AIR - artist in residence program

AIR is an artist in residence program developed by arts@work in partnership with the Australia Council for the Arts.

Key dates for AIR 2013

Applications open:   17 August 2012
Applications close:   28 September 2012
Notification:             November 2012

To register your interest for future AIR programs, please contact arts@work's Professional Development Officer: wendy.morrow@artsatwork.com.au

Resources

Arts Tasmania and arts@work Resources 2013 - PDF

The application toolkit will become available at the application opening. 

Current residencies

Click here to view the current AIR 2012 program.

Past residencies

Click here to view the AIR 2011 program.
Click here to view the AIR 2010 program.

About this program 

In May 2008, the Australian Government announced that $5.2 million over four years would be made available for artists to work in partnership with teachers in bringing the benefits of creative practice to Australian students in schools and universities.

The AIR program objectives are to provide pathways for artists to connect their practice to young people and for artists to inspire, re-connect or introduce teachers to new ideas and approaches. It offers students, staff and the school community, exposure to professional artists and their work and the chance to learn specialised skills through both watching and working with the artists.

Successful artists undertake a program of professional development that supports their residency, including a schools induction, supervision and support from appointed school staff, access to other artists working in similar settings and an artistic mentorship to support their development in tandem with their residency program.

FAQs - frequently asked questions about the AIR program.

 

 

Image: Students, Mountain Heights School, Queenstown 2011
Photograph: Nick Hobbs and Freya Sant