Artisan Residency Program Terms and Conditions - Regional Queensland 2025

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Brisbane-based Residency 2025
Open to Regional Queensland Artists

KEY DATES

2 December 2024 – 14 February 2025 | Open for submissions
21 February 2025 | Applicants advised of outcomes
4-6 weeks between 14 July - 31 August 2025 | Residency
1 November 2024 – 1 March 2026 | artisan exhibition

IMPORTANT

Craft Queensland trading as Artisan are referred to as ‘The Organisers’, applicants are referred to as ’Applicants’, the successful resident craftsperson or designer will be referred to as ‘The Artist’. The organisation hosting the residency will be referred to as ‘The Residency Organisation’ and the residency program referred to as ‘The Residency’. The exhibition hosted by The Organisers will be referred to as ‘The Exhibition’. The body of work created during the residency will be referred to as ‘The Work’.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must live in regional Queensland
Applicants must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or artists who have been based in Australia for more than six months prior to applying
Applicants must be a craft or design-based artist or practitioner.
All craft and design mediums and processes are eligible

ENTRY

Submissions should be received by 11.59pm on 20 February 2025
Submissions are to be uploaded via the online submission form on artisan.org.au
By submitting your works through our online process, you enter into an agreement with The Organisers and you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions.
Applicants will be notified of residency outcome via email on 1 March 2025.
Images are to be titled ARTIST NAME_artwork title_height cm X width cm X depth cm_year_photo credit
Image file type to be JPEG. File size max 5mb.
Applicants must outline their residency and exhibition outcomes, including approximate number and size of works
Short description of equipment needs including a list of materials you require
Images that best represent your practice in relation to the residency
We may reach out for a referee

SELECTION

The Organisers will appoint a panel (Selection Panel) consisting of suitably qualified people.
The Selection Panel will select the successful Artist using the submission forms and proposals submitted by The Applicants.
The Selection Panel’s decision will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

EXHIBITION and RESIDENCY

The full residency and exhibition package covered by The Organisation includes:
- Residency airfares (a single return flight is supplied to the Artist for The Residency, then a secondary return flight if required for the exhibition opening)
- Residency accommodation in Brisbane
- Photography/documentation
- Exhibition
- Residency studio at artisan
- Selected studio equipment
- Exhibition events
- Exhibition and residency advertising and marketing
- Artist fee
The successful Artist will receive an Artist Fee of $3,500. This is to cover but is not limited to:
- Personal expenses during The Residency
- Material costs
- Extra tuition if required
- Additional travel expenses
- Any other expenses incurred during residency
The Residency will take place at artisan, 45 King Street Bowen Hills, Queensland.
The Organisation have the right to allocate an alternate residency space in place of artisan.
The successful Artist must confirm their chosen residency dates (between July 1 to September 30, 2025) by 14 March 2025.
The Organisation will provide 1 hour per week of formal one-on-one engagement with key staff at artisan to provide mentorship to cover exhibitions, marketing, curatorial, studio, etc.
Professional development opportunities.
The Artist is required to present a workshop, Masterclass or artist talk at artisan during the Exhibition or Residency.
The Artist may be required to take part in an In Conversation alongside a panel of guests during the Exhibition and may be required to take part in a similar presentation during The Residency.
The Artist must have Public Liability Insurance up to $20,000,000
Most power tools and large equipment are not included with this residency unless requested.
The Organisers have the right to refuse to exhibit any Work or any part of it. Submitted works may be deemed unsuitable for handling or display by the Organisers or The Residency Organisation staff including but not limited to:
- Works made from highly perishable or dangerous materials
- Works deemed by The Organisation’s staff to be of a derogatory or offensive nature
Although copyright for the work and images remains with The Artist, you hereby authorise the Organisers to use your submitted photographs, to photograph artworks during the residency and exhibition and/or publish your work for the purposes of reproducing online or otherwise promoting the residency and exhibition by any means.
The Organisers may reproduce and communicate the Work for inclusion in catalogues, books and similar publications (including any electronic versions), posters, leaflets and similar advertising material (including any electronic versions), and on its website or similar media.
The Organisers will not reproduce the Work for the purpose of offering copies by way of commercial sale.
The Organisers may cause or allow the Work to be included in a film or video recording, and may allow the Work to be included in a television broadcast, for the following purposes:
- publicity relating to any exhibition conducted by or in association with The Organisers;
- or a documentary or similar film or broadcasting relating to the Artist or their work, or The Organisers or its activities.
The Organisers may reproduce the Work in any form and may make films or video recordings of the Work for the purposes of the Gallery’s internal documentation of its collections, including its archives, and other reasonable administrative purposes of the Organisers, including applications for funding.
The Organisers will act in accordance with the Artist’s moral rights in the Work, protected under Part IX of the Copyright Act 1968 (Commonwealth).
The Artist shall permit their exhibit to remain on display for the duration of the exhibition.
Works may be available for sale or commission during the Exhibition and subject to 45% gallery commission (inclusive of GST).

DELIVERY, DISPLAY AND COLLECTION

All artworks created during the residency and selected for inclusion in the Exhibition must be available at Artisan, 45 King St, Bowen Hills by close of business, 22 October 2025.
Whilst the Organisers will exercise all reasonable care with exhibits in its custody, any damage to or loss of any Work caused during transit, or on display or in storage shall be the sole responsibility of the Artist. The Artist is advised to insure their exhibits against any such damages or loss.
The Organisation will cover the freight to return The Works to the Artist in the week after the close of The Exhibition. The maximum freight cost covered by The Organisation is $1,500, any costs exceeding are the responsibility of The Artist. No storage facilities are available after these times.
Unsold and unreturned work will be disposed of by the organisers if not collected within 30 days of the close of the Exhibition.

CHANGES

We may make reasonable changes to the manner in which we conduct The Residency and Exhibition. We may also postpone or cancel The Residency and/or The Exhibition if circumstances outside our control materially prevent us from conducting.

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