Visual Arts Studio Residency 2025

The Mill’s Visual Arts Studio Residency is supported by donors Geoff Martin and Sorayya Mahmood Martin.

One Culturally Diverse artist will be given the opportunity to join The Mill community, receiving a 6-month studio space in 2025 and an exhibition outcome in The Mill’s Gallery II in 2026. The artists will be selected through an open call-out addressing criteria assessed by a panel of The Mill staff.

Thanks to the support of Geoff and Sorayya, 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’s Gallery II, providing a public outcome for the program and profiling the artist to a wider audience. The artists will receive $550 towards exhibition and workshop production.

Key dates

Applications open: October 30, 2024

Applications close: Monday, December 9, 2024, at 9:00am

Notified: Week beginning December 16, 2024

Visual Arts Studio residency timeframe: August 2025 - January 2026, exhibiting January 2026

• Eligibility

  This is an identified opportunity, specifically being made available to a Culturally Diverse artist who is:

  • 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

• Who is not eligible?

  • Artists who are students or who work full-time outside of the arts

  • Artists who do not identify as Culturally Diverse

  • Artists who have been part of a Mahmood Martin Foundation studio residency previously

  • Artists who are already a studio resident at The Mill

• Selection criteria

  The recipients will be selected by a panel comprising of The Mill staff based on the following criteria:

  • The artist identifies as 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

• What you get

  • 6 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’s Gallery II, 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

  • $550 towards exhibition and workshop production

Read about 2021 Sponsored Studio recipients Holly Childs and Hussain Alismail, 2022 recipients Viray Thach and Tikari Rigney, 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

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2024 Recipient

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Past Recipients

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This Visual Arts Studio Residency is supported by donors Drs Geoff and Sorayya Mahmood Martin.

Kayangan Visual Arts Studio Residency 2025

The Mill’s Kayangan Visual Arts Studio Residency is supported by donors Geoff Martin and Sorayya Mahmood Martin, Arts SA and OzAsia Festival. Kayangan is a Malay word meaning ‘heaven’ or ‘from the sky’. 

In 2025 an Asian Australian artist will be given the opportunity to join The Mill community, receiving a 6-month studio space and an exhibition outcome in The Mill’s Gallery II, featured in OzAsia Festival. The artists will be selected through an open call-out addressing criteria assessed by a panel from The Mill and OzAsia Festival.

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’s Gallery II, providing a public outcome for the program and profiling the artist to a wider audience. The artists will receive an artist fee of $2000 + superannuation, as well as $550 towards exhibition and workshop production.

Key dates

Applications open: October 30, 2024

Applications close: Monday, December 9, 2024, at 9:00am

Notified: Week beginning December 16, 2024

Kayangan Studio residency timeframe: Feb - July 2025, exhibiting October 2025

• Eligibility

  This is an identified opportunity, specifically being made available to an Asian Australian artist who is:

  • 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 regularly with a community of professional practitioners

  • Based in South Australia

• Who is not eligible?

  • Artists who are students or who work full-time outside of the arts

  • Artists who do not identify as Asian Australian

  • Artists who have been part of a Mahmood Martin Foundation studio residency previously

• Selection criteria

  The recipients will be selected by a panel from The Mill and OzAsia based on the following criteria:

  • The artist identifies as Asian Australian

  • 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

  • The ability to work independently

• What you get

  • 6 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’s Gallery II, 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

  • An artist fee of $2000 + superannuation

  • $550 towards exhibition and workshop production

Read about 2021 Visual Arts Studio Residency recipients Holly Childs and Hussain Alismail, 2022 recipients Viray Thach and Tikari Rigney, 2023 recipients Yasemin Sabuncu and Chris Siu, 2024 recipient Oriana Winston, and 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

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The Mill’s Kayangan Visual Arts Studio Residency is supported by Arts SA

The Mill’s Kayangan Visual Arts Studio Residency exhibition is presented as part of OzAsia Festival 2025

This Visual Arts Studio Residency is supported by donors Geoff and Sorayya Mahmood Martin

Centre Stage Residency

The Centre Stage Residencies are presented in collaboration with The Mill and Adelaide Fringe as part of their Arts Industry Collaborations program. 

This unique incubator program is for South Australian artists to progress a new performance work in its second or third stage of development to the next level, culminating in a season at The Mill as part of the 2025 Adelaide Fringe Festival.

The Mill will be offering 2 x 4-week Centre Stage Residencies this year!

Residencies are split into 2 x 2-week blocks. The first 2-week block will occur in 2024 followed by a work-in-progress showing at The Mill - to test ideas with audiences and develop an audience following. 

