March - June 2026

R|Artist Residency: Think Big invites regional artists residing in areas hosting Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games events to imagine bold, large-scale works that share their region’s stories with national and international audiences. Open to artists at all career stages, this residency will support you to think beyond traditional presentation formats and to pursue ambitious ideas at scale that consider place and impact. The residency will support creative practices that engage communities, explore ecological narratives, and elevate regional stories to a global audience.


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.

Clarity
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

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* 2. What are your preferred pronouns?

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* 3. Website

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* 4. Social Media

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* 5. Do you identify as Aboriginal and/or
Torres Strait Islander?

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* 6. Do you plan to collaborate with other artists and if so, who? Please include names and addresses.

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* 7. Provide an overview of your current creative practice. (200 words)

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* 8. Outline your project concept including the story to be told (200 words)

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* 9. How does your idea demonstrate ambitious thinking, and how could scale be used to cut through the noise of a global event, reach substantial audiences, and generate meaningful impact? (200 words)

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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)

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

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* 12. 6 images of your work with captions/descriptions that provide context for the images in PDF format.


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.

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