R|Artist Residencies
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R|Artist Residency: Urban Ecologies offers mid-career to senior artists the opportunity to create new work exploring the built environment with a focus on integrating new technologies.
This residency is ideal for artists working at the intersection of art, technology, and the environment, particularly those exploring how creative practice can contribute to urban sustainability, regeneration, and community engagement.
August - December 2025
R|Artist Residency: Sub Tropic is a 20-week artist residency designed for early-career creative practitioners. It offers studio space, operational support, opportunities to build a profile, and a materials budget of $1,200.
The Refinery is offering two residencies in 2025:
1 March – 14 July
15 July – 30 November
March - July 2025
July - November 2025
May - September 2025
R|Artist Residency: Noosa Natural Ecologies offers mid-career to senior artists the opportunity to create new work inspired by the natural environment of the Noosa region with a focus on integrating new technologies.
This residency is ideal for artists working at the intersection of art, technology, and the environment, particularly those exploring how creative practice can contribute to ecological conservation, regeneration, and community engagement.