will not be limited to, works for hanging and open display on plinths, sculptural wall pieces, publication or showing. Exhibition will also depend on the availability of suitable venues.

                    Existing works or works in progress may be displayed at the discretion of the Head of Visual and Public Art for up to one month during the residency activity. The exhibition space will be decided by Council based on availability and suitability. 

                    New artworks created as part of the residency should be available for exhibition for up to 2 months after the residency. Council’s decision to exhibit will be at the discretion of the Head of Visual and Public Art and will be done in negotiation with the artist.  

                    Please include a link to examples of your work
                    Please upload your CV
                    (MAX SIZE 5MB)
                    Is there anything else you would like to tell us to support your application?