Each year, we support our reception volunteers to write profiles on our studio artists.
These opportunities are available to interns, through our connection with Flinders University, and volunteers with an interest in writing and profiling artists.
Not only does this opportunity develop connections between volunteers and artists, it also helps to build a portfolio for budding writers.
We have been lucky to run our Community Program for our studio artist community since 2025, thanks to support from the Australia Post Foundation.
This program aims to develop closer ties - socially and professionally - between studio artists and the local arts community.
We achieve this through Artist Spotlights, giving studio artists paid opportunities to share their practice and personal experiences with their peers, and Field Trips, taking studio artists on guided tours of local arts organisations and opportunities to network and socialise.
The aim of this program is to positively impact wellbeing, build artists’ capacity and, importantly, to have fun.
This program has support from
Each year, our team offers professional development workshops to our studio artists.
These workshops cover grant writing and marketing, sharing handy tips and tricks and giving artists the opportunity to learn new skills in a laidback setting.
Each workshop includes an opportunity to ask questions and share about their experiences, collectively problem solving and skill sharing.
Our team also offers one-on-one sessions for studio artists that need dedicated help with grant writing, business development or marketing.
We're seeking volunteers to support our Adelaide Fringe 2026 season.
Volunteering is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable skills in front-of-house, box office, venue operations and customer service.
Plus, you'll get to see a bunch of incredible shows for free!
We’re seeking volunteers from Wednesdays to Sundays, February 16 to March 22, 2026.
Volunteer applications will be assessed on arrival, with a view to conducting interviews in January 2026.
We are proud to support this bursary for Perth Moves, designed to connect and elevate dance-makers across Australia through dedicated professional development. In partnership with STRUT Dance (WA), this opportunity encourages national exchange and sector-wide conversation through active participation and visibility.
The Perth Moves Workshop Series is a three-week program of deep-dive workshops with leading figures of the dance world, hosted in Boorloo/Perth by STRUT Dance. This is a program for professional movement practitioners and makers.
The bursary is for 1 x dance artist from South Australia and will cover $1,600 in flights and accommodation, as well as unlimited participation ($1,400) in the Workshop Series from February 9-28, 2026.
Applications will be assessed by The Mill.
If you have questions about Perth Moves please contact communications@strutdance.org.au
If you have questions about your application or do not communicate in written language, please contact director@themilladelaide.com
Expressions of interest close: December 22, 9:30am, 2025
Applicants to be notified of outcome: By December 23, 2025
Looking to expand your theatre production skills? Join our 2026 Adelaide Fringe team (paid positions).
The Mill is seeking theatre technicians to work with us across the 2026 Adelaide Fringe.
We have 1-2 roles on offer. This dynamic gig is best suited to people with a moderate to high level of theatre production and QLAB skills, who enjoy collaborating with performers from a range of disciplines.
Plotting and operating LX and AV for live performances across theatre, dance, experimental / hybrid performance, live music and cabaret
Familiarity with QLAB v4.7 and above
Availability Monday February 2 - March 22, 2026. 4-5 days / nights per week
Great interpersonal skills and a good hustle
Our 2026 Adelaide Fringe season will run Wednesday to Sunday, with an average night consisting of 3-4 shows. Technical rehearsals on Mondays and Tuesdays, during daytime hours.
The Mill pays LPA rates on a casual basis, with penalty rates awarded as required.
Dedicated box office / FOH staff and ushers will be provided for all shows.
Applications close: January 31, 5pm
Note: Applications will be assessed as they are submitted, first in best dressed. Submit your CV and a cover letter.
We are excited to open applications for our new Disability Access Studio, presented in partnership with The Honig Foundation and Access2Arts.
One Disabled artist from South Australia will receive a 6-month studio space at The Mill in 2026, as well as the opportunity to give a public artist talk and present an exhibition.
The artist will be selected through an open call-out.
The selected artist will join our community of studio artists with their own private workspace at 154 Angas St.
This will allow them to develop their practice within a professional environment alongside other professional and emerging artists, facilitating networking and collaboration.
A private studio at The Mill for 6 months
Site review and access rider developed with Access2Arts
Studio accessibility upgrades to the value of $500
$1500 materials fee, towards the creation of new work
An exhibition at Dentons law firm Gallery
Photographs of the artist in the studio
Artist talk fee of $305.00 artist fee plus superannuation
Mentorship and support from The Mill’s team
Access check-ins with Access2Arts
If you have any questions, or would prefer to apply via phone call or zoom, please email visualarts@themilladelaide.com
The selection process may include a phone conversation or interview for shortlisted artists.
