Deadline: 5-Aug-25
The Creative Australia has announced its International City of Arts Residency Program to support artists develop their professional practice over three months in Paris.
This residency is an opportunity for artists working across any art form area to direct their own program of activity and expand their practice and networks.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: $12,500
- Duration:
- 6 July 28 September 2026
- 4 January 29 March 2027
- 5 April 28 June 2027
Eligibility Criteria
- Only individuals may apply to this category.
- You must be a practicing artist or arts worker and an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident.
Ineligibility Criteria
- You cannot apply if:
- you received a grant, or administered a grant, from them in the past and that grant has not been satisfactorily acquitted
- you owe money to Creative Australia
- they will not accept applications from legally constituted organisations.
Assessment Criteria
- Artistic merit:
- suitability of your practice to the residency program and its artistic environment/offer
- quality of work previously produced, and public and peer response to your work
- Viability:
- suitability of your proposal to the residency program
- the skills and artistic ability of your collaborators (if applicable) and their relevance to the proposed activity
- Impact on career:
- how the proposed activity strengthens your artistic practice
- the relevance and timeliness of the proposed activity
Application Requirements
- Support material: This should include relevant, recent examples of your artistic or cultural work.
- Types of support material they accept: You can provide up to three URLs (weblinks) that link to content that is relevant to your proposal. This may include video, audio, images, or written material.
- These URLs can include a total of:
- 10 minutes of video and/or audio recording
- 10 images
- 10 pages of written material (for example, excerpts of literary writing).
- Other accepted file formats: If you cannot supply support material via URLs, you may upload support material to your application in the following formats:
- video (MP4, QuickTime, and Windows Media)
- audio (MP3 and Windows Media)
- images (JPEG and PowerPoint)
- written material (Word and PDF).
- Biographies and CVs:
- You can include a brief bio or curriculum vitae (CV) for key artists, personnel or other collaborators involved in your project.
- Brief bios or CV information should be presented as a single document no longer than two A4 pages in total.
- Letters of support: Individuals, groups, or organisations can write letters in support of your project. A support letter should explain how the project or activity will benefit you, other artists or arts professionals, participants, or the broader community.
For more information, visit Creative Australia.