Education Residencies

As the applicant, you must be:

• an individual artist who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months.

You must also:

• be registered to work with vulnerable people (it is the responsibility of the artist to cover any costs associated with this registration - for more information go to: Work with Vulnerable People
• comply with the Australia Council for the Arts’ Protocols for Working with Children in Art (www.australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/children-in-art-protocols) as well as any relevant laws as they exist in the State of Tasmania
• have Public Liability Insurance Cover for a minimum of $10 million (evidence of insurance cover will need to be provided with the signed funding agreement).

You must also meet our general eligibility requirements.

How much can I apply for?

$10,000 is available for each residency.

This must cover all artist fees and other residency costs (including materials).

When applying, artists must select:

• a preferred residency type
• a preferred residency region.

Artists may be recommended for a residency in another region.

If an artist is recommended for a residency outside of the region they live in, they will also receive:

• a contribution towards living costs, and
• accommodation provided by the school where practicable.

You cannot use grant funds to purchase equipment.

Applications will be assessed by a multi-artform panel using the criteria of:

For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.

Your application must be completed online before 11:59 pm on the closing date.

Arts Tasmania may also accept video or audio applications in place of written applications.

Please contact Arts Tasmania on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au before the closing date to learn about other application methods.

Assessors will not consider any material provided after the closing date.

Help with your application

We encourage you to talk to our grants team about your application before the closing date.

Contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online Teams meeting using Bookings.

Other information

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For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:

• information for applicants
• programs and key dates

To view the results of previous rounds, see:

• 2023 decisions
• 2022 decisions
• 2021 decisions
• 2020 decisions
• 2019 decisions

Residencies are available across Tasmania. Schools are selected in discussion with the Department for Education, Children and Young People, and matched to the artists requirements and preferred region (where possible).

There are eight $10,000 residencies available in this round, with two residencies supported by the Department for Education, Children and Young People.

Residency dates will be negotiated between the artist and the school.

Residencies can range from full-time for six-weeks through to part-time, such as two and a half days a week for 12 weeks.