Visiting Artists & Designers Program

General Introduction

Image caption: Stelarc

Monash Faculty of Art & Design's Visiting Artists & Designers Program is a dynamic residency prospect unique within Australia. It represents a significant professional development opportunity for an artist selected to participate in the program and for the staff and students of the Faculty of Art & Design.

Operating since 1999 the program has included artists from a variety of media, cultural backgrounds and with specific research and project interests. Artists who have participated in the program include Stelarc, Paul Brown, Caroline Locke, Paul Derrez, Mauruzio Bottarelli, Marie-Jeanne Hoffner, Janet Lawrence, John Aiken, Leonardo Ortega, Marie Strauss, and Si Sapsford.

Each year between 8-10 artists/designers have the opportunity to be based here at the Faculty of Art & Design, Caulfield. Located within 12km from the city the visiting artist program is a fantastic occasion to be fully immersed in one of the most vibrant contemporary art and design environments in Australia, Melbourne.

Image caption: Kathy Temin

The Faculty requires each artist to be a fully involved as possible with a relevant studio at Monash. This will include working with students across various levels of study, giving lectures about your work, and networking opportunities with peer colleagues at Monash, broadly in Melbourne and where possible nationally.

At the conclusion of a residency each artist is expected to leave a work to become part of the Monash Faculty Collection.

• Return economy airfare for the participating artist
• Accommodation for the duration of the residency in a well appointed apartment at Caulfield
• $2000 pro-rata per semester materials allowance
• $149 per week in return for a small amount of teaching
• full access to studio facilities and resources
• opportunities to meet with locally and nationally based colleagues, organisations and institutions

Downloadable application forms (pdf 56kb)