Residencies Research 1. Contents Background3 Glossary4 Literature review5 Interview Findings7...

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Residencies Research

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Contents

Background 3

Glossary 4

Literature review 5

Interview Findings 7

Topline Survey Findings 10

Artform Snapshot 32

Career Stage snapshot 45

Model Snapshot 52

Broker and Mentor Snapshot s 59

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Background

The aim:to create an evidence base on the range of residency models funded by the Australia Council, exploring their impact on artists’ careers and the factors which support a successful residency experience

The purpose:to enable Council to reflect on what role we should play in providing residencies, and ensure our activities are efficient and effective in maximising the value and impact of residencies for artists.

Specific objectives:to measure the impact on artists’ careers of the residencies that Council funds and develop an evidence base to understand their value.to analyse the factors needed to have a successful residency experience.

Method:• Interviews with artists and stakeholders• Review of the literature• Survey of artists

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Glossary

Residency: a professional development opportunity for an artist or arts worker which provides space and time to devote to their arts practice. A residency can last a minimum of a week and up to one year.

Mentor: an experienced artist that partners with a less experienced artist to provide guidance and advice. Mentors can also introduce artists to others in the sector.

Broker: plays a significant role in brokering market opportunities or connections with a company, other artists or a mentor.

Host: the organisation that delivered one or more of: the residency creative space; the accommodation; the residency program (the set of activities that make up the residency).

Australia Council - time and place: a residency where our support is mainly for the location (e.g. Rome studio)Australia Council program: a residency that comes with a specific program of activities (e.g. Nashville)

Australia Council funded organisation: a residency run through an organisation we fund specifically for that purpose (e.g. Varuna)

Other Australia Council funding (indirect): a residency supported through our regularly funded organisation (but where funding was not directly for the residency)

Self organised: a residency that has been arranged by an artist, who has then applied to us for funding (through the grants process)

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Residencies ResearchLiterature Review

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Literature Review – key findings

• Not much research• The findings are similar to the artist survey:

• Benefits of residencies include time and space, support from host, development of contacts, development of new work and increased opportunities

• Different requirements at different career stages (which highlights the need for flexibility and not a one size fits all model)

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Residencies ResearchInterviews with artists and stakeholders

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Interviews – key findings

Artists• Nature of residencies varies according to:

• Degree of outcomes required• Number of artists involved, and emphasis on interaction and

collaboration• Whether there are organised connections/introductions• Whether it is attached to an institution

• Benefits of residencies are that artists made work and connections that they wouldn’t have made otherwise

• Characteristics of a successful residency include:• Clear and shared expectations• A degree of flexibility in how expectations are achieved (+ time)• Knowledge about how to make the most of the experience • Hosted well (including having a broker/connector)• Adequate resources (information, materials, financial, income,

family)• Location can be useful for inspiration, access to resources/ institutions.

But must be more than just a place.• Opportunities for Australia Council:

• Role of connectors/brokers• Support for arts workers (e.g. curators)• Helping to disseminate learning

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Interviews – key findings

Stakeholders• Similar benefits to residencies as artists (outcomes and flow on effects),

but also saw their role in:• Being a place for r&d• Development of artistic practice• Career development• Self-esteem and confidence• Beneficial to communities• Beneficial connection developed between the host and artist long

term• Traction in key markets (where that is an aim e.g. Nashville)

• Opportunities and ideas:• Support for arts workers (e.g. curators)• Interdisciplinary• Collaborations and cultural exchange• Provide a wide spectrum of support (accommodation, travel,

infrastructure, stipend, local host, connections)• Allow residency providers more freedom to respond to artist needs

• Host international residencies in Australia

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Residencies ResearchTopline Survey Findings

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Why do a Residency?