This opportunity is available to artists who:
Identify as disabled
Are at any stage of their career
Are seeking space and time to develop new work
Want to connect with a community of professional practitioners
Based in South Australia
Artists who are current students or who work full-time in another field
Artists who do not identify as disabled
The benefit of the opportunity
A strong desire to connect with the community of artists at The Mill
Availability and commitment to utilising the studio space
The artistic merit of the artist's practice and the proposed work to be developed
Willingness to present a public artist talk
Applications open: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Applications close: Friday, March 13, 9am, 2026
Recipients notified by: Friday, March 20, 2026
Studio residency timeframe: April - September 2026
This program has support from
Expressions of interest for our Adelaide Fringe 2026 season are open!
We are looking for exciting, genre pushing performance works to add to our 2026 Adelaide Fringe season. We are open to applications from artists working in all areas of performance - from live music to theatre, cabaret, comedy, clowning - and more.
Our black-box theatre ‘The Breakout’ is conveniently located a 15-minute walk from Rundle Street, The Garden of Unearthly Delights and Gluttony. It’s a perfect, intimate space for artist-audience interactions.
Our venue is a safe and welcoming space for experimenting with new ideas or presenting fully-realised works. Front of house and technical staff are provided for all performance and artists receive 100% of box office takings.
Applications close: September 30, 2025, 11:59pm ACST
For any questions please contact The Mill General Manager Tim Watts, tim@themilladelaide.com
For questions regarding presenting in Adelaide Fringe 2026 and Fringe show registration, please contact artists@adelaidefringe.com.au
Our Writer in Residence program, in partnership with CityMag, supports South Australian writers from a variety of disciplines. This program develops writers in the skill of arts writing through mentorship and publication opportunities, enabling them to profile local artists and passion projects
One 12-month residency in our CBD studios is offered per year, culminating in four pieces of commissioned writing by the recipient and support from CityMag and The Mill.
Managed by our team, and aims to assist writers in developing connections and exploring opportunities to collaborate with our community.
Work funded under this program may include, but is not limited to, creative essays, creative nonfiction and storytelling, artist profiles and response to art and exhibitions.
The residency will run from April 2026, to April 2027.
12 months access to a private studio at The Mill
Four pieces of commissioned writing, managed by CityMag, a total of $1,200 plus 12% super contribution
Mentorship and support from The Mill’s team
Mentorship and editorial support from CityMag
We will be seeking funds for a stipend of $1,200 (+ 12% superannuation) TBC depending on funding outcome advised May/June 2026
Professional merit and writing experience
Focus on interdisciplinary practice, &/or creative writing
Accessibility of creative writing for a diverse audience
Viability and suitability of the proposed commissions
Interest in leading our Scotch College 5 week creative writing residency
Applications open: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Applications close: Monday, February 16, 9am, 2026
Recipients notified by: Friday, March 13, 2026
Studio residency timeframe: From April, 2026 - April, 2027
This program has support from
In partnership with Scotch College, we offer a seven-week annual Writer in Residence program within the Scotch College English Faculty. Our Writer in Residence undertakes a paid residency funded by Scotch College with the aim to help further develop students’ writing/communication skills via written/verbal/multi-modal responses to creative themes.
The pieces created by the students are collated into an anthology by the Writer in Residence and used within the English Faculty or further afield. This opportunity gives writers paid employment and builds a relationship with an educational facility that may lead to future employment.
The recipient for this residency is chosen from the Writer in Residence program.
We are excited to open the call out for the third year of our Photographer in Residence program, presented in partnership with the Ana and Christopher Koch Foundation.
One South Australian-based photographer will be given the opportunity to join The Mill community, receiving a 12-month studio space in 2026-27 and an exhibition outcome as part of The Mill’s Visual Arts Program in 2027. The photographer will be selected through an open call-out.
Thanks to the Ana and Christopher Koch Foundation, the selected photographer will join our community of studio artists with their own private workspace at 154 Angas St, allowing them to develop their practice within a professional environment. Working at The Mill positions artists alongside other professional and emerging artists, providing encouragement, and inspiration and facilitating networking and collaboration.
The successful applicant will receive:
12 months access to a private studio at The Mill
$500 materials fee, towards the creation of new work
6-8 week exhibition at The Mill as part of Adelaide Fringe in 2027
Exhibition artist fee of $2525 + superannuation for exhibition outcome in 2027
Photographic documentation of exhibition
Marketing support
Mentorship from established photographer Alex Frayne
Mentorship and support from The Mill’s team
This opportunity is specifically being made available to photographers who are:
Emerging, mid-career or established
Committed to their practice and have their own equipment
Seeking space and time to develop a concept/body of work for exhibition
Looking to connect with a community of professional practitioners
Based in South Australia
Photographers who are current students or who work full-time in another field.
