A low-pressure, self-directed studio residency for four current students, held in the Arts Lab through June. Prioritising process, experimentation, and unfinished work, the Winter Residency supports speculative practice, especially in new media. Applications now open!
Inhabiting the space between semesters, the Arts Lab Winter Residency works outside of structures surrounding assessment, deadlines, and institutional administration. This winter residency prioritises an environment that fosters conditions for low-pressure making, speculative research, and in-progress/unfinished work. Applications are open now for this four-week self-directed winter studio residency, accepting four current students.
Dates: 3 – 30 June
WHERE: Arts Lab, Level 1, Building 19, Arts & Cultural, Parkville Campus
APPLICATIONS CLOSE: May 30, midnight
In 2025, this residency particularly encourages applications from student artists working with new media forms.
APPLY NOW
Please ensure you read the below criteria before applying.
Access to the Arts Lab is only possible Monday to Friday, 9-5.
The residency provides:
A communal studio space with four individual work tables
Open floor area for sketching, layout, or spatial thinking
Pinboards and wall space for process-based display
Access to limited materials (acrylic paint, paper, mark making materials, projector)
Please note: This is a dry studio environment: no oils, solvents, spray paint, aerosols, flammable materials, or heat-based processes are permitted
No access to machinery or fabrication tools is available, or permissible
Storage is minimal – artists are expected to keep materials tidy between sessions
The studio is self-directed: participants manage their own time, materials, and workspace in a respectful shared environment
On occassion, the space might be shared with Arts Programs staff for one-off actions/workshops, notice will be provided
Questions? Email Arts Programs staff at chantelle.mitchell@union.unimelb.edu.au