Call out for 2014 Gunyah artists-in-residence

Applications for the 2014 Gunyah artist-in-residence program are now open. 


Applications close: 30 November 2013

The 2014 AIR program will run from March to October, with one residency per month. Visual artists, writers, composers, performance artists, curators, new media, arts administrators and other creators are welcome to apply for a solo, collaborative or group residency.



Please note that there is a residency fee of $220 for a Short Stay (seven days, Monday to Monday) and $330 for a Long Stay (eleven days, Monday to the following Friday week) and that you'll need your own vehicle to access the North Arm Cove area and Gunyah. 

Gunyah residence

To apply email Kath (Gunyah AIR co-ordinator) kathfries@gmail.com with:
  • Your contact details: name, phone, email, postal address, (select one contact person for collaborations and groups) 
  • What you plan to do during your residency (max 200 words) 
  • Bio and artist statement for each artist (max 300 words) - do not send your CV, just summarise the highlights of your artistic career into a short bio, www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Personal-Bio
  • Website url link for each artist (where possible) 
  • Visual artists - attach up to 3 jpeg low-res images of artworks per artist. Include an image list with artist name, title, date and medium/materials for each work. Image size: 72dpi, approx 400x600pixels.
  • Other artists (writers, composers, curators and arts administrators etc) - attach a sample of your work or url links to examples of your work. 
  • In order of preference list three possible dates between March and October, or if you are flexible with dates please list three months in your order of preference. Please indicate whether you would prefer a Short Stay (seven days, Monday to Monday, $220) or Long Stay (eleven days, Monday to the following Friday week, $330) 


All applicants will be emailed in January 2014 regarding the success of their application. 

The selected artists' proposals and images will be posted on the Gunyah blog before each residency commences.

For more information please see www.gunyah.blogspot.com.au/p/about.html or contact Kath, kathfries@gmail.com