Note: if you work full-time as a photographer and want to make this your main studio this is encouraged.
Applications open: Tuesday January 6, 2026
Applications close: Monday, February 16, 9am, 2026
Recipients notified by: Friday, March 6, 2026
Studio Residency: From March 24, 2026 - March 22, 2027
Exhibition: January 2027
This program has support from
The Centre Stage Residencies are presented in collaboration with Adelaide Fringe as part of their Arts Industry Collaborations program.
This unique incubator program is for South Australian artists to progress a new performance work in its second or third stage of development to the next level, culminating in a season at The Mill as part of the 2026 Adelaide Fringe Festival.
We are offering 2 x 4-week Centre Stage Residencies this year.
Residencies are split into 2 x 2-week blocks. The first 2-week block will occur in 2025 followed by a work-in-progress showing at The Mill - to test ideas with audiences and develop an audience following.
The second 2-week block will occur in 2026 - to prepare the work for presentation in the 2026 Adelaide Fringe Season at The Mill.
We are most interested in theatre, comedy, physical theatre and cabaret - suitable for our small black box theatre in its 50 seat small stage set up.
Support
Between The Mill and Adelaide Fringe, the successful recipients will receive:
Artist honorarium $6,000 + 12% superannuation ($720) will be provided, to be used for artist/s wages and development costs
4 weeks venue hire (2 x 2-week blocks in The Breakout at The Mill)
A work-in-progress showing presented by The Mill at the conclusion of the first 2-week block
Production of a professional-quality showreel/video promotional material, created from footage of the first showing and one additional filming session provided by The Mill
Professional photography at the conclusion of the first development
A 10-show season at The Mill during Adelaide Fringe 2026
FOH, venue and technical staff for Adelaide Fringe 2026
100% box office from Adelaide Fringe 2026 season at The Mill to the artist
Production, admin and marketing support for the residency and Fringe season from The Mill
Contribution towards documentation or design for Adelaide Fringe season promotion/posters/flyers with support from The Mill’s Marketing and Development Manager
Promotion of the Arts Industry Collaborations program through the Adelaide Fringe website and social media channels
Inclusion on the Adelaide Fringe website's Arts Industry Collaborations page and associated shows listed amongst their 2026 Grant Recipients
Direct contact with the Artist and Venue team to facilitate show registration
Engagement in the Honey Pot Arts Industry Marketplace Program
Engagement in the Adelaide Fringe Professional Development series
Provision of the 2026 Adelaide Fringe Fund Branding Pack
1:1 in person, or online, meetings with the Arts Industry Collaborations Adelaide Fringe project coordinator to provide advice and support in the lead up to the 2026 Adelaide Fringe season
Access to 1:1 meetings with Adelaide Fringe's Marketing team to provide personalised advice to Fringe participants (bookings are limited and subject to availability)
Please note:
With this significant support and funding, artists are still responsible for self producing their work
Fringe show registration costs will need to be paid from the artist fee. Residency recipients are required to register their show as part of the 2025 Adelaide Fringe program
We recommend applying for a Fringe Grant to top up your artist fees and development costs
Applications open: June 11, 2025, at 9:30am
Applications close: July 21, 2025, at 9am
Applicants to be notified of outcome: Week of July 25, 2025
Residency blocks: November 3-14 or November 17-28, 2025, January 5-16 or January 26-February 6, 2026
Adelaide Fringe season: February 20-March 22, 2026
For any questions regarding The Mill Centre Stage Residency please contact The Mill CEO/Artistic Director or The Mill General Manager.
For questions regarding presenting in Adelaide Fringe 2026 and Fringe show registration, please contact artists@adelaidefringe.com.au
Our OzAsia Festival Residency is an open project development and presentation platform available to an Asian Australian performing artist based in South Australia working within contemporary culture. The aim of the residency is to offer place and space as part of a vibrant arts community for artists to develop and show new or existing work.
The residency will offer two weeks rehearsal space, technical, artistic and marketing support for the artist to develop and show new or existing work.
The artistic genre can include dance, theatre, physical theatre or interdisciplinary performing arts practice. The residency and outcome in the form of three showings will be showcased as part of the 2025 OzAsia Festival October - November 2025, presented by Adelaide Festival Centre.
A $6,000 artist honorarium plus 11.5% super contribution
Two week’s full-time use of The Mill’s Breakout performing arts space
Artistic, technical and marketing support from The Mill
Three showings and Q&A hosted by The Mill
A photographer and videographer documenting the showing
The successful recipient will be required to present three ‘work-in-progress’ performances including a Q&A at the conclusion of this residency at The Mill for industry, VIPs and GP guests, supported by The Mill and OzAsia Festival.
