Come join us as a Resident Artist!
2025 — 2026
The Abbotsford Convent Studio Residency Program offers artists a unique opportunity to undertake the development of a new work with time, spaces and support in a beautiful national-heritage listed setting.
Artists are invited to extend their practice through the development of a new work, and to share outcomes from their work-in-progress in Abbotsford Convent’s public programs.
Upcoming Residencies:
The Maggie Maguire Residency – 6 months
Dates:  Jul-Dec 25  or  Jan-Jun 26
Honorarium: $7,000
Applications open early March, close 1 April 2025
For early career artists who have practiced as a professional artist continually for less than 5 years. This Residency is generously supported by The Patagorang Foundation, founded by Roger Allen and Maggie Gray in honour of Abbotsford Convent’s first CEO, Maggie Maguire OAM.
Abbotsford Convent Foundation (ACF) Studio Residency – 6 months
Dates:  Jul-Dec 25  or  Jan-Jun 26
Honorarium: $7,000
Applications open early March, close 1 April 2025
For visual and performance artists at any age and stage of development. This Residency is generously supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, and the Abbotsford Convent Foundation (ACF).
For more information, visit abbotsfordconvent.com.au
Image: Searching for the Ghosts of Desire, 2024. By artist Dr Lisa Anderson.
