About the Incubator Artist Residency
Incubator is a new short-term residency program based at The Imaginarium, a creative space in Shellharbour Village. It provides emerging artists with the dedicated space & time to cultivate new work, explore ideas & develop their practice.
Incubator residencies will run for four weeks and are open to artists and creative practitioners working in any form. Artists will receive exclusive access to The Imaginarium during the residency period and a $5000 stipend toward artist fees and material costs.
New Incubator Artist Residency
Congratulations Stephanie Quirk, our next Incubator Artist in Residence! Stephanie will commence her residency at The Imaginarium in Shellharbour Village, working from the space between 8 April - 5 May.
Quirk is an emerging artist based in the Illawarra (on Dharawal country) with a growing career spanning across local and international exhibitions. Her experience encompasses community engagement projects, painting, performance, and site-specific sculptural installation.
Quirk connects her experiences through the power of art, encouraging us to pay attention to the sublime, to create moments of pause, and initiate connection to place with a heightened understanding of ourselves and our place in the world.
As part of her residency she will be hosting two 'Discovering Shells Artmaking' workshops for the school holidays! These workshops will include a 30 min ambling discovery walk to the Shellharbour Village boat ramp (Pram and wheelchair friendly).
Participants will explore the namesake of Shellharbour and come back to the studio inspired for a special artmaking class. This workshop is for ages 8+.
View the sessions below:
- Wednesday 17 April - 9:30am - 11am - Reserve your spot here.
- Wednesday 24 April - 9:30am - 11am - Reserve your spot here.
Opportunties for Artists
We are currently seeking Expressions of Interest from artists interested in undertaking the Incubator Artist Residency at the Shellharbour Imaginarium, a creative space in Shellharbour Village.
The two residencies offered will run for a duration of four weeks each. Our next residency will take place between 5 August - 1 September 2024. The second residency offered will run between 7 April - 4 May 2025
For more information please see the EOI document.
Applications can be made by filling in the form here.
Applications close Sunday 5 May 2024.