Applications open: Monday, December 2, 2024
Applications close: Monday, February 10, 2025, 9:30am
Recipients notified: Week beginning February 24, 2025
This residency has support from
WAYIN:THI, produced by The Mill, is a First Nations dance theatre ensemble based in South Australia, grounded in culture, self-determination and performance-making.
Co-led by First Nations artists Caleena Sansbury, a Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri and Narungga woman and Kaine Sultan-Babij, an Arrernte and Gurindji man, WAYIN:THI's work is dedicated to amplifying the voices of South Australian First Nations dance and performance artists.
WAYIN:THI creates greater visibility for powerful cultural storytelling through movement and performance.
The Mill provides funding infrastructure, business and management mentorship for WAYIN:THI. Together, we continue our commitment to advocating for and mentoring First Nations artists, building on the legacy of our First Nations Dance Program.
Guided by Caleena and Kaine’s deep cultural knowledge, movement practice, and storytelling, WAYIN:THI will lead artists through collaborative creative processes towards bold new dance works and performance outcomes.
In Kaurna language, WAYIN:THI means to move or to flow.
This is movement. This is story. This is WAYIN:THI.
Our First Nations Dance Residency is an extension of our First Nations Dance Program launched in 2023. The residency is an open project development and presentation platform available to South Australian First Nations performing artists.
The aim of the residency is to offer place and space as part of a vibrant arts community for artists to develop and show new or existing work. The successful recipient will be supported by our First Nations Dance Program Coordinator Caleena Sansbury.
A $6,000 artist honorarium plus 11.5% super contribution
Two week’s full-time use of The Mill’s Breakout performing arts space
Artistic, technical and marketing support from The Mill
A showing and Q&A hosted by The Mill
A photographer and videographer documenting the showing
The successful applicant will be required to present a ‘work-in-progress’ performance including a Q&A at the conclusion of this residency at The Mill for industry, VIPs and GP guests, supported by The Mill.
Applications open: Monday, December 2, 2024
Applications close: Monday, February 10, 2025, 9:30am
Recipients notified: Week beginning February 24, 2025
Following the success of our LIMITLESS 2024 exhibition, we are inviting South Australian artists to contribute A5-size artworks to LIMITLESS 2025 - our Fundraiser Exhibition to be held in September.
The exhibition is a celebration of work by local SA artists including: our studio artists and alumni artists, visual arts students and graduates, local artists, studio collectives and the wider arts community.
Each artwork submitted will be A5-sized, and will be sold for $100. We will profile involved artists in the lead up to the launch, but artists' names and details will be kept anonymous in the exhibition.
Artists' names and details will be revealed after works are purchased. When an artwork is sold, the artist will receive 50% ($50) and we will receive 50% ($50). This contributes to our annual fundraising target, ensuring we can continue to support and create opportunities for artists.
Framed A5 artwork
3D object up to the size of your fist
Have an A5 artwork ready to contribute? Submit now
Need a bit of time to create your artwork? Register your interest now
Registration of interest: open now
Submissions open: open now
Submissions close: Friday, August 29, 2025
Artworks delivered to The Mill by Friday, August 29, 2025
Photo: Bri Hammond
Reception and Gallery Supervisors are the face of The Mill and play a key role in welcoming people to our venue.
They are the point of contact for members of the public who reach out to us (in person or via phone) and are responsible for making a positive first impression. They welcome visitors, artists and audiences into our spaces and make sure they feel well looked after.
Reception and Gallery Supervisors are also responsible for ensuring we are a great place to work and visit; helping us to keep clean, tidy, safe and professional.
Reception and Gallery Supervisors work closely with our team in completing a wide range of venue-oriented duties, in and around our spaces and alongside our artistic community.
This is a 1-3 day/PW volunteering role, please send a CV and/or short bio and list any relevant experience working in creative environments, arts organisations, galleries and or hospitality.
People volunteering can have this work count towards their CentreLink Mutual Obligation Requirements.
Applications will be assessed on arrival.
The Venue Manager Assistant plays a key role in supporting The Mill’s Venue Manager with hands-on maintenance and building upkeep.
We're looking for volunteers with:
4-8 hours availability weekly or fortnightly
A desire to develop their arts experience
A good level of physical fitness
In partnership with Brand X, Sydney, we present the Brand X Residency: an open project development and presentation platform available to South Australian performing artists working with contemporary culture.
The aim of this residency is to offer place and space as part of a vibrant arts community, for artists to develop and show new or existing work and then take that work interstate for further development, presentation and networking opportunities.
