NAS International Residencies

International studio residencies provide a unique opportunity to develop your practice and studies in one of the great European centres of artistic excellence. This experience enables you to immerse yourself in a new arts context, market and community and culture.

Our current residencies are:

• The Onslow Storrier NAS Residency, La Cité International Des Arts, Paris
• The British School at Rome

Applications close June 30, 2024

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The Onslow Storrier NAS Residency, La Cité Internationale Des Arts, Paris

A three-month studio residency in Paris for a National Art School Graduate or Academic Staff Member.

Application deadline Sunday June 30, 2024

Notification of Outcome July 31, 2024

Residency Dates

• January 3 – March 27 2025 
• April 2 -June 27 2025 
• July 3 – September 29 2025 
• October 3 – December 26 2025 

Residency

A residency at the Onslow Storrier National Art School Paris Studio offers the opportunity of dedicated focus on your practice in one of the great centres of artistic excellence. The Onslow Storrier National Art School Paris Studio is located at La Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, and has been made possible through the generosity of Annette Onslow and Tim Storrier. The studio is located on the Right Bank in Rue de L’Hôtel de Ville in the 4th arrondissement overlooking the river Seine, near many commercial and public galleries and only a short walk to Notre Dame Cathedral. There are 270 studios that house artists, musicians and writers from around the world.

Eligibility 

• Recent National Art School BFA, GDFA, MFA or DFA graduates (within the last 5 years) OR 
• Current National Art School academic staff (including sessional). Please note that in the event that a successful applicant is a permanent staff member, appropriate leave arrangements will need to be considered.  
• Only applications that are fully completed and received by the closing date will be considered by the selection panel. 

2024 residents at the Onslow Storrier Studio at La Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris:

Kirtika Kain, MFA Printmaking Alumni
Sebastian Conti, MFA Ceramics Alumni
Sophie Lampert, MFA Painting Alumni
Fiona Currie-Billiard, MFA Drawing Graduate

The British School At Rome

A three-month residency in an interdisciplinary research community.

Application Deadline June 30, 2024

Notification of Outcome July 31, 2024

Residency Dates April 2 – June 26, 2025

Residency

This residency offers artists the opportunity to live and work in Rome for 3 months, in an interdisciplinary research community. The British School at Rome is a centre of interdisciplinary research excellence in the Mediterranean supporting the full range of arts, humanities and social sciences, and the residency has been made possible through the generosity of our donors, particularly Jennifer Dowling. The British School at Rome is just north of Rome’s historic centre in the Valle Giulia which separates the Parioli district from the Borghese Gardens. 

The successful applicant will receive studio accommodation (including meals) with the British School at Rome for a period of three months: 2 April – 26 June 2025 and inclusion in the BSR’s annual fine art catalogue. 

Eligibility 

• Recent National Art School MFA or DFA graduates (graduating in the previous 5 years) OR 
• Staff of the National Art School (including Sessional staff), AND 
• Applicants must be an Australian citizen or Australian resident and able to comply with any visa requirements.