Tasmanian Residencies
This program supports Tasmanian artists to undertake residencies at locations across Tasmania. Each residency is four weeks in length.
Key dates
Opens: 26 May 2025
Closes: 8 September 2025
For activities commencing after 1 January 2026
We will contact you about your application within ten weeks of the closing date.
Applications are closed
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How do the residencies work?
This program is offered in partnership with several wilderness, historic and private artist residence sites across Tasmania.
Depending on the site, residencies can be done in blocks (one or two weeks at a time) or all at once.
Before you apply, you should:
- check the details of each site including the specific requirements or limitations
- check the grant amount offered for each site which must cover the accommodation fees.
- Eligibility
- an individual artist who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
- artist fees
- travel
- living expenses
- materials and supplies
- all that we are
- Glover Country Residency
- Poatina Arts Residency
- Tasmanian Residency for Independent Practice (TRIP) in partnership with Assembly 197
- Assessment
- Is the activity conceptually strong?
- Why is the activity important?
- Are the people involved experienced, or show the potential to develop and grow?
- How does the proposed activity benefit the applicant, the artist, or the community?
- What is the audience experience?
- Residency locations
- all that we are
- Glover Country Residency
- Poatina Arts Residency
- Tasmanian Residency for Independent Practice (TRIP) in partnership with Assembly 197
Eligibility
As the applicant, you must be:
Some sites can accommodate two artists at once. If you are applying as a collaboration, both artists must have lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months.
Applicants must meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.
What can I apply for?
Residency sites have accommodation costs that need to be covered with grant funds.
Applicants can apply for $5,000 for one artist, or $8,000 for two artists.
The remaining grant funds may be used for:
You cannot use grant funds to purchase equipment.
Where are the residencies?
Residencies are available at the following locations:
Please use the links above to read more about each location.
Assessment
Applications will be assessed by a multi-artform peer panel against the criteria of:
| CRITERION | THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER |
|---|---|
| Quality | |
| Benefit |
For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.
After the assessment meeting, a shortlist of the eligible applications for that site will be provided to representatives of the residency location to make sure that the activities are a good fit for the site before the recommendations are finalised.
Residency locations
Activities can commence from 1 January 2025 but dates must be negotiated with the residency location.
Residencies are available at the following locations:
Please use the links above to read more about each location.
Eligibility
As the applicant, you must be:
- an individual artist who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
Some sites can accommodate two artists at once. If you are applying as a collaboration, both artists must have lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months.
Applicants must meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.
What can I apply for?
Residency sites have accommodation costs that need to be covered with grant funds.
Applicants can apply for $5,000 for one artist, or $8,000 for two artists.
The remaining grant funds may be used for:
- artist fees
- travel
- living expenses
- materials and supplies
You cannot use grant funds to purchase equipment.
Where are the residencies?
Residencies are available at the following locations:
- all that we are
- Glover Country Residency
- Poatina Arts Residency
- Tasmanian Residency for Independent Practice (TRIP) in partnership with Assembly 197
Please use the links above to read more about each location.
Assessment
Applications will be assessed by a multi-artform peer panel against the criteria of:
| CRITERION | THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER |
|---|---|
| Quality |
|
| Benefit |
|
For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.
After the assessment meeting, a shortlist of the eligible applications for that site will be provided to representatives of the residency location to make sure that the activities are a good fit for the site before the recommendations are finalised.
Residency locations
Activities can commence from 1 January 2025 but dates must be negotiated with the residency location.
Residencies are available at the following locations:
- all that we are
- Glover Country Residency
- Poatina Arts Residency
- Tasmanian Residency for Independent Practice (TRIP) in partnership with Assembly 197
Please use the links above to read more about each location.
Eligibility
As the applicant, you must be:
- an individual artist who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
Some sites can accommodate two artists at once. If you are applying as a collaboration, both artists must have lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months.
Applicants must meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.
What can I apply for?
Residency sites have accommodation costs that need to be covered with grant funds.
Applicants can apply for $5,000 for one artist, or $8,000 for two artists.
The remaining grant funds may be used for:
- artist fees
- travel
- living expenses
- materials and supplies
You cannot use grant funds to purchase equipment.
Where are the residencies?
Residencies are available at the following locations:
- all that we are
- Glover Country Residency
- Poatina Arts Residency
- Tasmanian Residency for Independent Practice (TRIP) in partnership with Assembly 197
Please use the links above to read more about each location.
Assessment
Applications will be assessed by a multi-artform peer panel against the criteria of:
| CRITERION | THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER |
|---|---|
| Quality |
|
| Benefit |
|
For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.
After the assessment meeting, a shortlist of the eligible applications for that site will be provided to representatives of the residency location to make sure that the activities are a good fit for the site before the recommendations are finalised.
Residency locations
Activities can commence from 1 January 2025 but dates must be negotiated with the residency location.
Residencies are available at the following locations:
- all that we are
- Glover Country Residency
- Poatina Arts Residency
- Tasmanian Residency for Independent Practice (TRIP) in partnership with Assembly 197
Please use the links above to read more about each location.