The residency is intended as a second or third-stage development of a new performing arts work exploring avant-garde ideas that provoke and push creative boundaries. The Mill and Brand X select one of The Mill’s 2024 Performing Arts residency artists to undertake a one-week residency and performance season in Sydney at Brand X’s Flying Nun program, in 2024.
$6,500 from The Mill allocated to:
Return Flights to Sydney
On the ground travel to the venue and to networking opportunities with future presenters
Artist Fees
Per diems
$12,830 value from Brand X including:
Accommodation for 1.5 weeks in the Sydney CBD in a 53sqm one-bedroom apartment with separate dining and kitchen. The apartment also features a 35sqm adjoining workspace and is located on the top floor of a new 5-storey creative hub.
1 week rehearsal space at the East Sydney Community and Arts Centre, in Darlinghurst. View the venue specs here
Friday and Saturday night performance season at the East Sydney Community and Arts Centre. With ticketing, front of house and marketing support. View the venue specs here
Videography and editing package for The Flying Nun season with streaming hosted on Brand X’s OnDemand platform. The artist will have full access to final video.
$1,300 Stipend recommended to spend on tech operators for The Flying Nun Season
Net box office takings, typically ranging from $2,000 - $4,000 dependent on audience numbers with Covid-19 considerations. Venue capacity is 50-70 dependent on social distancing restrictions and venue configuration.
The successful applicant will present two to four performances across two nights as part of The Flying Nun program. Performances will be attended by industry and special guests along with general public.
This residency unites national dance sectors by providing development and performance opportunities for dance-makers across Australia. Presented in partnership with Dancehouse (VIC) the residency and performance outcome aims to foster national conversations in dance, through participation and exposure. A selected South Australian dance artist participating in our Performing Arts Residency program will be offered the opportunity to develop and present their work at Dancehouse in Melbourne, over 1-2 weeks in 2025.
This residency unites national dance sectors by providing development opportunities for dance-makers across Australia. Presented in partnership with STRUT (WA), the residency, with a showing outcome, aims to foster national conversations in dance through participation and exposure.
A selected South Australian dance artist will be offered the opportunity to develop and present a studio showing of their work at STRUT in Perth in 2025.
The Mill will fund $6,500 to support the artist to undertake this residency. These funds may go to travel, accommodation, materials costs and artist wages.
STRUT Dance will support this partnership with The Mill in 2025 through providing one South Australian-based artist with a residency in Boorloo that will include, pending availability and negotiation with STRUT, the opportunity of:
2 weeks studio space at King Street Arts Centre
Documentation support (video & photo documentation during time of residency)
Basic technical support such as cameras (film and photo), lighting and projection equipment
A hot desk in our office at King Street Arts Centre
Sector connection through facilitating a Practice Sharing to meet and share with local arts community
Public connection through organising a studio showing for general public
Teaching STRUT’s public or professional classes
Participating in community events such as Makeshift Evenings (Boorloo open platform for performance and improvisation), Production Skills Workshops and Practice Sharing’s
A South Australian artist that has been based in South Australia for at least 6 of the last 12 months.
Any questions or queries, please contact The Mill CEO/Artistic Director Katrina Lazaroff.
Applications open: July 1, 2025, at 9:30am
Applications close: July 23, 2025, at 9am
Applicants to be notified of outcome: Week of July 28, 2025
Residency blocks: Artists can pitch dates in August, September, October and December before December 11 (November not available).
We invite artists, collectives and curators to apply to exhibit at The Mill in 2026.
Exhibitions run for ~approx. 8 weeks (including bump in and bump out).
Please fill in the application form with short but concise answers. Introduce yourself, your practice and your exhibition idea.
The selection will be made by a panel of The Mill staff based on the following criteria:
Professional and artistic merit
Accessibility for a diverse audience
Viability and suitability of the proposed exhibition
Focus on multidisciplinary practice, &/or focus on process
Exhibitions and proposals that engage existing and new audiences
Applications open: June 23, 2025
Applications close: August 4, 2025, at 5pm
Applicants to be notified of outcome: Week of August 11, 2025
Our galleries are located on the window frontage of our building at 154 Angas Street. Gallery I has a rectangle footprint with approx 16.4 linear metres of hanging wall space, and 38.8 square metres of floor space. Gallery I is oriented prominently at the front of our building with a large window facing Angas Street. It sits adjacent Gallery II, The Mill office, Foyer and Creative Industry studios. The Galleries have professional lighting, wall mountable screens, two projectors and a number of plinths available for artists to use.
The Mill is a growing organisation, and as such we endeavour to pay NAVA rate artist fees, as well as providing curatorial support and modest production costs, however this funding is unconfirmed. Before applying, please consider whether this project is viable for you without confirmation of these fees. And keep your fingers crossed for us! We no longer charge gallery hire to artists in the Visual Arts Program. Submitting a proposal is no guarantee of acceptance.
