OPEN CALL ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2027
Applications for our Artists in Residence 2027 program are now open.
Bundanon’s residency program is the largest of its kind in Australia and grows year-on-year hosting over 250 artists annually. All art forms are supported through the program including visual and performing arts, literature, dance and music, moving image, jewellery and silversmithing, as well as ecological and scientific research.
Whether you’re an emerging or established professional, we invite you to apply through the link in profile 👉🏼 @bundanontrust
Applications close Monday 1 June, 5pm
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Photos 📸
1. Michelle Kistima-Menser in residence at Bundanon, 2026. Photo: Jacquie Manning
2. Tai Snaith in residence at Bundanon, 2023. Photo: Jon Butt
3. Rock Orchids, Bundanon. Photo: Keelan Orrock
4. Dorothy Dwyer Silversmiths Studio, Bundanon. Photo: Bundanon
5. Fred Leone in residence at Bundanon, 2026. Photo: Jacquie Manning
6. Lilah Benetti in residence at Bundanon, 2026. Photo: Jacquie Manning
7. Sancintya Mohini Simpson in residence at Bundanon, 2024. Photo: Tad Souden
8. Road to the Artists in Residence Complex, Bundanon. Photo: Jacquie Manning
9. Artists in Residence Complex, Bundanon. