Scene Shift Residency Program

Deadline: August 7, 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility:

1. A track record of at least two professional outcomes of presenting original, contemporary, artworks.

2. Your practice can feasibly occur in the Brand X and Cad Factory facilities.

3. You live in NSW.

4. Your location fits the definitions of regional/metro outlined by Regional Arts NSW. https://regionalartsnsw.com.au//aboutthe-network/

5. An ability to adapt and be open to different cultural contexts.

Remuneration: $4000 artist fee

About the residency: Brand X will host a regional artist in their City of Sydney Creative Studios. This opportunity is appropriate for individuals or collectives of two working in visual arts, interdisciplinary arts, design, performing arts, sound, writers, and researchers.

The Cad Factory will host a metro artist in their Sandigo recording studio. This opportunity is appropriate for individuals or collectives of two working in experimental sound, music, site-specific/environmental/community inclusive arts, interdisciplinary arts, and performing arts.

The aim of the program is to have meaningful dialogue between the art ecologies of regional and metropolitan New South Wales.The residencies will allow artists to connect with different communities, build industry connections and have time and space to develop work. It is a self-led and self-determined residency where artists can explore their practice within a different context.

Residency Dates at Brand X:
3 – 17 November 2025 and 15 – 29 June 2026

Residency Dates at the Cad:
20 October – 3 November 2025 and 15 – 29 June 2026

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