Bundanon Announces 2026 Artists in Residence Program

Now in its 30th year, Bundanon’s Artists in Residence program continues to support artists and researchers working across disciplines through a network of partnerships with arts organisations, cultural agencies and benefactors. The program aims to provide time, space and resources for new work to develop within a natural environment.

Bundanon Chief Executive Officer Rachel Kent said the program remains central to the organisation’s work in supporting creative production.

“Our 2026 Artists in Residence program continues to uphold Bundanon’s core commitment to cultural production across all disciplines, and in all phases of the creative process,” Kent said. “There are no direct costs to artists associated with participation. This important initiative highlights the organisation’s support of the development of new work in Australia, consistent with the National Cultural Policy – Revive that promotes the centrality of the artist.”

Bundanon’s Head of Curatorial and Learning Sophie O’Brien said the organisation received a record 504 applications from artists across Australia and 24 countries. “This reflects exceptional growth across all disciplines, including an increase in D/deaf artists selected for residencies for the coming year,” O’Brien said.

The 2026 program includes artists working across visual and performing arts, literature, dance, music, environmental and scientific research. It also features a newly established annual ecological residency.

Participants are provided access to purpose-built studios and rehearsal spaces at Bundanon’s Homestead site, which offers an isolated setting intended to support creative focus and research activity.

Established following the 1993 gift of Bundanon by Arthur and Yvonne Boyd, the organisation continues to operate according to their vision of a “creative and working art environment.” The Artists in Residence program remains a key part of that legacy, providing opportunities for cultural and scientific exchange in a regional context.

Arthur Boyd described Bundanon as “a place for the community to enjoy the bush and the river, and a place to be used as a forum where those from every facet of the arts and sciences could get together.”

The full list of participating artists and researchers for 2026 is available on Bundanon’s website.