Time and space for your practice

Developing your artistic practice

Furthering your professional career

Connecting with other artists

Interest in the host institution

Opportunity to exhibit, perform, present or publish

Stipend or financial supportAccess to specialised resources e.g. archives or

equipmentConnecting with new markets

Prestige and recognition of being selected

Learning a new skill or technique

Other

62%

51%

37%

29%

19%

17%

14%

13%

12%

11%

9%

9%n=244Q:What was your motivation for undertaking your most recent residency?

Artists do residencies because it gives them time and space, and allows them to develop their artistic practice

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Residency experience - satisfaction

n=244Q: How satisfied were you with your residency overall?Q: How satisfied were you with the following elements of your residency?

Overall Satisfaction

Accommodation

Artistic materials & equipment

Residency program (the set of activities that

make up the residency)

Rated 0-4 Rated 5-6 Rated 7-8 Rated 9-10 n/a

Total Satisfied

(rated 8-10)

84%

77%

71%

76%

Overall, artists are satisfied with their residency experience.

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Residency experience - objectives

n=244Q: Prior to going on your residency, did you feel the residency objectives and expectations were clear?Q: How were the residency objectives agreed on prior to your residency?

8% 26%

64%

Not at all clear Not really clear Somewhat clear Mostly clear Completely clear

I set them myself

I discussed and set them with the host/funding organisation

The host/funding organisation set them for me

No specific objectives were set

Unsure

41%

30%

19%

9%

0%

Clarity of objectives

Setting of objectives

The majority of artists on residency are clear about their objectives and expectations. This was highlighted as a crucial part of a residency in the qualitative research.

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Ideal program of activities

n=244Q: Ideal structure or program of activities, if any?

Self organised/ initiated/ managed

Networking/ social activities/ introductions/ interactions with local artists

Opportunity to present work/ give back to host community

Structured studio/ writing time

Mentoring

Workshops

Flexible structure

27%

15%

12%

9%

7%

6%

5%

“3 phases - getting to know the place and people, creating new work and

staging/presenting the work”

“Self-directed with support from host organisation”

“Prefer to work alone but good to have some contact with a host - a publisher

or an advisor from organisation”

“Development residency could include workshops with local community /

students / professional artists, talks and seminars. Culminating in public showing

of work-in-progress.”

“Focussed work alone with readings every second day to a group of artists. Dinner together. Working with a mentor

would be lush.”

Many artists like the idea of organising their own program of events while on residency.

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Had

Very/ incredib

ly valuabl

e

A local contact person e.g. studio manager

66% 63%

Other artists in residence with you

62% 77%

A mentor 30% 82%

A broker 7% 84%*

Someone who gave you introductions to local artists and arts organisations

49% 71%

Contacts and Networks

“Ideal support would be to have already established links with organisations

internationally or residency spaces that have very good/connected hosts.”

“The long-running relationship with the host organisation meant that meaningful

connections were easily formed”

“I would have liked support with introducing me to local artists and the

support of a mentor.”

“The opportunity to connect internationally with a network of artists... These connections continue to grow and

expand opportunities for new work following the residency.”

* Note only 17 artists had a broker, so this percentage is an estimate onlyQ: During your stay, did you have any of the following:Q: How valuable were the following relationships?Q: Did you have someone who gave you introductions to local artists and arts organisations?Q: How valuable was having someone who gave you introductions to local artists and arts organisations?Q: What other support would you have liked and from whom?

While not many artists had a broker during their residency, those that did found them very valuable. 14% of artists wanted additional support to organise local connections and introductions, and 7% wanted a mentor/ better mentor.

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Ideal type of interaction

n=244Q: Ideal type and level of interaction with others?

Connections with local artists/curators/other residents/ mentors

Connections with arts/industry organisations/ galleries/ ARIs/ universities

Minimal / restricted interaction (e.g. scheduled times)

Flexibility in level of interaction (offered but not mandatory)

Invitations to events (social or professional)

Introductions

Collaborations

Other

54%

33%

23%

8%

7%

5%

4%

16%

“Ongoing, flexible interaction with industry organisations. Ongoing, flexible interaction with local artists and other

residents.”

