Tweed Heads Court House, courtesy of Tweed Regional MuseumHistoric Tweed Heads Court House, courtesy of Tweed Regional Museum
Arts Northern Rivers is seeking Expressions of Interest from professional artists and creative practitioners for a new residency program at the historic Tweed Heads Courthouse.

Built in 1926, the original Tweed Heads Courthouse is the only remaining government building of its era in Tweed Heads. For almost sixty years it served the growing community before being relocated to its current site and becoming part of Tweed Regional Museum.

Originally comprising just three rooms—the Court Room, Magistrate’s Room and Clerk of the Court Office—the building has long been a place of work, thought, conversation and community life. Today, these historic spaces offer a unique setting for creative practice and artistic development.

The residency program provides dedicated space for artists to focus on creative development, experimentation, rehearsal, research, collaboration and production.

Key Dates
EOI Opens: 3 August 2026
EOI Closes: 24 August 2026
Successful Applicants Notified: 4 September 2026

Who Can Apply?
Applicants must either:
  • Live in the Tweed Shire; or
  • Demonstrate a strong connection to the Tweed Shire.

Applications are welcome from individual artists, artist collectives, creative collaborators and small independent creative teams working across all artforms.

Residency Spaces

Magistrate’s Room
Size 3.5m x 5.5m

Originally the private office of the Magistrate, this intimate room is suited to individual artists, writers, researchers and small-scale creative development.

Clerk of the Court
Size 15m x 10m

Once the administrative heart of the courthouse, this larger flexible space is suited to rehearsals, collaborative projects, artist collectives, performance development and interdisciplinary practice.

Residency Blocks
  • October – December 2026
  • January – March 2027
  • April – June 2027

What’s Included?
  • Dedicated residency space
  • Flexible creative use of the site
  • Time and space to develop artistic practice and projects

Please note: this residency provides space only. No artist fee, project funding or production budget is attached to the program.
The following questions are designed to keep the application process straightforward while providing sufficient information for assessment.
The Tweed Court House Residency program is Proudly supported by Tweed Shire Council

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