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Rosamond McCulloch Studio Residency, Paris

Applications for the University of Tasmania’s prestigious Rosamond McCulloch Studio Residency in Paris for 2024 will open in May 2023.


The Rosamond McCulloch Studio is a residential studio in the world-renowned Cité Internationale des Arts complex in Paris and a short walk from many of the city's major museums.

Each year the University of Tasmania offers several residencies at the Studio, which is situated in a beautiful eighteenth century town house close to the main Cité complex.

Since its establishment in 1991, many Tasmanian artists have had the opportunity to live in the heart of Paris while studying and developing new work.

Creative Tasmanians including visuals artists, musicians, performers and writers who are graduates of the University of Tasmania are encouraged to apply.

There will be up to six residencies provided across 2024.

More details about funding opportunities are available on the Funding page.

Online Information Session

Tuesday 20 June 2023, 3:00pm

Register to attend here

The Rosamond McCulloch Committee and previous participants will be available to discuss any questions regarding your application.

The Studio

The Cité Internationale des Arts complex is situated on the right bank of the river Seine, a stone's throw from Notre Dame on the Ile de la Cité and within easy walking distance of all the main Paris galleries, including the Louvre.

The Cite complex has approximately 300 studios, owned by universities and arts organisations around the world. The buildings also house common rooms and a library, a large gallery, a concert hall, as well as printmaking and photographic facilities.

The Rosamond McCulloch Studio is in an 18th-century townhouse, a block back from the main Cité complex. It is a small apartment with kitchen and bathroom facilities, a combined living room and workspace, and a bedroom on a mezzanine floor. Two sets of French windows overlook a charming garden.

One residency will be supported by the $10,000 Mary Maxwell Travel Scholarship (valid to Honours and Postgraduate students in the School of Creative Arts and Media).

One residency will be supported by the Wayne Brookes Visual Art Travel Prize, valued at $4000, and awarded to the most worthy Visual Art candidate to support their Residency.

All other residencies are offered on a self-funded basis for a two-month period.

All associated costs must be covered by the applicants awarded self-funded residencies. Please be aware that these costs include the monthly management charge that the Cité and the University require (See the Cité Service Fees below).

The Cité Service Fees are approximately 516€ per month per person, to be paid directly to the Cité management; plus a University of Tasmania administration fee of 20% of the Cité Service Fees per month payable to the University of Tasmania' School of Creative Arts and Media before departure.

The Cite Internationale des Arts manages the studio. Residents pay rental fees, including monthly service charge.

The School of Creative Arts and Media requests a payment of 20% of the Cite’s rental charge as an administrative fee which provides a small income to cover miscellaneous expenses such as the purchase of new furniture or white goods.

Rosamond McCulloch Studio Paris

Rosamond McCulloch Studio Paris entrance

Rosamond McCulloch Studio Paris

Rosamond McCulloch Studio Paris

The Artists

Since the Rosamond McCulloch residency began, more than 150 Tasmanian artists have been able to further their practice, many establishing significant international and national reputations as visual artists or establishing careers in visual arts management.

Six Tasmanian artists will jet off to Paris in 2023 where they will immerse themselves in the creative arts after being selected by the Committee in a competitive application round in July 2022.

ResidentDescription
Fran Bow 2023 Mary Maxwell Travel Scholarship Recipient
Project summary Extending my creative techniques within the medium of puppetry; with aims of furthering my skillset both on and off the stage.
Dr Julie Gough2023 Wayne Brookes Visual Art Travel Prize Recipient
Project summary Research/planning/communications residency proposition to develop a Tasmanian garden (creative arts cross cultural history project) with the Jardin de Plantes, Paris.
Yvette WattSelf-funded Residency
Project summary A creative response to the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (The Museum of Hunting and Nature)
Victor MedranoSelf-funded Residency
Project summary An exploration of the experiences, practices and challenges faced by local curators and artists of culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds in the Paris art scene.
Tony FlowersSelf-funded Residency
Project summaryOliver 3D picture book project, visual, cultural and location research in Paris for book illustrations.
Maggie JeffriesSelf-funded Residency
Project summaryA series of botanical oil paintings to pay homage to Claude Monet and the garden that inspired some of his most inspirational paintings.
Michaye BoulterSelf-funded Residency
Project summaryMy project proposes studying traditions of western landscape painting
and gathering resource material based on the river Seine.