“Yes, of course one would like to meet local artists, cultural

groups, galleries, writers, publishers etc. However,

these introductions need to be initiated - ideally by the Australian government or

diplomatic service or Australia Council, through

their contacts on the ground.”

“Local artists, curators and industry people ideally

accessed through a local interface such as an

artspace”

Connections with other artists and arts organisations are part of the ideal interaction artists want on their residency. However, many also mentioned that they wanted these interactions to be flexible.

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Location

Australia

USA

UK

France

Italy

Spain

Japan

China

Indonesia

India

45%

13%

10%

5%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

n=244Q: Where did you stay during this residency?

Around half of residents stayed in Australia, and around one in ten went to USA and UK most recently. USA, Australia and UK are also the top 3 areas artists want to go to do a residency, however Germany, France, Japan and Italy are also popular.

Most recent residency

Ideal residency

USA

Australia

UK

Germany

France

Italy

Japan

China

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Spain

36%

33%

22%

15%

13%

11%

11%

6%

5%

5%

5%

5%

n=244Q: Ideal residency locations? (up to 5)

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Location – most recent residency

108

Australia, the USA, and UK are the key regions people went to on their most recent residency

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Location – most recent national residency

Within Australia, most of the artists surveyed went to the Blue Mountains

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Location – where do artists want to go?

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Location – why go there?

I thought it would inspire creativity

It’s a hub for artists in my field of practice

I thought it would inspire artistic content

I had a personal interest in that location

For access to the appropriate space, equipment or resources

I thought it would boost my national or international recognition

The location was not pivotal to my residency; another place may have worked just as well.

I wanted to access new markets

There are lots of organisations in my field of practice

Other

41%

40%

39%

37%

32%

20%

10%

9%

7%

20%n=244Q: Why did you want to go to this location?

Artists choose the location of their residency based on inspiration and because it is an artistic hub

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Location – what role did it play?

Being away from everyday responsibilities gave me time and space to focus on my practice

It provided inspiration

I met artists in my field of practice

I made connections with organisations in my field of practice

The location was not pivotal to my residency; another place may have worked just as well.

I felt too socially isolated

I felt too physically isolated

Other

78%

70%

59%

36%

10%

5%

2%

23%n=244Q: What role did the location actually play in your residency?

The main role of the location was to give them time and space, provide inspiration and allow them to connect with other artists and organisations

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Length of time

Ideal length

Length of most recent residency

This was…

33%

15%

11%

29% 7% 5%

Less than one week 1-2 weeks Over 2 to 4 weeks 5 to 8 weeks 9 to 12 weeks

1 month = 48%Over 1 year = 12%

11%

20%

32%

20% 5%2%3% 6%

Up to 2 weeks Up to 1 month Up to 3 months Up to 6 months Up to 12 months

27%

68% 2%

Too short The right length Too long Unsure

1 month = 31%

Overall, the current length of residencies is perfect. Some shorter residencies could be increased.

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Financial support

n=244; Q: How well did the financial support provided for the residency meet your needs?n=56; Q: Why did the financial support not meet your needs?

The funding only covered part of the costs (e.g. just accommodation)

I did not have enough money to live off and create work with

The funding did not cover the cost of my time/ had no income

Rent/living costs were very expensive/ were not covered

Did not cover ongoing costs at home (e.g. rent, childcare)

48%

23%

16%

13%

7%

“Whilst the financial support covered the basics of what was

luckily a very affordable environment the time away

from work (freelance) and the adjustment back on return left quite a financial hole that I'm still trying to find my way out

of”

“The cost of making work and my time added up to much

more than the stipend available”

Three in four residents felt that the funding they received met most or all of their needs. Where needs weren’t met, this was often because funding only covered part of the costs.Level of financial support

1% 22% 41% 30% 3%4%

Did not meet any of my needs Met some of my needs Met most of my needsMet all of my needs Exceeded my needs Unsure

Reason needs unmet

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Level of Support

n=244Q: Overall, when thinking about your residency, how would you rate the level of support you received from the following?

