Artist in Residence - Baillie Hill Studio
Applications closed
The Town of Victoria Park has partnered with Baillie Hill to offer three studio residencies for local mid-career artists, each providing a dedicated studio space for a three-month period.
The program is offered as a key outcome of the Town’s Arts and Culture Strategy, and includes:
- Free studio space at Baillie Hill
- Opportunities for community engagement (workshops, talks, exhibitions, activations)
- Promotion through Town channels
- Develop and deliver a residency program with a strong community engagement focus.
- Maintain regular communication with the Town’s Arts Development Officer.
- Ensure a safe and inclusive work environment for all participants and visitors.
- Commit to regular open studio hours that can be promoted by the Town (minimum 20 hours per week).
- Mid-career visual artists with approximately 5 to 10 years of professional practice.
- Applicants must be comfortable engaging with the public and able to facilitate workshops, talks and/or demonstrations.
- Applications from artists of diverse backgrounds are encouraged, including First Nations peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, people with disability, and migrants.
- Applicants must hold current Public Liability Insurance.
- Artistic merit and track record
- Feasibility of proposed project
- Suitability for the residency space
- Quality of community engagement
- Professional development benefits
- Residency 1: 1 October 2026 - 30 December 2026
- Residency 2: 1 January 2027 – 31 March 2027
- Residency 3: 1 April 2027 – 30 June 2027
- Art Studio #2 (approx. 7.5m × 4.8m, ~36 m²).
- Includes three-phase power and sink and wifi. You’ll also be amongst a thriving new hospitality precinct with opportunity for public interaction.
For more information or questions, please contact Yvette Coyne - Arts Development Officer via email ycoyne@vicpark.wa.gov.au