Queensland Ecologies, Sunshine Coast
(Dec 2026 - Jun 2027)

Please note - the main applicant must located in the Sunshine Coast Council LGA.

Building on the success of SCCA’s Think Big 2032 artist residency, Queensland Ecologies, Sunshine Coast responds to the need for large-scale engaging artistic projects in readiness for Brisbane 2032.

Two residencies are available for mid-career and senior interdisciplinary creatives based on the Sunshine Coast working in collaboration with other regional Queensland practitioners. The residencies aim to stimulate the development of collaborative, engaging, place-engaged projects exploring ecologies supported by technology.

Running simultaneously, outcomes from the two residencies will culminate in a showcase to festival presenters, arts venues, and outdoor/site-specific event programmers seeking distinctive Queensland works, as well as future investors.
Selection Criteria:

Merit: The vision of the project concept and the capacity of the artist to realise this concept and engage creative specialists and collaborators.

Viability: The application demonstrates a clear process for delivering the project and an understanding of how they can use the resources available through the residency to evolve
or extend their practice.

Impact: Potential for the residency to impact the artist’s practice and their capacity to engage audiences in new ways.

Program fit: Project alignment with the level of resources and support on offer.

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1. Contact information (Required.)

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2. What are your preferred pronouns? (Required.)

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3. Do you identify as Aboriginal and/or
Torres Strait Islander? (Required.)

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4. Website

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5. Social Media

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6. Provide an overview of your current creative practice. (200 words) (Required.)

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7. Outline your project concept including the story to be told (200 words) (Required.)

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8. How does your idea demonstrate ambitious thinking, and how does your proposed project promote place whilst reaching substantial audiences, generating meaningful impact? (200 words) (Required.)

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9. Do you plan to collaborate with other artists and/or community groups? If so, who and why? (Required.)

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10. Provide a brief overview of your approach to the residency, including how much time you have available to work on the project, regular days per week or intensive blocks of time. Are there people you have identified who you would like to collaborate with within the CERC team/ or externally? (200 words) (Required.)

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11. Please provide a CV (no more than 2 pages) in PDF format. (Required.)

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12. Please provide min. six (6) images of your work with captions/descriptions that provide context for the images in PDF format. (Required.)

Please note we may contact you for more information or to clarify any information supplied, and you may be required to meet with us before the selection process is completed.

SCCA Refinery Artist Residency | Queensland Ecologies, Sunshine Coast is presented by SCCA through The Refinery in partnership with the Creative Ecologies Research Cluster at UniSC and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Sunshine Coast Council’s Arts and Heritage Levy and the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) in partnership with the Queensland Government.

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