Host organisation (i.e. the organisation deliver-ing the residency pro-

gram)

Mentor

Australia Council for the Arts

Residency manager

Very poor Poor Neither Good Very good n/a

Good/ Very good (exl. n/a)

89%

87%

84%

83%

Overall, residents received a very high level of support from their host organisation and mentor

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Support required

n=244Q: What other support would you have liked and from whom?

Assistance to organise local connections/ Introduce me to the right people

Funding/ monetary support

Access to a mentor/ better mentor

Better/ more dedicated host/ studio manager/ more communication with host

More information/communication from my host/ broker beforehand

More communication from Australia Council before, during and after the residency

None

14%

12%

7%

6%

2%

2%

14%

“I would have liked support with introducing me to local artists and the support of a mentor.”

“A stipend for the duration of the residency to cover living

costs would have been of assistance.”

“More appropriate mentoring in my field, more motivation from

host to cater for special needs/physical limitations of

artists”

“I would enjoy more follow up after the residence in terms of

contacts with publishers etc but that's probably a pipe dream.”

The main type of support people needed on their most recent residency was assistance with brokering relationships and having a mentor

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Ideal support from Australia Council

n=244Q: Ideal type of support from Australia Council or other funding/host organisations, if any?

Financial (general)

Flights/ travel

Accommodation/ studio costs

Living allowance/ per diem/ stipend/ artist fees

Connections to other artists/ organisations

Provide host organisation/broker/ mentor

Regular/ consistent/ more/ earlier communication/ information

35%

28%

28%

20%

12%

10%

5%

“Assistance with networking opportunities by providing some

potential contacts.”

“Funding, connections with artists, continued

communication and support”

“Accommodation/ studio provision; stipend for living/ materials; assistance with programming work - many residencies are attached to

great exhibition spaces, which the resident artists are unable

to use”

“Contribution to accommodation and on-the-ground costs,

coverage of airfares. Artist fees, and modest development

budget needed to steer towards public outcomes”

Most artists look to the Australia Council to provide some sort of financial or material support for their residency – this is likely because this has been the role we have played historically.

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Outcomes achieved

Expanded your network of contacts

Improved or expanded your practice

Gained confidence in yourself as an artist

Created a new work

Increased your public profile

Presented or published work

Been invited to collaborate

Been commissioned to create work

Increased sales of your work

73%

71%

64%

55%

39%

35%

17%

10%

5%

47%

57%

45%

50%

48%

50%

19%

20%

12%

42%

51%

44%

45%

41%

44%

19%

19%

18%

1 year or more after complet-ing your resi-dency

Within 12 months of completing your residency

By the end of your residency

n=244Q: Have you experienced any of the following as a result of completing your residency?

The key outcomes achieved by the end of the residency were expansion of networks, improvement of artistic practice and increased confidence. Increased public profile and presentation/publication outcomes took a little longer to emerge. While sales and commissions are not a key aim of the residency, they do grow over the long term.

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Ideal outcomes

n=244Q: Ideal expected outcomes, if any?

Created/developed work

Presentation/ publication/ exhibition/ showcase

Increased contacts/networks

Collaboration/engagement/partnerships (possibly ongoing)

Professional skills development

Research/ knowledge growth/ growth of cultural understanding

None/ outcomes optional

Development of arts practice in international context

Flexible/artist led outcomes

Career development/ Increased profile

28%

23%

20%

8%

8%

7%

7%

7%

5%

5%

“Exhibition of work produced during the residency; new

friendships both personal and professional; increased

awareness of the people, place and culture of the

residency location; new skills; increased professional artistic

profile; opportunities to collaborate or exhibit with

other resident or local artists”

“Time to re-think ideas, create new ones and ideally produce

and present them”

“A good exhibition with mixed local and international artists

together to encourage the exchange”

Many artists would like the creation or presentation of work to be an outcome of their residency. The development of networks was also important.

