Visual Arts Studio Residency

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.

Key dates

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

• Eligibility

  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

• Who is not eligible?

  • 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

• Selection criteria

  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

• What you get

  • 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

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2025 Recipient

Past Recipients

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This Visual Arts Studio Residency is supported by donors Drs Geoff and Sorayya Mahmood Martin.

Kayangan Visual Arts Studio Residency

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.

• Eligibility

  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

• Who is not eligible?

  • 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

• Selection criteria

  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

• What you get

  • 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

Key dates

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

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2025 Recipient

Outcomes

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This Visual Arts Studio Residency is supported by donors Geoff and Sorayya Mahmood Martin

Delima Residency at Rimbun Dahan 2023

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.

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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.

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Application process:

1. Read the Residency Information PDF, send us an email to visualarts@themilladelaide.com if you have any questions

2. 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.

3. 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!

4. 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). 

Key dates:

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

2023-24 Recipient

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The Mill’s Sponsored Studio program is presented in partnership with Mahmood Martin Foundation.