The second 2-week block will occur in 2025 - to prepare the work for presentation in the 2025 Adelaide Fringe Season at The Mill.

We are most interested in genre-pushing, cross-artform performing arts work and encourage artists to be ambitious with their proposals.

Support

Between The Mill and Adelaide Fringe, the successful recipients will receive;

• Artist honorarium $4,000 + 11.5% superannuation ($460) will be provided, to be used for artist/s wages and development costs, on top of in-kind venue hire.

• 4 weeks venue hire (2 x blocks in The Breakout at The Mill)

• A work-in-progress showing presented by The Mill at the conclusion of the first 2-week block

• Production of a professional-quality showreel / Fringe trailer, provided by The Mill

• Professional photography at the conclusion of the first development

• A 10-show season at The Mill during Adelaide Fringe 2025

• FOH, venue and technical staff for Adelaide Fringe 2025

• Minimum 75% box office split from Adelaide Fringe 2025 season, with 25% to The Mill.

• Production, admin and marketing support for the residency and Fringe season

• Contribution towards documentation or design for Adelaide Fringe season promotion with support from The Mill’s Marketing and Communications Manager

• Adelaide Fringe wraparound support

• Total value provided by The Mill - per residency $13,430 (venue access, staff, admin, technical and artistic support)

• Total value provided by Adelaide Fringe - per residency $12,000 (artist fees, admin, wrap-around support)

Please note: Fringe show registration costs will need to be paid from the artist fee. Residency recipients are required to register their show as part of the 2025 Adelaide Fringe program. 

Key dates

Applications open: July 22, 2024, at 9:30am

Applications close: August 20, 2024, at 9:00am

Applicants to be notified of outcome: Week of August 26, 2024

Residency blocks

October 21 - November 1 or November 18 - November 29

January 20 - January 31, 2025 or February 3 - February 14, 2025

Adelaide Fringe season

21 February - 23 March, 2025

For any questions regarding The Mill Centre Stage Residency please contact The Mill CEO/Artistic Director or The Mill General Manager.

For questions regarding presenting in Adelaide Fringe 2025 and Fringe show registration, please contact artists@adelaidefringe.com.au 

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2024 Recipients

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Past Recipients + Showings

First Nations Dance Program: Choreographic Lab with Kaine Sultan-Babij

Experience choreographic tools crafted from the interconnectedness of cultural understandings and contemporary movement. A dynamic three-day journey exploring the fusion of cultural understanding and modern movement in this immersive workshop series.

Through a blend of hands-on exploration and insightful discussions, participants will uncover choreographic tools inspired by cultural insights and contemporary dance forms. Engage in collaborative exercises, guided reflection, and practical application to deepen your understanding and expand your creative repertoire.

This 3-day choreographic workshop will run June 7-9 and has a stipend (artist fee) of $400 for 8 First Nations participants.

Details

Applications due: Monday, May 20, 9am, 2024

Applicants Notified: Friday, May 24, 2024

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact our program coordinator, Caleena Sansbury or CEO/Artistic Director, Katrina Lazaroff.

Photographer: Morgan Sette.

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First Nations Dance Program: Free Rehearsal Space

The Mill is excited to announce to the First Nations Dance Community in South Australia a total of 3 weeks of free space for The Mill’s Breakout dance/theatre space.

If you have a project you have been working on, want to start something new or just need space to rehearse, please email The Mill at least 3 weeks in advance to secure times and dates.

Please note that The Mill’s Breakout space is subject to availability as it is used for The Mill’s Performing Arts Residency Program and hired out to the public. Please email The Mill’s Program Coordinator, Caleena Sansbury and she will discuss availability.

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First Nations Dance Program: Community Office

The Mill welcomes all First Nations independent artists to come into the First Nations Community Office to work together and have a cuppa tea or just sit and have a yarn with Caleena Sansbury, Kaurna, Narrunga and Ngarrindjeri woman and The Mill’s Program Coordinator.

Join Caleena on her work days, Mondays and Tuesdays 10am - 3pm. All other days artists will be greeted by The Mill’s friendly team, Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm).

At The Mill, we understand that the life of an independent artist can at times be isolating and we know that working together with community sparks inspiration, ideas for future work and just having a soundboard, can be all we need. So all you First Nations mob come in get to know our friendly staff and enjoy the space at The Mill.

We have two seats available and can offer a computer that will be connected to The Mill’s wifi. Send us an email to let us know when you would like to pop in.

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The Mill seeking Venue and Events Volunteers

The Mill is a thriving arts hub comprising 57 artist studios, 2 visual arts galleries, a performing arts space, a photography studio, a tools workshop, a kitchen and meeting rooms. Our venue houses around 60 resident artists and regularly hosts art events, exhibitions, showings and more.