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Barriers to undertaking residency

n=244Q: Why were you unable to undertake a residency?

Inadequate financial support

It was the wrong time in my life for me to go on residency

I needed more support for my family responsibilities

It was the wrong time in my career for me to go on residency

I needed more space to accommodate my family

It did not accommodate for my carers duties

The accommodation or residency structure was not physically accessible for me

Other

36%

18%

15%

11%

10%

7%

1%

12%

57% have wanted to undertake a residency but couldn’t. These are the reasons why…

“Opportunities for curators n/a”

“Difficult to take time of paying work when the

residency can be quite expensive”

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Profile

Artform

Literature

Visual art

Emerging and experimental art

Theatre

Dance

Community arts

Music

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art

Other

40%

38%

14%

10%

9%

6%

8%

1%

5%

40%

40%

16%

12%

9%

7%

7%

2%

7%

Currently

When you were on your most recent residency

Aboriginal or Torres Strait

Islander

Age

Career stage

Under 2525-3435-4445-5455-6465-74

FemaleMale

1%19%

38%22%

17%3%

71%29%

Gender

Beginning/ starting out

Becoming established

Established

Established, but working less than before

21%

48%

30%

1%

8%

54%

35%

3%

Currently During residency

Yes

No

Prefer not to say

Yes

No

Prefer not to say

Australia

United Kingdom

United States

Other (NESB)

Other (English speaking)

1%

97%

2%

5%

93%

2%

78%

8%

2%

8%

3%

Artist with disability

Country of birth

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Artform Snapshot

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CACD Dance E&ELiteratur

eMusic Theatre

Visual Arts

n= 15* 21* 35 98 19* 24* 92

Interest in the host institution 40% 24% 40% 7% 11% 25% 25%

Access to specialised resources e.g. archives or equipment

7% 5% 11% 6% 16% 4% 24%

Time and space for your practice 40% 67% 46% 85% 53% 58% 45%

Developing your artistic practice 33% 57% 37% 46% 42% 58% 58%

Furthering your professional career 60% 33% 43% 28% 53% 38% 46%

Connecting with new markets 27% 0% 11% 9% 16% 17% 16%

Connecting with other artists 47% 29% 20% 42% 16% 29% 17%Prestige and recognition of being selected

0% 0% 0% 20% 5% 4% 7%

Stipend or financial support 0% 33% 23% 9% 16% 25% 12%


20% 19% 29% 7% 37% 8% 24%

Learning a new skill or technique 20% 14% 17% 9% 21% 17% 7%

Other 7% 5% 17% 5% 11% 8% 13%

Motivation

*Note small sample size, therefore results should be read with caution. ATSIA not shown due to very small sample size, n=2)Q: What was your motivation for undertaking your most recent residency?

Motivations to undertake a residency vary by artform. Literature residents are motivated by time and space, while Visual arts are more motivated to develop their artistic practice.

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eMusic Theatre

Visual Arts

n= 15* 21* 35 96 19* 24* 91


80% 86% 83% 57% 74% 79% 84%

Expanded your network of contacts 80% 76% 80% 77% 84% 71% 74%

Created a new work 33% 24% 63% 47% 58% 33% 78%

Been invited to collaborate 40% 19% 29% 8% 32% 29% 22%

Been commissioned to create work 20% 5% 14% 4% 11% 13% 15%

Presented or published work 27% 29% 51% 20% 32% 25% 52%

Increased your public profile 60% 43% 40% 29% 37% 42% 46%


73% 57% 49% 70% 47% 50% 63%

Increased sales of your work 0% 0% 3% 3% 0% 0% 8%

Other 0% 0% 3% 2% 11% 0% 2%

Outcome – by the end of your residency

*Note small sample size, therefore results should be read with caution. ATSIA not shown due to very small sample size, n=2)Q: Have you experienced any of the following as a result of completing your residency?