We want to make the application process easy to navigate, please get in contact if you have any questions or need assistance. Email The Mill’s Visual Arts Curator Adele Sliuzas: visualarts@themilladelaide.com
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We welcome all First Nations independent artists to come into the First Nations Community Office to work together and have a cuppa tea or just sit and have a yarn with Caleena Sansbury, Kaurna, Narrunga and Ngarrindjeri woman and The Mill’s Program Coordinator.
Join Caleena on her work days, Mondays and Tuesdays 10am - 3pm. All other days artists will be greeted by The Mill’s friendly team, Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm).
At The Mill, we understand that the life of an independent artist can at times be isolating and we know that working together with community sparks inspiration, ideas for future work and just having a soundboard, can be all we need. So all you First Nations mob come in get to know our friendly staff and enjoy the space at The Mill.
We have two seats available and can offer a computer that will be connected to The Mill’s wifi. Send us an email to let us know when you would like to pop in.
Our Theatre Residency is an open project development and presentation platform available to South Australian performing artists working with contemporary culture. The aim of the residency is to offer place and space as part of a vibrant arts community for artists to develop and show new or existing work.
The genre of theatre can include physical theatre and interdisciplinary practice, where theatre is the focus of the performing arts practice.
A $6,000 artist honorarium plus 11.5% super contribution
Two week’s full-time use of The Mill’s Breakout performing arts space
Artistic, technical and marketing support from The Mill
A showing and Q&A hosted by The Mill
A photographer and videographer documenting the showing
The successful applicant will be required to present a ‘work-in-progress’ performance including a Q&A at the conclusion of this residency at The Mill for industry, VIPs and GP guests, supported by our team.
Applications open: Monday, December 2, 2024
Applications close: Monday, February 10, 2025, 9:30am
Recipients notified: Week beginning February 24, 2025
Our Dance Residency is an open project development and presentation platform available to South Australian performing artists working with contemporary culture. The aim of the residency is to offer place and space as part of a vibrant arts community for artists to develop and show new or existing work.
The genre of dance can include physical theatre and interdisciplinary practice, where movement is the focus of the performing arts practice.
A $6,000 artist honorarium plus 11.5% super contribution
Two week’s full-time use of The Mill’s Breakout performing arts space
Artistic, technical and marketing support from The Mill
A showing and Q&A hosted by The Mill
A photographer and videographer documenting the showing
The successful applicant will be required to present a ‘work-in-progress’ performance including a Q&A at the conclusion of this residency at The Mill for industry, VIPs and GP guests, supported by our team.
Applications open: Monday, December 2, 2024
Applications close: Monday, February 10, 2025, 9:30am
Recipients notified: Week beginning February 24, 2025
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Our Visual Arts Studio Residency is supported by donors Geoff Martin and Sorayya Mahmood Martin.
One Culturally Diverse artist will be given the opportunity to join our community, receiving a 6-month studio space in 2025 and an exhibition outcome in Gallery II in 2026. The artists will be selected through an open call-out addressing criteria assessed by a panel of our staff.
Thanks to the support of Geoff and Sorayya, the selected artists will join our community of studio artists with their own private workspace at 154 Angas St, allowing them to develop their practice within a professional environment. Working at The Mill positions artists alongside other professional and emerging artists, providing encouragement, inspiration and facilitating networking and collaboration. This residency encourages collaboration between artists from diverse backgrounds, extending artists' practice and exploring new territories.
In addition, the artists will be given the opportunity to exhibit work created in the studio in Gallery II, providing a public outcome for the program and profiling the artist to a wider audience. The artists will receive $550 towards exhibition and workshop production.
Applications open: October 30, 2024
Applications close: Monday, December 9, 2024, at 9:00am
Notified: Week beginning December 16, 2024
Visual Arts Studio residency timeframe: August 2025 - January 2026, exhibiting January 2026
This is an identified opportunity, specifically being made available to a Culturally Diverse artist who is:
Emerging and/or established
Committed to making their practice their main hustle
Seeking space and time to develop a concept/body of work for exhibition
Looking to connect with a community of professional practitioners
Based in South Australia
Artists who are students or who work full-time outside of the arts
Artists who do not identify as Culturally Diverse
Artists who have been part of a Mahmood Martin Foundation studio residency previously
Artists who are already a studio resident at The Mill
The recipients will be selected by a panel comprising of The Mill staff based on the following criteria:
The artist identifies as Culturally Diverse
The artistic merit of artist practice and proposed body of work to be developed
The need for this opportunity in realising the project, enhancing practice, and/or developing a profile
A strong desire to connect with the community of multidisciplinary artists at The Mill
Availability and commitment to utilising the studio space
6 months access to a dedicated studio space at The Mill (including access to high-speed internet via Gig City, all overheads and outgoings) at no charge
Access to other shared areas at The Mill including the workshop, meeting space, kitchen and other public areas
Professional and artistic support from The Mill’s team (including professional development advice, artistic critique and more)
Introductions to The Mill’s studio community to aid with networking and professional development
An exhibition in The Mill’s Gallery II, delivered in consultation with The Mill’s Visual Arts Curator
Profiling via The Mill’s networks, including social media, mailing list and events
The opportunity to liaise directly with The Mill’s supporters and develop relationships
$550 towards exhibition and workshop production
Read about 2021 Sponsored Studio recipients Holly Childs and Hussain Alismail, 2022 recipients Viray Thach and Tikari Rigney, 2023 recipients Yasemin Sabuncu and Chris Siu, and our Delima Residency recipient Alyssa Powell-Ascura.