We are seeking volunteers to support our Venue and Events Manager with a wide range of activities in and around our spaces, as well as alongside our diverse artistic community.

Experiences:

• Become immersed in an artistic community and grow your creative networks.

• Understand the day-to-day operations of an arts venue and gain work experience.

• Make a difference in the lives of local artists.

About you:

• Do you have 4-8 hours per week (or per fortnight) and want to make a difference in the arts community

• Would you like to develop your arts experience and make new industry connections?

• Are you helpful and physically fit? (There will be some lifting, reaching, stretching, twisting, turning and problem-solving!)

Is this you? We want to hear from you!

Please email The Mill CEO/Artistic Director with your CV (including referees) and a paragraph about yourself and why you are interested in the role.

Send through by March 18, 2024.

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Photographer in Residence

The Mill is proud to announce a new Photographer in Residence program presented in partnership with the Ana and Christopher Koch Foundation Fund. One South Australian-based photographer will be given the opportunity to join The Mill community, receiving a 12-month studio space in 2024 and an exhibition outcome as part of The Mill’s Visual Arts Program in 2025. The photographer will be selected through an open call-out.

Thanks to the Ana and Christopher Koch Foundation Fund, the selected photographer 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, and inspiration and facilitating networking and collaboration.

Selection criteria:

This opportunity is specifically being made available to photographers who are:

• Emerging, mid-career or established

• Committed to their practice and have their own equipment

• 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

Who is not eligible:

• Photographers who are current students or who work full-time in another field.
  Note: if you work full-time as a photographer and want to make this your main studio this is encouraged.

Key dates:

Applications open: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Applications close: Monday, March 4, 9am, 2024

Recipients notified: Monday, March 14, 2024

Studio residency timeframe: From March 18, 2024 - March 18, 2025
Exhibition: April 2025

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2024 Recipient

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The Photographer in Residence program is presented in partnership with the Ana and Christopher Koch Foundation Fund.

Visual Arts Program: Open Call Out

The Mill is calling for Expressions of Interest for our Visual Arts Program in 2024 and beyond

For the past 12 months, we have had a rolling, open call out for artists interested in exhibiting in The Mill's Galleries. But the time has come to hit pause while we prepare our program for 2025.

Our Open Call Out for exhibitions have closed.

Please ensure your form is submitted by this date. 

The call-out will reopen in mid-2025.

We want this process to be more accessible, and to reduce the labour required for artists to express their interest in exhibiting with us. We want to hear about your ideas, and respond to artist and audience interests.

So, what is the process?

Please fill in the application form with short but concise answers. Introduce yourself, your practice and your exhibition idea. 

We'll get in touch to have a chat if your exhibition idea resonates with our curatorial direction and organisational aims. 

We no longer charge gallery hire to artists in the Visual Arts Program. Submitting a proposal is no guarantee of acceptance.

About The Mill’s Galleries

The Mill’s galleries are located on the window frontage of our building at 154 Angas Street. Gallery I has a rectangle footprint with approx 16.4 linear m of hanging wall space, and 38.8 square metres of floor space. Gallery I is oriented prominently at the front of The Mill’s building with a large window facing Angas Street. It sits adjacent gallery II, The Mill's office, Foyer and Creative Industry studios. The Galleries have professional lighting, wall mountable screens, two projectors and a number of plinths are available for artists to use.

We want to make the application process easy to navigate, please get in contact if you have any questions or need assistance. Email The Mill’s Visual Arts Curator Adele Sliuzas: visualarts@themilladelaide.com

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Citymag Writer in Residence 2024

The Mill’s Writer in Residence program, in partnership with CityMag, supports emerging writers from a variety of disciplines. The program creates a broader audience for writing through leadership, mentorship and publication.

One 12-month residency in The Mill’s CBD studios is offered per year, culminating in four pieces of commissioned writing by the recipient and support from CityMag and The Mill. The program also includes a $1,500 fee plus 11% super for a personal project and aims to assist emerging writers in developing connections and exploring opportunities to collaborate with The Mill’s community.

Work funded under this program may include, but is not limited to, creative essays, creative nonfiction and storytelling, artist profiles and response to art and exhibitions.

The residency for 2024 will run from January to December.

Take a look at current recipient Aushaf Widisto and previous recipients Piri Eddy, Renee Miller, Tanner Muller and James Murphy.

The successful applicant will receive:

• A $1,500 project fee plus 11% super contribution

• Four pieces of commissioned writing, a total of $1,200 plus 11% super contribution

Key dates:

Applications open: Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Applications close: Monday, January 15, 2023, 9am

Recipients notified: January 19, 2024

• About the mentor

  Jim Plouffe is the Chief of Staff at InDaily and CityMag.

