Alfred Street Artists' Studios

How to apply

Key dates:

  • Applications open Monday 23 June
  • Applications close Monday 4 August at 5pm
  • 6 month tenancies commence late August

Before applying, please review the eligibility criteria and assessment criteria, and ensure the space is suitable for your creative practice.

Applications must be submitted using the online form. Please note that the form will time out after 30 minutes, and progress cannot be saved. We recommend you prepare your answers in MS Word or similar and copy and paste into the form. To assist with this, the questions contained in the form and word limits are set out below. Please don't leave your application to the last minute, extensions will not be granted.

  • Your name address and contact details. If you are applying as part of a collective or group, you need to elect one person as the main contact. 
  • Provide a brief introduction to your creative practice, key themes, research areas and ideas you explore (max. 200 words). This question is about what you make and why you make the work the do
  • How will the residency's resources, environment, and opportunities support your current work and your overall professional development? (max 200 words)
  • Outline how you can contribute to and/or benefit from the creative communities of North Sydney and the Northern Sydney region. (max 200 words)
  • Do you have any confirmed opportunities or committments coming up in the next 6 months (required) eg travel, residencies, exhibitions, events, workshops, commissions, collaborations etc
  • What materials, processes and equipment will you use?
  • Please indicate how many hours/days per week you aim to utilise the studio

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All applicants are required to submit the following support materials in the formats listed below. Please read this information carefully.

1. Artist Resume/CV in .pdf format. The CV should relate to your creative practice and should be one page maximum, please use plain easy to read fonts and formatting - no  background images or colours.

2. Examples of current work in at least one of the following formats:

  • Still images - up to ten (10) still images supplied in one (1) file in .pdf format and larger than 10mb in total
  • Written work - up to five (5) pages in total sumitted in one (1) file in .pdf format and no larger than 10mb in total
  • Video/moving imagery - direct URL links (max 5 minutes of content in total)
  • Sound/Music - direct URL links (max 5 minutes of content in total)