Artist Residencies
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.
2025 Artists in Residence
Resident Artist - Jessika Spencer
Wiradyuri weaver and Fibre Artist Jessika Spencer will spend four weeks on a residency dedicated to exploring weaving practices. Her recent project, Ancestral, was a finalist at the National Indigenous Fashion Awards.
Alice Tidd: Reflections
Unveiling the exhibition Reflections, artist Alice Tidd explores the link between expressive art-making and personal experience. Informed by her work as an art therapist and children's counsellor, her art acts as a visual diary of her journey, the stories she encounters, and the connections formed.
Resident Artist - Emily Shannon
As part of the RAD Program 2025, artist in residence Emily Shannon presents Allelopathy, a community project exploring sustainability through experimental practices. Using local materials like gum leaves, agricultural waste, and litter, Shannon reflects on environmental impact and interconnected ecosystems.
Patricia Murray, Susan Buik, Tina de Jong: Hollows - Not Nature's Empty Places
The RAD Exhibition program presents Hollows, featuring work by Patricia Murray, Susan Buik and Tina de Jong. The exhibition is the culmination of a two-year collaboration exploring society’s conflicting values around the natural environment.
RAD x Earth Canvas Resident - Rhae Kendrigan
As part of the RAD x Earth Canvas Residency, Rhae Kendrigan explores the intersection of movement and environmental sustainability. Drawing on Bodyweather training, the residency deepens a connection to land and investigates how movement can reflect and support sustainable landscapes.
Resident Artist - Lieng Lay
As a 2025 RAD Residency artist, Lieng Lay will explore life and motherhood through personal experience. Using tonal and linear drawing, she reflects on the challenges, lessons, and growth from her journey with fertility, pregnancy, and raising a child.
Samuel Sharman: Distance makes the Art grow fonder III - The Rural Savant-Garden
Presenting Distance Makes the Art Grow Fonder III – The Rural Savant-Garden, Samuel Sharman brings his thought-provoking work to new audiences in the RAD 2025 program. Following a successful run at Temora Arts Centre last year, this marks a key moment in his artistic journey.