  His three decades in media has spanned everything from freelancing in Indonesia during the fall of Suharto to being the Editor-in-Chief of Reader’s Digest Asia in Singapore to establishing The Lead South Australia for Solstice Media in Adelaide.

  He’s passionate about magazines, and a story well told – no matter the medium.

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2024 Recipient

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Read about the previous recipients

Free-range Residency

The Mill’s Free-range Residency is an open project development platform available to artists working in the performing arts. The aim of the residency is to offer place and space as part of a vibrant arts community, for artists to develop new work.

The Free-range Residency is intended as an exploration of, or experimentation with new ideas. There are two residencies available, the successful applicants will receive:

$500 artist honorarium (inclusive of 11% super contribution)

Two week’s full time use of The Mill’s Breakout space

Artistic (optional), technical and marketing support from The Mill

Outcome:

The successful applicant will be required to present a ‘work-in-progress’ performance outcome at the conclusion of this residency for industry, VIPs and invited guests supported by The Mill.

Key dates:

Applications open: Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Applications close: Sunday, December 11, 2022 11:59pm

Recipients notified: The week beginning December 19.

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Past Recipients

Spotlight Residency

The Mill Spotlight Residency is an open project development and presentation platform available to South Australian performing artists working with contemporary culture. The aim of the residency is to offer place and space as part of a vibrant arts community, for artists to develop and show new or existing work and then take that work interstate for further development, presentation and networking opportunities.

The successful applicant will receive:

A $5,000 artist honorarium, (inclusive of 11% super contribution)

Two week’s full time use of The Mill’s Breakout

Artistic (optional), technical and marketing support from The Mill

Outcome:

The successful applicant will be required to present a ‘work-in-progress’ performance outcome at the conclusion of this residency at The Mill for industry, VIPs and invited guests supported by The Mill.

Key dates:

Applications open: Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Applications close: Sunday, December 11, 2022 11:59pm

Recipients notified: The week beginning December 19.

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Past Recipients

Delima Residency at Rimbun Dahan 2023

In 2023, The Mill will be offering one South Australian artist the opportunity to travel to Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia, for a 3-month (residential) residency, October-December 2023, in cooperation with Mahmood Martin Foundation.

This will be followed by a 3-month (non-residential) studio residency at The Mill, and a solo exhibition outcome presented in The Mill Showcase.

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Pronunciation guide:

The words below are Malay language words where all syllables have equal emphasis and are phonetic.

Delima: De-li-ma

Rimbun Dahan: Rim-bun Da-han

The ‘a’ in Dahan is a short, broad ‘a’ – as in, ‘ask’. The ‘u’ in Rimbun is as in ‘put’. Delima is pronounced Deleema.

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Application process:

1. Read the Residency Information PDF, send us an email to visualarts@themilladelaide.com if you have any questions

2. Information Night

   Hear from artist Rob Gutteridge about his experiences at Rimun Dahan. The info night is an optional but recommended part of the application process.

3. Application form

   Applicants are required to fill in an application form linked below, which asks a series of questions relating to the selection criteria. If you need help with the form, send an email to visualarts@themilladelaide.com and we can have a chat!

4. Interview

   A short-list of artists will be made by the selection panel. Short-listed artists will be required to attend an interview (in person or via zoom). 

Key dates:

Applications open: March 2023

Applications close: May 8, 11:59pm, 2023 

Short-list notified: May 16, 2023 

Rimbun Dahan residency timeframe: October - December 2023

The Mill studio timeframe: January - March 2024

The Mill exhibition: April 2024

Read about our 2021 Sponsored Studio recipients Holly Childs and Hussain Alismail, and our 2022 Sponsored Studio recipients Viray Thach and Tikari Rigney. 

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2023-24 Recipient

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The Mill’s Sponsored Studio program is presented in partnership with Mahmood Martin Foundation.

Scotch College Residency 2024

In partnership with Scotch College, The Mill offers a five-week annual Writer in Residence program within the Scotch College English Faculty. The Mill’s WIR undertakes a paid residency funded by Scotch College with the aim of the program to help further develop students’ writing/ communication skills via written/verbal/multi-modal responses to creative themes.

The pieces created by the students are collated into an anthology by The Mill’s WIR and used within the English Faculty or further afield. This opportunity gives our writers paid employment and builds a relationship with an educational facility that may lead to future employment.

The recipient for this residency is chosen from the 2024 Writer in Residence program.

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2024 Recipient

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Read about the previous recipients