Applications are now open for The Mill’s Visual Arts Studio Residency presented in cooperation with Mahmood Martin Foundation. One First Nations and/or Culturally Diverse artist will be given the opportunity to join The Mill community, receiving a 9-month studio space in 2024 and an exhibition outcome as part of The Mill Showcase in 2025. The artists will be selected through an open call-out addressing criteria assessed by a panel of The Mill and Mahmood Martin Foundation.
Thanks to Mahmood Martin Foundation, the selected artists will join our community of studio artists with their own private workspace at 154 Angas St, allowing them to develop their practice within a professional environment. Working at The Mill positions artists alongside other professional and emerging artists, providing encouragement, inspiration and facilitating networking and collaboration. This residency encourages collaboration between artists from diverse backgrounds, extending artists' practice and exploring new territories.
In addition, the artists will be given the opportunity to exhibit work created in the studio in The Mill Showcase, providing a public outcome for the program and profiling the artist to a wider audience. The artists will also have access to discounts for Premier Arts Supplies and Central Artist Supplies, as well $550 towards exhibition and workshop production.
Key dates
Applications open: Wednesday, November 1
Applications close: Monday, December 4, 9am
Notified: Week beginning December 18
Studio residency timeframe: May 2024 - January 2025
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Eligibility:
This is an identified opportunity, specifically being made available to a First Nations and/or Culturally Diverse artist who are:
-Emerging and/or established
-Committed to making their practice their main hustle
-Seeking space and time to develop a concept/body of work for exhibition
-Looking to connect with a community of professional practitioners
-Based in South Australia
We strongly encourage applications from disabled artists.
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-Artists who are students or who work full-time
-Artists who do not identify as First Nations and/or Culturally Diverse
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The recipients will be selected by a panel comprising of The Mill and Mahmood Martin Foundation based on the following criteria:
-The artist identifies as First Nations and/or Culturally Diverse
-The artistic merit of artist practice and proposed body of work to be developed
-The need for this opportunity in realising the project, enhancing practice, and/or developing a profile
-A strong desire to connect with the community of multidisciplinary artists at The Mill
-Availability and commitment to utilising the studio space
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-9 months access to a dedicated studio space at The Mill (including access to high-speed internet via Gig City, all overheads and outgoings) at no charge
-Access to other shared areas at The Mill including the workshop, meeting space, kitchen and other public areas
-Professional and artistic support from The Mill’s team (including professional development advice, artistic critique and more)
-Introductions to The Mill’s studio community to aid with networking and professional development
-An exhibition in The Mill Showcase, delivered in consultation with The Mill’s Visual Arts Curator
-Profiling via The Mill’s networks, including social media, mailing list and events
-The opportunity to liaise directly with The Mill’s supporters and develop relationships
Read about our 2021 Sponsored Studio recipients Holly Childs and Hussain Alismail, and our 2022 Sponsored Studio recipients Viray Thach and Tikari Rigney, our 2023 recipients Yasemin Sabuncu and Chris Siu and our Delima Residency recipient Alyssa Powell-Ascura.
If you have any questions, or would prefer to apply via phone call or zoom, please email visualarts@themilladelaide.com
This Visual Arts Studio Residency is presented in co-operation with Mahmood Martin Foundation.