The successful appointments for the Rosamond McCulloch Studio Residency in Paris for 2025
- Mary Maxwell scholarship - Robyn Higgins
- Marie Edwards Scholarship - Claire James (Eddie)
- Wayne Brookes Visual Arts Prize - Natasha Bradley
- Self Funded - Adrienne Eberhard, Scout MacDonald, Sarah Day.
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 2026.
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.
- Applications for 2026 residencies are open from 19 May - 22 July 2025.
- Information Session Thursday, 19 June 2025 5.00pm via Zoom.
Register to attend - Selection Committee review 23 July - 11 August 2025
- Successful residents and scholarship awardees notified after 16 August 2026
- Contact and enquiries to CAM.Admin@utas.edu.au
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
The Residency program for the Studio is currently overseen by an organisational committee consisting of University staff, including:
- Professor Meg Keating (Committee Chair), Head of School, Creative Arts and Media, University of Tasmania
- Ms Rebecca Cuthill, Executive Director, Advancement, University of Tasmania
- Ms Annah Simsons, Business Manager, School of Creative Arts and Media, University of Tasmania
- Lucia Usmiani, Admin Officer, School of Creative Arts and Media, University of Tasmania
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.
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 an emerging 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 615€ (549€ basic monthly fees + the extra short stay fee of 66€ = 615€) 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.
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.
2024 has been on hold due to refurbishment of the Cite
| Resident | Description |
|---|---|
| Robyn Higgins | Mary Maxwell Travel Scholarship 2025 Project summary: Documentation of the European Rabbit: An exploration of an Australian invasive species within art, museums and popular culture in the species' native territories. |
| Natasha Bradley | Wayne Brookes Visual Arts Prize Project summary: To research how Parisian urban renewal project Parc De La Villette facilitates movement and cultural connectedness and can potentially translate to Tasmanian urban transformation projects. |
| Claire James (Eddie) | Marie Edwards Scholarship Project Summary: Exploring the historical, sensory, and feminist narratives within Paris' Parc des Buttes Chaumont to further my project Echoes of Extraction. |
| Adrienne Eberhard | Self funded Residency Project Summary: Finalising a bilingual manuscript of poems/'letters' between Marie Antoinette and cross dressing Marie Louis/e Girardin, also from Versailles, who sailed in Tasmanian waters in 1792/93. |
| Scout MacDonald | Self funded Residency Project Summary: Exploring Paris' art scene, drawing from puppetry, circus and physical theater in order to enhance my own skills in performance and theatre devising. |
| Sarah Day | Self Funded Residency Project Summary: To write and edit new poetry, and to pursue French translation of existing work in the artful and exciting city of Paris and its environs. |
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.
| Resident | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 Gough | 2023 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 Watt | Self-funded Residency |
| Project summary | A creative response to the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (The Museum of Hunting and Nature) |
| Victor Medrano | Self-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 Flowers | Self-funded Residency |
| Project summary | Oliver 3D picture book project, visual, cultural and location research in Paris for book illustrations. |
| Maggie Jeffries | Self-funded Residency |
| Project summary | A series of botanical oil paintings to pay homage to Claude Monet and the garden that inspired some of his most inspirational paintings. |
| Michaye Boulter | Self-funded Residency |
| Project summary |
My 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.
| Resident | Specialisation |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
No application required. This scholarship 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 Rosamond 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. This will be assessed by the Rosamond McCulloch Committee and awarded based on merit for travel to the Rosamond McCulloch Studio in 2026. - The Marie Edwards Travelling Scholarship
No application required. Valued at $3000, this scholarship is available to support a 2026 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. This will be assessed by the Rosamond McCulloch Committee and awarded based on merit for travel to the Rosamond McCulloch Studio in 2026. - 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 2026. - 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 details.