Since the Rosamond McCulloch residency began, over 150 Tasmanian artists have been able to further their practice, many establishing significant international and national reputations as visual artists or establishing careers in visual arts management.

ResidentSpecialisation
Ray Arnold Printmaker, Direct of LARQ, Queenstown, Tasmania
Pat Brassington Photographer and digital media artist
Jane Burton Photographer
Dr Julie Gough Installation artist of indigenous heritage
Michael Edwards Printmaker and drawer, Director of Contemporary Art Tasmania
Patrick Hall Furniture designer
Dr Alicia King Installation artist
Dr Fiona Lee Socially engaged art and academic
Stephen Lees Landscape painter
Anne MacDonald Photographer and academic
Donna Marcus Sculptor and mixed media artist
Dr Brigita Ozolins Installation artist and academic
Brian Parkes Curator, Jam Factory, Adelaide, Chief Executive
Heather B Swann Sculptor
Helen Wright Printmaker and drawer

How to Apply

Applicants must be University of Tasmania honours or postgraduate students OR graduates working in the creative arts industry.

Preference is given to those who reside in Tasmania and who have not had a residency in the past five years.

Practice may be studio based or theoretical.


Assessment Criteria

Eligible applications will be assessed using the following criteria:

  • The creative and innovative excellence of your project and its outcomes
  • The significance of Paris to your project
  • How well your support material relates to your proposal
  • The relevance of the project to your professional development
  • Your project’s potential to invigorate Tasmanian arts locally, nationally or internationally

Applications

Download Application Form

  • Applications for 2024 residencies will open from 1 May - 1 July 2023.
  • Information Session 20 June 2023 3:00pm via Zoom.
    Register to attend here
  • Selection Committee review 3 - 14 July 2023
  • Successful residents and scholarship awardees notified 1 August 2023
  • Contact and enquiries to CAM.Admin@utas.edu.au

The Rosamond McCulloch Organisational Committee

The Residency program for the Studio is currently overseen by an organisational committee consisting of the University's College of Arts, Law and Education staff including:

  1. Professor Kate Darian-Smith, Executive Dean and Pro Vice Chancellor (Committee Chair), College of Arts, Law and Education, the University of Tasmania
  2. Ms Rebecca Cuthill, Executive Director Advancement, the University of Tasmania
  3. Associate Professor Meg Keating, Head of School, Creative Arts and Media
  1. Mr Gregory Marshall, Manager Engagement and Partnerships College of Arts, Law and Education, the University of Tasmania
  2. Associate Professor Rohan Nicol, Head of Discipline Art, Creative Arts and Media

The Selection Committee will comprise leading representatives from Tasmania's cultural and creative industries, previous recipients and an academic from the School of Creative Arts and Media.

Funding

  • There are generous funding opportunities that applicants can apply for to assist cover the costs of a Cite residency.
    • The Mary Maxwell Travel Scholarship in Creative Arts and Media provides support to the value of $10,000 for Honours and Postgraduate students in the School of Creative Arts and Media to take up a funded residency at the Rosamund McCulloch Studio in Paris, which provides both living and working space. Funds are inclusive of the studio rent, with the remainder to be used toward individual travel, visas, living expenses and materials relevant to the residency. Applications open 1 May 2023
    • The Marie Edwards Travelling Scholarship, valued at $3000, is administered by the University of Tasmania. The scholarship is available for application to support a 2022 and 2023 residency and available to students currently undertaking postgraduate study in, or within three years of graduation from postgraduate study in, visual arts, craft or design at the University of Tasmania. Applications open 1 May 2023
    • The Wayne Brookes Visual Art Travel Prize
      No application required. The Wayne Brookes Visual Art Travel Prize, valued at $4000, will be assessed by the Rosamond McCulloch Committee and awarded to the most worthy emerging Visual Art candidate for travel to the Rosamond McCulloch Studio in 2024.
    • Arts Tasmania Arts Bridge Grants are an external funding source provided by Arts Tasmania. This program supports Tasmanian individuals and groups to travel within Tasmania (intrastate), Australia (interstate) or overseas (international) for arts or cultural heritage opportunities.Visit the Arts Tasmania website for application opening dates for activities commencing after 1 January 2023.