Regional Artist Development Program
Exhibitions & Residences
The Regional Artist Development (RAD) is Wagga Wagga Art Gallery's annual residency and exhibition program offering a range development and mentoring opportunities for artists from the Riverina region.
If you have an inquiry after reading the guidelines please contact Claire Wemyss (Thursday - Friday) at: wemyss.claire@wagga.nsw.gov.au or (02) 6926 9664
RAD x Earth Canvas
In addition to our annual RAD Residency Program, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery has partnered with Earth Canvas to offer one artist residency on a regenerative farm and studio residency. This opportunity is open to artists who have an environmental focus within their work and are interested in extending their engagement with themes of healthy landscapes, soil, food and a healthy planet.
A two week artist residency (accommodation provided) will be undertaken at a regenerative farm within 100km of Wagga Wagga immediately followed by a two week studio residency at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery.
Earth Canvas will facilitate a mentoring opportunity with a significant Australian landscape artist to further develop the understanding of working with nature to produce healthy food and landscapes.
The successful applicant to the RAD x Earth Canvas residency will receive a stipend of $2000 to complete the project and assist with accommodation and travel costs.
Applications for 2025 NOW OPEN - CLOSING 8 NOVEMBER
2023 RAD x Earth Canvas Artist Lyndall Phelps.
RAD Exhibition Program
The Regional Artist Development Exhibition Program (RAD ex) is a subsidised exhibition program with Wagga Wagga Art Gallery.
The program provides opportunities for local artists and curators to be mentored by Gallery professional staff and engage with Gallery audiences. Successful applicants will be granted E3 Art Space for a period of 3 weeks to mount an exhibition and deliver up to 2 public programs.
The E3 Art Space is within the Gallery complex on the banks of the Wollundry Lagoon. The civic environment will provide stimulus, energy and connection to other creative practitioners and community.
Applications for 2025 have closed.
Exhibition Launch of RAD exhibition Windows of Wondering Brittany Hefren. Image credit: Ash Smith (2023)
RAD Artist Residency
The Regional Artist Development (RAD) Residency Program is an artist residency with Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. It focuses on the development and mentoring of Regional Artists by providing recipients with a spacious studio environment in which to pursue their arts practice.
Gallery staff will provide artist support and mentoring, while the civic environment will provide stimulus, energy and connection to other creative practitioners and community. The studio is within the Gallery complex (E3) on the banks of the Wollundry Lagoon. It has perfect northern light, wet area facilities and air-conditioning.
Successful applicants will be granted the studio for a period of up to four weeks, and will receive a $2000 stipend to assist with the
planning and delivery of the project.
Applications for 2025 studio residencies have now closed. 2026 Applications will open Winter 2025 - click below to be notified when opportunities open.
2024 Artist in residence Melissa Martin.
About the E3 art space:
The E3 art space is located at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery at the Civic Precinct Centre. The space faces the Wollundry Lagoon, on Wiradjuri Country in Wagga Wagga.
The Regional Artist Development (RAD) Program is supported by Create NSW through NSW Government.