Inhabiting the space between semesters, the Arts Lab Winter Residency works outside of structures surrounding assessment, deadlines, and institutional administration. This winter residency prioritises an environment that fosters conditions for low-pressure making, speculative research, and in-progress/unfinished work. Applications are open now for this four-week self-directed winter studio residency, accepting four current students.

Dates: 3 – 30 June

WHERE: Arts Lab, Level 1, Building 19, Arts & Cultural, Parkville Campus

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: May 30, midnight

In 2025, this residency particularly encourages applications from student artists working with new media forms.

APPLY NOW

Please ensure you read the below criteria before applying.

Access to the Arts Lab is only possible Monday to Friday, 9-5.

The residency provides:

A communal studio space with four individual work tables

Open floor area for sketching, layout, or spatial thinking

Pinboards and wall space for process-based display

Access to limited materials (acrylic paint, paper, mark making materials, projector)

Please note: This is a dry studio environment: no oils, solvents, spray paint, aerosols, flammable materials, or heat-based processes are permitted

No access to machinery or fabrication tools is available, or permissible

Storage is minimal – artists are expected to keep materials tidy between sessions

The studio is self-directed: participants manage their own time, materials, and workspace in a respectful shared environment

On occassion, the space might be shared with Arts Programs staff for one-off actions/workshops, notice will be provided

Questions? Email Arts Programs staff at chantelle.mitchell@union.unimelb.edu.au