If you have any questions, or would prefer to apply via phone call or zoom, please email visualarts@themilladelaide.com
This Visual Arts Studio Residency is supported by donors Drs Geoff and Sorayya Mahmood Martin.
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Our Kayangan Visual Arts Studio Residency is supported by donors Geoff Martin and Sorayya Mahmood Martin, CreateSA and OzAsia Festival. Kayangan is a Malay word meaning ‘heaven’ or ‘from the sky’.
In 2025 an Asian Australian artist will be given the opportunity to join our community, receiving a 6-month studio space and an exhibition outcome in Gallery II, featured in OzAsia Festival. The artists will be selected through an open call-out addressing criteria assessed by a panel from The Mill and OzAsia Festival.
The selected artists will join our community of studio artists with their own private workspace at 154 Angas St, allowing them to develop their practice within a professional environment. Working at The Mill positions artists alongside other professional and emerging artists, providing encouragement, inspiration and facilitating networking and collaboration. This residency encourages collaboration between artists from diverse backgrounds, extending artists' practice and exploring new territories.
In addition, the artists will be given the opportunity to exhibit work created in the studio in Gallery II, providing a public outcome for the program and profiling the artist to a wider audience. The artists will receive an artist fee of $2000 + superannuation, as well as $550 towards exhibition and workshop production.
This is an identified opportunity, specifically being made available to an Asian Australian artist who is:
Emerging and/or established
Committed to making their practice their main hustle
Seeking space and time to develop a concept/body of work for exhibition
Looking to connect regularly with a community of professional practitioners
Based in South Australia
Artists who are students or who work full-time outside of the arts
Artists who do not identify as Asian Australian
Artists who have been part of a Mahmood Martin Foundation studio residency previously
The recipients will be selected by a panel from The Mill and OzAsia based on the following criteria:
The artist identifies as Asian Australian
The artistic merit of artist practice and proposed body of work to be developed
The need for this opportunity in realising the project, enhancing practice, and/or developing a profile
A strong desire to connect with the community of multidisciplinary artists at The Mill
Availability and commitment to utilising the studio space
The ability to work independently
6 months access to a dedicated studio space at The Mill (including access to high-speed internet via Gig City, all overheads and outgoings) at no charge
Access to other shared areas at The Mill including the workshop, meeting space, kitchen and other public areas
Professional and artistic support from The Mill’s team (including professional development advice, artistic critique and more)
Introductions to The Mill’s studio community to aid with networking and professional development
An exhibition in The Mill’s Gallery II, delivered in consultation with The Mill’s Visual Arts Curator
Profiling via The Mill’s networks, including social media, mailing list and events
The opportunity to liaise directly with The Mill’s supporters and develop relationships
An artist fee of $2000 + superannuation
$550 towards exhibition and workshop production
Applications open: October 30, 2024
Applications close: Monday, December 9, 2024, at 9:00am
Notified: Week beginning December 16, 2024
Kayangan Studio residency timeframe: Feb - July 2025, exhibiting October 2025
If you have any questions, or would prefer to apply via phone call or zoom, please email visualarts@themilladelaide.com
This residency has support from
This Visual Arts Studio Residency is supported by donors Geoff and Sorayya Mahmood Martin
first nations dance res, call-out
Experience choreographic tools crafted from the interconnectedness of cultural understandings and contemporary movement. A dynamic three-day journey exploring the fusion of cultural understanding and modern movement in this immersive workshop series.
Through a blend of hands-on exploration and insightful discussions, participants will uncover choreographic tools inspired by cultural insights and contemporary dance forms. Engage in collaborative exercises, guided reflection, and practical application to deepen your understanding and expand your creative repertoire.