Residencies have slightly different outcomes for different artforms. Expansion of networks is a key outcome for Music, while improved practice is a major outcome for Theatre.

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eMusic Theatre

Visual Arts

n= 15* 21* 35 98 19* 24* 92

Beginning/ starting out 0% 5% 20% 36% 11% 13% 14%

Becoming established 40% 43% 49% 45% 58% 54% 52%

Established 53% 48% 29% 17% 32% 29% 34%

Established, but working less than before

7% 5% 3% 2% 0% 4% 0%

Career stage (at time of residency)

*Note small sample size, therefore results should be read with caution. ATSIA not shown due to very small sample size, n=2)Q: Which of the following best defines your career stage?

CACD and Dance residents are more likely to be established when going on residency, while over one third of Literature residents are just starting out.

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eMusic Theatre

Visual Arts

n= 15* 21* 35 98 19* 24* 92

Australia Council - time and place only

7% 5% 9% 4% 11% 4% 22%

Australia Council program 33% 0% 17% 0% 16% 0% 25%

Australia Council funded organisation

13% 14% 14% 73% 21% 25% 13%

Other Australia Council funding (indirect)

7% 57% 14% 6% 11% 21% 4%

Self organised 33% 24% 40% 11% 37% 50% 29%

Residency type

*Note small sample size, therefore results should be read with caution. ATSIA not shown due to very small sample size, n=2)

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eMusic Theatre

Visual Arts

n= 15* 21* 35 98 19* 24* 92

Australia 33% 31% 76% 73% 26% 58% 12%

USA 13% 17% 0% 7% 21% 17% 20%

France 0% 3% 5% 3% 5% 4% 5%

UK 13% 14% 5% 3% 5% 8% 20%

India 13% 3% 0% 2% 0% 4% 1%

Indonesia 0% 9% 5% 1% 5% 0% 2%

Spain 7% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9%

Austria 7% 3% 0% 0% 5% 0% 1%

Cambodia 7% 3% 5% 1% 0% 0% 0%

South Korea 0% 0% 5% 0% 5% 4% 0%

Italy 0% 3% 0% 1% 0% 0% 8%

Sri Lanka 0% 3% 0% 1% 5% 0% 1%

Timor Leste 7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Japan 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7%

Location – most recent residency

*Note small sample size, therefore results should be read with caution. ATSIA not shown due to very small sample size, n=2)Q: Where did you stay during this residency?

Literature and Emerging and Experimental arts practitioners are most likely to have gone on a residency in Australia during their most recent residency.

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Location – ideal CACD

*Note small sample size, therefore results should be read with cautionQ: Ideal location (up to 5)

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Location – ideal Dance


40

Location – ideal Emerging and Experimental

41

Location – ideal Literature

42

Location – ideal Music


43

Location – ideal Theatre


44

Location – ideal Visual Arts

*Note small sample size, therefore results should be read with cautionQ:

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Career Stage Snapshot

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Established

n= 52 116 73

Interest in the host institution 15% 21% 21%Access to specialised resources e.g. archives or equipment

6% 14% 18%

Time and space for your practice 69% 60% 59%

Developing your artistic practice 52% 52% 49%

Furthering your professional career 37% 38% 38%

Connecting with new markets 2% 11% 22%

Connecting with other artists 52% 22% 23%

Prestige and recognition of being selected 17% 13% 3%

Stipend or financial support 10% 12% 21%

Opportunity to exhibit, perform, present or publish 12% 22% 14%

Learning a new skill or technique 12% 9% 8%

Other 4% 13% 8%

Motivation

*Note small sample size, therefore results should be read with cautionQ: What was your motivation for undertaking your most recent residency?

Connecting to other artists is a particularly large driver for residents early on in their career.

