Wyndham Arts & Culture are excited to announce 2025 artist-in-residence program. Five artists or collectives will be partnered in temporary spaces in Wyndham. Expression of Interest (EOI) process is now open.
About the residencies:
Artists will be provided a free space that can be accessed during opening hours over a three-month period. The residencies are for artists to develop work, experiment, and expand on their practice. The residency is open to all mediums of practice from illustration, writing to sound and digital based work. Artists are encouraged to work on creative projects that connect to the venue programming and the community that uses the venue. The residency will include a public sharing of practice such as an artist talk or workshop to be negotiated with residency partners.
Program objectives:
Create [SPACE] program will provide
Contact Chantal (Arts Program Officer) for Spark Hub, Dianella Community Centre and Little River Mechanics Institute Hall and: chantal.Wynter@wyndham.vic.gov.au
Contact Steve (First Nations Creative Arts Officer) for Wunggurrwil Dhurrung Centre: Steven.Rhall@wyndham.vic.gov.au
6 Congo Drive
Tarneit West
Vic 3030
(03) 8742 8300
(Council Managed)
19 Communal Road
Wyndham Vale
Vic 3024
(03) 8734 0288
(Community Managed)
SPARK, Wyndham City Council’s Innovation Hub, has been established as a collaborative space to support and mentor digital, tech start-ups and entrepreneurs, to scale up their concepts and products....
*Please note that these are not necessary at time of application but will need to be addressed if successful.
| 3 February 2025 | EOI (Expression of Interest) opens |
| 11 February 11am – 12pm | Information session – Dianella Community Centre |
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11 February 1 – 2pm |
Information session – SPARK Hub |
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11 February 3 – 4pm |
Information session – Little River Mechanics Hall |
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15 February 11am – 12:30pm |
Information session - Wunggurrwil Dhurrung (First Nations identified residency) IRL and online information session
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| 23 February | Expression of Interest closes |
| 28 February | All applicants are notified of outcome |
| 3 March – 3 Jun | Residency duration |
Information sessions:
Learn more and speak with Wyndham Arts & Culture staff about the Create [SPACE] Artist-in-Residence program over the following dates.
Tuesday 11 February 2025 11am - 12pm Dianella Community Centre information session
Tuesday 11 February 2025 1 – 2pm SPARK Hub information session
Tuesday 11 February 2025 3 – 4pm Little River Mechanics Institute Hall information session
Saturday 15 February 11am - 1230pm Wunggurrwil Dhurrung Centre IRL and online (First Nations identified residency)
1. What do l need to apply for the Expression of Interest?
1-page brief overview of planned activity, research, development over 3-month residency. (Please note that this is an indication only)
2. Why do l need to provide 200 words or less about my creative business if applying for SPARK Hub?
The residency at SPARK Hub includes business support services. Providing information on your creative business helps us understand the stage of your business and how beneficial SPARK’s business community, the space and business support services offered.
3. Why do l need to provide 200 words or less about my community engagement experience and projects if applying for Dianella Community Centre?
Dianella Community Centre has introduced an environmental sustainability plan. The residency hopes to attract artists who have experience with working with the community to develop artworks that explore environment sustainability.
4. Do l need a working with children check, Public Liability Insurance (not less than $20 million per single event) and police check when applying for the expression of interest?
No, you do not require this at time of application although if successful, you would need to obtain at your own expense. We are unable to provide advice on insurance providers.
5. Why do l need a working with children check and police check?
Create [SPACE] artist-in-residency program are held in venues that other community members use. We ask all successful artists to undergo these requirements as the spaces are open to the community and public.
6. What is the minimum amount of time per week expected of residency?
The Create [SPACE] program is designed for artists to utilise the venue as much as possible. We understand that artists have other commitments. Generally, artists have used the space 2 -3 full days per week.
7. What is the expected outcome of the residency?
The purpose of Create [SPACE] is for artists to develop work or experiment with new work. We ask at the end of the residency; artists share their experience and practice with the public either as an artist talk or workshop.