Who can apply     

• Only individuals may apply to this category. 
• You must be a practicing artist or arts worker.     
• You must be an Australian citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.
• You are working on a visual arts project.

Who cannot apply     

You cannot apply if:     

• you are a group or an organisation     
• you have submitted another application to the same round of ISCP residency
• you are working on a feature film, television or documentary project 
• you have an overdue grant report     
• you owe money to Creative Australia.

Industry advisors and Creative Australia staff will consider applications according to the assessment criteria. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by early December 2026.   

Applicants must address the following assessment criteria:   

1. Quality   

Industry advisors will assess the quality of the artistic and/or cultural development activities proposed in your application.   

They may consider:   

• your artistic practice and quality of your previous artistic works  
• the vision, ideas and artistic rationale for your proposed residency    
• your level of motivation and approach to personal learning, collaboration and development.   
   

2. Viability   

Industry advisors will assess the viability of the proposed activities.    

They may consider:   

• feasibility and relevance of proposed activity in the context of the residency context  
• realistic and achievable planning within the residency period.   
   

3. Impact    

Industry advisors will assess the expected impact of the proposed activities on your career.   

They may consider:   

• how the residency will contribute to the development of your artistic practice, including relevance and timeliness  
• how the residency will strengthen your professional networks, international engagement and future opportunities for collaboration.  

You should submit support material with your application. Assessors may review this support material to help them gain a better sense of your project.

What you should provide

We do not accept application-related support material submitted via post. Application-related material received by post will not be assessed and will be returned to the sender. If you think you will have difficulty submitting your support material online, or need advice on what type of material to submit, please  contact us. 

There are three types of support material you may submit:

1. Artistic support material

This should include relevant, recent examples of your artistic or cultural work.

Types of support material we accept

Our preferred method of receiving support material is via URLs (weblinks).

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).

Please note: Our assessors will not access any URLs that require them to log in or sign up to a platform. Please do not provide links to Spotify or other applications that require users to log in or pay for access.

If you are linking to media files that are private or password protected like Vimeo, please provide the password in the password field on the application form.

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).

2. 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.

3. 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. It can also detail the support or involvement of key project partners, or evidence of consultation.

If relevant to your activity, letters of support must provide evidence of appropriate permissions and support from First Nations organisations, communities, and Elders. Please refer to the First Nations Protocols for more information.

You can include up to five letters of support, with each letter not exceeding one A4 page.

At the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) each artist and curator is provided with a private and furnished studio space and 24-hour access to all communal facilities.

While ISCP does not provide accommodation, residents will receive a $35,000 grant from Creative Australia to assist with living expenses, travel, materials and housing.

ISCP is accessible to people with disabilities via a permanent ramp from the parking lot to the ground floor, where exhibitions and events are regularly held in the project space. One unisex public restroom on the ground floor is also wheelchair accessible. Some events take place on the second floor, which is accessed by one flight of stairs. Unisex public restrooms on the second floor include one wheelchair-accessible bathroom with grab bars and a sink.

Your application must comply with the following Protocols. We may contact you to request further information during the assessment process, or if successful, as a condition of your funding.

Protocols for using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts

All applications involving First Nations artists, communities or subject matter must adhere to these Protocols, and provide evidence of this in their application and support material. More information on the First Nations Protocols is available here.

Commonwealth Child Safe Framework

All successful applicants are required to comply with all Australian law relating to employing or engaging people who work or volunteer with children, including working with children checks and mandatory reporting. Successful organisations who provide services directly to children, or whose funded activities involve contact with children, will additionally be required to implement the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.

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Tina Stefanou is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans live and site-specific performance, film, sound, sculptural-installation, and socially engaged practice. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally, including the 2024 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, e-flux Screening Room, UNSW Galleries, West Space, Salt Museum and the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently preparing a presentation for the 2026 Lyon Biennale while completing a PhD at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. 

Residency project:   

For the ISCP residency, Tina will begin development of a new art film while tracing the strange afterlives of Greek lettering and classical architecture across the United States, from small agricultural towns to urban civic infrastructure. Alongside this research, she will continue developing vocal actions and her ongoing practice of reading cups in public spaces, allowing everyday conversations and unexpected encounters to shape the work. The residency will provide much-needed time to reorient her practice and invigorate its next chapter. 

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