CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:

World Heritage Artist in Residence Program

In recognition of the significance and outstanding beauty of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre launches the World Heritage Artist in Residence Program in June 2015. The World Heritage Artist in Residence Program consists of a 6-week artist residency at BigCi sponsored by the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, to create a new body of work in response to the World Heritage Area followed by an exhibition at the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery.

WHO CAN APPLY

The World Heritage Residency program is designed for Australian and overseas artists, working in painting, drawing, installation, sculpture, video, ephemeral art, etc. It is not designed for performance, theatre, music or literature as the final outcome is an exhibition at the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery. The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to apply.

ABOUT

The aim of the program is to support excellence and innovation in the development of new work and to facilitate professional development opportunities for emerging, mid-career and established artists in a nurturing environment. The residency encourages artists to draw inspiration from one of the world’s most environmentally and historically significant locations – The Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. The Blue Mountains have always been of inspiration for many well known artists, who produced works which are now held in Australia’s most significant galleries and collections. The World Heritage Artist in Residency Program provides a platform for artists to create new, quality work, to preserve and interpret the history of the Blue Mountains, to educate current and future generations and to continue the great legacy of artists who have been inspired by the Blue Mountains. Artists are required to submit a concept proposal in their application form, outlining what they are planning to produce for the exhibition at the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery.

KEY DATES

Call for Submissions: Mon, 1 June – Friday, 24 July 2015

Successful artists to be announced: Monday 17 August

Residency Dates (not flexible): 17 February – 29 March 2016

Exhibition Dates: 30 July – 11 September 2016

For more information and the APPLICATION FORM & GUIDELINES visit

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