The Cultivate x Nexus Residency

Residency & Application details

The Nexus Arts Residency aims to foster experimentation and creation in culturally diverse and intercultural artistic practice. This residency offers a co-collaborative residency and mentorship between an emerging artist and a mid-career artist and Nexus Arts.

The two selected performing artists will get 4 weeks access to Nexus Arts, to progress a new work each to a present at Adelaide Fringe 2026. This 2026 Arts Industry Collaboration project will provide 2 supported residencies, with recipients selected through a competitive, open-call application process.

The Cultivate x Nexus Residency will include:

• 4 week development residency in 2x 2-week blocks at Nexus Arts

• Pre-season Work in Progress Showing following the initial 2-week residency block (coordination and administration by Nexus Arts)

The residency includes funding:
Emerging artist grant - $4k + mentorship sessions (up to 6 sessions)
Mid- career artist grant - $7k ( will be required to also offer mentorship to other artist)

8 August 2025 Applications open
22 August 2025 Applications close
29 August 2025 Artists confirmed and notified

You will be asked to supply:
Contact details
Description of your project
Artist bio
List of collaborators, with bios (if relevant)
Documents to support idea
Examples of previous work

Please note there is NO SAVE FUNCTION; we recommend preparing your application on a Word document, compile any PDF support materials, then completing the form when you are ready to submit your application.

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* 1. Applicant full name

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* 2. Applicant address

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* 3. Applicant phone number

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* 4. Applicant email

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* 5. Do you &/or your proposed collaborators identify as any or all of the following. Please note that this fund will priortise artists who are culturally and racially diverse.

First Nations

Culturally and linguistically diverse

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 6. Description of your show

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* 7. List of collaborators/team - artists, producers, techs, etc.

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* 8. Please provide an estimated cost of development and delivery of this project

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* 9. Please upload your biography (200 words max)

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* 10. Please upload your collaborators biographies (200 words max)

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* 11. Please share any access requirements we can assist with (e.g. require wheelchair lift to stage, no hazer or strobe lights, provide deadlines for information requests).

The Cultivate x Nexus Residency

Residency & Application details

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* 1. Applicant full name

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* 2. Applicant address

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* 3. Applicant phone number

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* 4. Applicant email

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* 5. Do you &/or your proposed collaborators identify as any or all of the following. Please note that this fund will priortise artists who are culturally and racially diverse.

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* 6. Description of your show

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* 7. List of collaborators/team - artists, producers, techs, etc.

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* 8. Please provide an estimated cost of development and delivery of this project

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* 9. Please upload your biography (200 words max)

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* 10. Please upload your collaborators biographies (200 words max)

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* 11. Please share any access requirements we can assist with (e.g. require wheelchair lift to stage, no hazer or strobe lights, provide deadlines for information requests).

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* 12. Please upload any documents supporting your project/show (200 words max)

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* 13. Please upload any examples of your previous work (200 words max)

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* 14. Upload any letters of support

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* 15. Please include links to support this application
Can include.. footage of previous performances, artists websites, etc. (max 3)

The Cultivate x Nexus Residency

Residency & Application details

Question Title

* 1. Applicant full name

Question Title

* 2. Applicant address

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* 3. Applicant phone number

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* 4. Applicant email

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* 5. Do you &/or your proposed collaborators identify as any or all of the following. Please note that this fund will priortise artists who are culturally and racially diverse.

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* 6. Description of your show

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* 7. List of collaborators/team - artists, producers, techs, etc.

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* 8. Please provide an estimated cost of development and delivery of this project

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* 9. Please upload your biography (200 words max)

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* 10. Please upload your collaborators biographies (200 words max)

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* 11. Please share any access requirements we can assist with (e.g. require wheelchair lift to stage, no hazer or strobe lights, provide deadlines for information requests).

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* 12. Please upload any documents supporting your project/show (200 words max)

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* 13. Please upload any examples of your previous work (200 words max)

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* 14. Upload any letters of support

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* 15. Please include links to support this applicationCan include.. footage of previous performances, artists websites, etc. (max 3)

* 15. Please include links to support this application
Can include.. footage of previous performances, artists websites, etc. (max 3)