Nillumbik Artist in Residence Program

The Nillumbik Artist in Residence Program has been developed to create artist residencies for local creatives to explore their practice in an environment removed from the distractions of everyday life, connect to the Nillumbik community and develop Nillumbik-inspired work.

2025-26 Nillumbik Artist in Residence program

Applications for the 2025-26 Nillumbik Artist in Residence Program will open on 1 June 2025.

The Nillumbik Artist in Residence Program 2025-26 has been expanded through additional partnerships to offer artists access to new art spaces and training opportunities. 

The program offers four separate residencies, all located within Nillumbik.

Each residency offers the successful artists an artist support grant, an artist-in-residence space, orientation and induction, creative support, promotion, and access to cutting-edge technology.

As each residency is unique, we have developed a Creative Brief for each residency. Please read these carefully before applying.

The Baldessin Press & Studio residency

This residency is open to printmakers and visual artists using printmaking processes in their art practice.

Banyule Nillumbik Tech School residency

This residency is open to artists of all mediums and provides access to BNTS’s cutting-edge technology.

Edendale Community Environment Farm

This residency is open to individual artists and small artist groups of all mediums whose art practice has a focus on the environment, sustainability, biodiversity, climate, the history of Edendale or a related subject matter.

Writer in Residence at Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library)

This residency is open to writers and literary artists of all genres.

Applications are open 1 – 30 June 2025. The online link will be published on this page shortly.