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Established

n= 52 116 73

Improved or expanded your practice 60% 73% 75%

Expanded your network of contacts 84% 72% 71%

Created a new work 50% 59% 53%

Been invited to collaborate 14% 18% 18%

Been commissioned to create work 6% 16% 4%

Presented or published work 28% 41% 32%

Increased your public profile 36% 41% 40%

Gained confidence in yourself as an artist 86% 66% 47%

Increased sales of your work 2% 3% 8%

Other 0% 6% 1%

Outcome – by the end of your residency

*Note small sample size, therefore results should be read with cautionQ: Have you experienced any of the following as a result of completing your residency?

Increased confidence as an artist is a key outcome of residencies for early career artists.

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Established

n= 52 116 73

Australia Council - time and place only 8% 4% 21%

Australia Council program 36% 65% 18%

Australia Council funded organisation 12% 4% 16%

Other Australia Council funding (indirect) 9% 6% 15%

Self organised 28% 19% 26%

Residency type

*Note small sample size, therefore results should be read with caution

Artists in the process of becoming established are the ones most likely to apply for a residency through an Australia council program (e.g. Nashville)

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Location – ideal Beginning/ starting out

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Location – ideal Becoming Established


51

Location – ideal Established


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Model Snapshot

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Why do a Residency?

Time and space for your practice

Developing your artistic practice

Furthering your professional career

Connecting with other artists

Interest in the host institution


Stipend or financial support

Access to specialised resources e.g. archives or equipment

Connecting with new markets

Prestige and recognition of being selected

Learning a new skill or technique

39%

47%

56%

13%

35%

19%

10%

24%

16%

8%

19%

59%

65%

46%

17%

15%

17%

15%

20%

20%

2%

4%

Australia Council resi-dencySelf organised

Self organised n= 62; Australia Council residency, n=54Q:What was your motivation for undertaking your most recent residency?

Artists have somewhat different motivations for doing a self organised residency vs. an Australia Council residency.

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Residency experience - satisfaction

Self organised n= 62; Australia Council residency, n=54Q: How satisfied were you with your residency overall?

Overall Satisfaction

Self organised

Australia Council residency

Rated 0-4 Rated 5-6 Rated 7-8 Rated 9-10

Total Satisfied

(rated 8-10)

84%

82%

80%

Satisfaction is high among both self organised and Australia Council run residencies

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Self Organised Australia Council residency

HadVery/

incredibly valuable

HadVery/

incredibly valuable

A local contact person e.g. studio manager 55% 79% 83% 53%

Other artists in residence with you 44% 78%* 44% 63%*

A mentor 42% 92%* 9% 100%*

A broker (plays a significant role in brokering market opportunities or connections with a company, other artists or a mentor)

10% 100%* 13% 72%*

Someone who gave you introductions to local artists and arts organisations

58% 83% 54% 62%

Contacts and Networks

*Note, based on small sample sizes so percentages are an estimate onlySelf organised n= 62; Australia Council residency, n=54Q: During your stay, did you have any of the following:Q: How valuable were the following relationships?Q: Did you have someone who gave you introductions to local artists and arts organisations?Q: How valuable was having someone who gave you introductions to local artists and arts organisations?

Artists on a self organised residency were much more likely to have a mentor than those on an Australia Council run residency. Given the value of mentors, this is an opportunity to add value to our residencies.

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Location

Australia

USA

UK

France

Italy

Spain

Japan

China

India

29%

21%

18%

3%

0%

5%

0%

2%

2%

0%

22%

22%

17%

15%

9%

9%

0%

0%

Australia Council resi-dencySelf organised

Self organised n= 62; Australia Council residency, n=54Q: Where did you stay during this residency?