This 3-day choreographic workshop will run June 7-9 and has a stipend (artist fee) of $400 for 8 First Nations participants.
Applications due: Monday, May 20, 9am, 2024
Applicants Notified: Friday, May 24, 2024
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact our program coordinator, Caleena Sansbury or CEO/Artistic Director, Katrina Lazaroff.
Photographer: Morgan Sette.
This program has support from
first nations dance res, call-out
The Mill is excited to announce to the First Nations Dance Community in South Australia a total of 3 weeks of free space for The Mill’s Breakout dance/theatre space in 2024.
If you have a project you have been working on, want to start something new or just need space to rehearse, please email The Mill at least 3 weeks in advance to secure times and dates.
Please note that The Mill’s Breakout space is subject to availability as it is used for The Mill’s Performing Arts Residency Program and hired out to the public. Please email The Mill’s Program Coordinator, Caleena Sansbury and she will discuss availability.
The Brink Residency is an open project development platform available to artists working in the performing arts and mixed arts disciplines. This residency is an opportunity for performing artists/writers and/or theatre directors to develop a new work with the mentorship from established theatre director Chris Drummond of Brink Productions and professional support from The Mill team and CEO / Artistic Director, Katrina Lazaroff.
The Brink Productions Breakout Residency is intended as a second or third stage development of an existing work or idea.
The successful applicant will be required to present a ‘work-in-progress’ performance outcome at the conclusion of this residency for industry, VIPs and invited guests supported by The Mill.
call-out, performing arts residency
The Mill’s Free-range Residency is an open project development platform available to artists working in the performing arts. The aim of the residency is to offer place and space as part of a vibrant arts community, for artists to develop new work.
The Free-range Residency is intended as an exploration of, or experimentation with new ideas. There are two residencies available, the successful applicants will receive:
$500 artist honorarium (inclusive of 11% super contribution)
Two week’s full time use of The Mill’s Breakout space
Artistic (optional), technical and marketing support from The Mill
The successful applicant will be required to present a ‘work-in-progress’ performance outcome at the conclusion of this residency for industry, VIPs and invited guests supported by The Mill.
Applications open: Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Applications close: Sunday, December 11, 2022 11:59pm
Recipients notified: The week beginning December 19.
call-out, performing arts residency
The Mill Spotlight Residency is an open project development and presentation platform available to South Australian performing artists working with contemporary culture. The aim of the residency is to offer place and space as part of a vibrant arts community, for artists to develop and show new or existing work and then take that work interstate for further development, presentation and networking opportunities.
A $5,000 artist honorarium, (inclusive of 11% super contribution)
Two week’s full time use of The Mill’s Breakout
Artistic (optional), technical and marketing support from The Mill
The successful applicant will be required to present a ‘work-in-progress’ performance outcome at the conclusion of this residency at The Mill for industry, VIPs and invited guests supported by The Mill.
Applications open: Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Applications close: Sunday, December 11, 2022 11:59pm
Recipients notified: The week beginning December 19.
visual arts residency, call-out
In 2023, The Mill will be offering one South Australian artist the opportunity to travel to Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia, for a 3-month (residential) residency, October-December 2023, in cooperation with Mahmood Martin Foundation.
This will be followed by a 3-month (non-residential) studio residency at The Mill, and a solo exhibition outcome presented in The Mill Showcase.
Pronunciation guide:
The words below are Malay language words where all syllables have equal emphasis and are phonetic.
Delima: De-li-ma
Rimbun Dahan: Rim-bun Da-han
The ‘a’ in Dahan is a short, broad ‘a’ – as in, ‘ask’. The ‘u’ in Rimbun is as in ‘put’. Delima is pronounced Deleema.
Read the Residency Information PDF, send us an email to visualarts@themilladelaide.com if you have any questions
Information Night
Hear from artist Rob Gutteridge about his experiences at Rimun Dahan. The info night is an optional but recommended part of the application process.
Application form
Applicants are required to fill in an application form linked below, which asks a series of questions relating to the selection criteria. If you need help with the form, send an email to visualarts@themilladelaide.com and we can have a chat!
Interview
A short-list of artists will be made by the selection panel. Short-listed artists will be required to attend an interview (in person or via zoom).
Applications open: March 2023
Applications close: May 8, 11:59pm, 2023
Short-list notified: May 16, 2023
Rimbun Dahan residency timeframe: October - December 2023
The Mill studio timeframe: January - March 2024
The Mill exhibition: April 2024
Read about our 2021 Sponsored Studio recipients Holly Childs and Hussain Alismail, and our 2022 Sponsored Studio recipients Viray Thach and Tikari Rigney.
The Mill’s Sponsored Studio program is presented in partnership with Mahmood Martin Foundation.
