CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – 2016 SYNAPSE RESIDENCIES 

ANAT is calling for applications from artists and scientists/researchers for the prestigious Synapse Residency program. The program is a core element of the Synapse initiative, which, since 2004, has supported collaboration between artists and scientists.

The residencies are open to Australian artists working in any discipline and/or medium. Residencies shall take place over 16 weeks full-time (or part-time equivalent) during the 2016 calendar year.

To ensure a good fit between the artist and host organisation, a joint application must be submitted. It is the responsibility of the applicants to establish contact and to identify the nature of the proposed collaboration prior to application. 

The residencies have a creative research focus and it is not expected that they will result in the production of new work. The residencies may also be approached as a platform for testing and informing a longer-term research project suitable for submission to the ARC Synapse Linkage program. 

Guidelines, including an application cover sheet, can be downloaded here.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 5PM (CST), MONDAY 2^nd of MAY 2016

This is a highly competitive program; as such, it is recommended that you discuss your project proposal with us prior to application. To do so, or for more information about the residencies, please contact:

Vicki Sowry
ANAT Director
Tel +61 8 8231 9037
[email protected] 

“My Synapse residency far exceeded expectations and laid the foundation for a body of work that continues to develop.”

Leah Barclay, 2014 Synapse artist

“I now have methods for enmeshing my artwork in other sectors, contributing to knowledge building, making my artwork more relevant to contemporary experience/society, and my career more sustainable.”

Cat Jones, 2015 Synapse artist