The USA, UK, Australia and Western Europe (excluding UK) are the most common ideal residency locations for artists on both self organised and Australia Council residencies

Most recent residency

Ideal residency

USA

Australia

UK

Germany

France

Italy

Japan

China

Iceland

42%

23%

34%

21%

10%

15%

13%

6%

3%

65%

19%

41%

26%

19%

24%

24%

11%

11%

Self organised n= 62; Australia Council residency, n=54Q: Ideal residency locations? (up to 5)

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Outcomes achieved – by end of residency

Expanded your network of contacts



Created a new work

Increased your public profile

Presented or published work

Been invited to collaborate

Been commissioned to create work

Increased sales of your work

69%

77%

53%

60%

45%

40%

29%

18%

3%

70%

74%

66%

72%

43%

49%

15%

15%

8%

Australia Council res-idency

Self organised

Self organised n= 62; Australia Council residency, n=54Q: Have you experienced any of the following as a result of completing your residency?

Australia Council residencies are slightly more likely to lead to increased artistic confidence. Self organised residencies are more likely to lead to collaborations.

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Ideal outcomes

Self organised n= 62; Australia Council residency, n=54Q: Ideal expected outcomes, if any?

Created/developed work

Presentation/ publication/ exhibition/ showcase

Increased contacts/networks

Collaboration/engagement/partnerships (possibly ongoing)

Professional skills development

Research/ knowledge growth/ growth of cultural understanding

None/ outcomes optional

Development of arts practice in international context

Flexible/artist led outcomes

Career development/ Increased profile

27%

24%

23%

13%

16%

10%

0%

5%

2%

6%

13%

22%

26%

4%

0%

11%

11%

15%

7%

6%

Australia Council residency

Self Organised

Those who recently were on a self organised residency were more likely to feel that the creation of a new work was an ideal outcome than those on an Australia Council residency.

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SnapshotBrokers and Mentors

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Brokers/ connectors

Qualitative research• One of the key benefits of residencies

identified in the qualitative research was that artists make connections that they wouldn’t have made otherwise.

• The artists we spoke to also highlighted that there was an opportunity for Australia Council to develop the role of connectors/ brokers

Artist survey• Only 7% of respondents had a broker.• However, the majority of those said

they were very/incredibly valuable (84%)

• Expansion of networks is a key outcome of residencies

• When asked what the ideal support from Australia Council would be, 12% of respondents said that they wanted support to make connections with other artists and organisations – this was higher among those on a time-and-place residency

• 10% wanted a broker/ mentor/host

“I had no one to help or support me during the project. No one who could introduce me or pave a path for me to approach

others.”

“I found it challenging because I was making arrangements by myself and often

had nobody else to bounce off”

“Collaborations and networking is solely the artists responsibility. This is

problematic because the artist is in a new environment and may not have easy access to people working in the arts.”

“It is useful as a foreigner to be understood as connected to a local

organisation and for that organisation to connect you with local people.”

“I was able to take advantage of the different connections my host organisation had, but direct myself how I proceeded.”

“Even thought I have my own connections with the Australian Embassy in Seoul … it

would be good for there to be some official communication for such a significant

residency.”

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Mentors

• 30% of respondents had a mentor.• The majority of those said they were very/incredibly valuable (82%) • When asked what the ideal support from Australia Council would be, 10% wanted

a broker/ mentor/host

“A mentor would have been great - even just for a single critique meeting.”

“Engagement with local and other national artists. A mentor from an appropriate national organisation (local or interstate) who can assist in structuring the

development and provide feedback from progress showings and performances.”

“I feel like I did a good job myself, but it would have been really helpful to have a mentor to ensure I meet local artists / curators / organisations and make sure I was

aware of all of the exhibitions and performances happening.”

“There should be some kind of mentor or liaison person set up for the Barcelona residency…Barcelona is very isolating art scene wise, having a person to introduce

the studio artist to local galleries/opportunities would be helpful.”

“The host (Varuna) linked me with an excellent mentor who had expertise in my writing genre, and so was able to give me clear direction for the work I undertook

during the residency.”

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