Each project receives up to:

• $30,000 residency fee
• $10,000 producer fee
• $5,000 access budget
• $2,000 artistic peer support

The Warehouse Residency provides:

• Up to 8 weeks of dedicated studio space in a supported residency  
• Production and creative producing expertise 
• Professional and career development sessions 
• Access to technical equipment 
• Access provision for audiences attending showings and talks 
• Post-residency reflection and discussion of the works’ future
• Opportunity to participate in Arts House and Alter State marketing and promotions

We use the SmartyGrants EOI system. Please note that submissions are currently closed.

You must be based in Victoria to apply for this program.

The selection panel comprises of Deaf and Disabled independent artists: 

• Elvin Lam 
• Daley Rangi 
• Sarah Houbolt 
• Renay Barker-Mulholland

 The panel will shortlist projects in consultation with the creative team at Arts House and Arts Centre Melbourne, Alter State. They will recommend projects that respond strongly to the selection criteria: 

• Artistic concept 
• Deaf or Disability led  
• Embraces experimentation and growth 
• Viability   

Shortlisted artists will be provided with $350 + 11% superannuation to meet with Arts House’s Creative Producer and Production Coordinator and Alter State’s Creative Lead to discuss their projects in more detail prior to selection. 

Meetings will be held on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 March 2024. 

Read about the artists and projects across The Warehouse Residency in 2022-23 and 2023-24. 

Selected participants have access to a dedicated studio space in North Melbourne called The Warehouse for up to 8 weeks.  

View information about The Warehouse venue space here. 

There are two date options for when the residency takes place. You can select one or both options. 

Option 1) Mon 19 August – Sun 6 October 2024, with showing/s during Alter State, Mon 7 – Sun 13 October 

Option 2) Mon 24 February – Sun 13 April 2025, with showing/s during the week of Mon 14 – Sun 20 April outside of Alter State 
 
These dates can be negotiated if your EOI is successful. Both artists will have the opportunity to participate in public artist talks during Alter State 2 -13 October 2024. 

The Warehouse Residency is a five-year commitment from Arts House. Two projects will be supported each year, until 2027. For 2024, Arts Centre Melbourne has joined as a development partner through Alter State. 

The Warehouse Residency was co-devised in 2021 by six independent Deaf, Disabled and neurodiverse artists – Luke King, Hannah Morphy-Walsh, Pauline Vetuna, Jonathan Craig, Kath Duncan and Eva Sifis, alongside Arts Access Victoria and Arts House. The group collectively decided on the following guiding principles: 

• Respect the wisdom that lived experiences brings 
• Be artist-led and self-determined 
• Support multiple-marginalised Deaf and Disabled people 
• Embrace flexibility and choice, and be responsive to the individual 
• Create an environment of safety and care 
• Support risk-taking and experimentation  

Arts House strives to fulfil these principles and vision, and we extend this invitation to artists and partners participating in the program.  

If you have read our documents and attended the Info Session but still have questions, please contact: 

Sarah Rowbottam 
Creative Producer 
sarah.rowbottam@melbourne.vic.gov.au 
0447 570 178 (text only) 03 9322 3720 (voice only) during business hours Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm AEST. 

Please note Arts House will be closed from Friday 22 December until 2 January 2024. 

 
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