Artist Residencies

Katie Harris-MacLeod showing: Thur 12 Nov 2026

SCCA Refinery | Artist Residency: Natural Ecologies, Sunshine Coast offers mid-career to senior artists based on the Sunshine Coast with the opportunity to create new work inspired by the natural environment of the region with a focus on integrating new technologies.

This residency is ideal for artists working at the intersection of art, technology, and the environment, particularly those exploring how creative practice can contribute to ecological conservation, regeneration, and community engagement.

Meet our current Artist-in-Residence, Katie Harris-MacLeod →

Artist Residency: Natural Ecologies, Sunshine Coast

OPENING SOON

SCCA Refinery | Artist Residency: Queensland Urban Ecologies offers mid-career to senior artists the opportunity to create new work exploring the built environment with a focus on integrating new technologies.

This residency is ideal for artists working at the intersection of art, technology, and the environment, particularly those exploring how creative practice can contribute to urban sustainability, regeneration, and community engagement.

More information coming soon

Meet our last Urban Ecologies artist-in-residence, Vijay Thillaimuthu →

Artist Residency: Queensland Urban Ecologies

Feb - Jun 2027

CLOSED

Artist Residency: Think Big

SCCA Refinery | Artist Residency: Think Big invited regional artists residing in areas hosting Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games events to imagine bold, large-scale works that share their region’s stories with national and international audiences.

Open to artists at all career stages, the residency supported participants to think beyond traditional presentation formats and to pursue ambitious ideas at scale that consider place and impact. The residency also supported creative practices that engage communities, explore ecological narratives, and elevate regional stories to a global audience.

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