North Adelaide Artist in Residence Expression of Interest

This Residency will ask artist(s) to engage and collaborate with our community to produce a meaningful creative outcome.

The Residency will occur over a 6-month period, culminating in outcome that could consist of an exhibition, temporary public artwork, performance(s), or presentation depending on the nature of the artist’s practice.

The Artist focus will celebrate the cultural heritage, diverse stories and community identity of North Adelaide through its residents and visitors' using community arts and cultural development values.

The North Adelaide Community Centre and Library will be the ‘home base’ for the Residency. The artist will have access to free use of the spaces for programming, creating art, performances, exhibiting and storage of materials. The Residency, however, is not restricted to activation/engagement in the Community Centre and Library and may extend into any part of North Adelaide.

• Celebrate the appreciation, love for and connection to North Adelaide precinct and the North Adelaide Community Centre and Library
• Celebrate the cultural heritage, history, stories and richness of North Adelaide and the diversity of the people living there.
• Create community connection and a sense of belonging at City of Adelaide community centres and spaces.
• Provide opportunities to explore the value of community, our shared humanity, the importance of belonging and the strengths of diversity.
• Leverage the community's strengths by gathering their ideas about the cultural activities offered at the North Adelaide Community Centre and Library, while also encouraging sharing and learning of talents, stories, knowledge, skills, and passions with others.
• Inspire the community to engage in art and culture by offering opportunities to create, observe, and participate in a collaborative environment.

The artist should use a variety of different activities that can engage the community. The artist is expected to have a regular ongoing presence throughout the course of the residency in either the community or at the NACC in negotiation with the City of Adelaide. A minimum of five impactful workshops will take place over the course of the Residency, each designed to empower the community to provide valuable insights and contributions.

Artists in Residence will be introduced to various City of Adelaide teams, including areas such as City Experience, Heritage, Sustainability, and Social Inclusion, to gain deeper insight into the richness of North Adelaide and its community. This collaboration will help inform their workshops and residency activities.

The proposed activities will be discussed and negotiated with the City of Adelaide but focused as Artist led workshops involving individual art and collaboration among community members; sharing skills and knowledge relevant to artist's practice that will explore different aspects of North Adelaide and its environment.

The workshops and the Residency should explore thematics such as:

• Environmental awareness and greening- celebrating nature and biodiversity
• Cultural heritage and identity- celebrating the history and character of North Adelaide
• Community exchange and intergenerational connections – sharing stories and knowledge.
• Public spaces and built forms - the changing face of North Adelaide.
• Community dreams and aspirations – shaping a shared future

The Residency and its activities will culminate in an artist-led collaborative/participatory community outcome that will be presented at North Adelaide Community Centre and Library spaces. The outcome may consist of an either exhibition, temporary public artwork, performance(s) or presentation.

To support the residency, $15,000. The fee to be provided to the artist will cover artist fees, workshops, materials, travel, community engagement and residency outcomes and other residency related expenses.

In addition to the financial support the City of Adelaide Council will provide logistical, facilitation, marketing and promotional support for the residency.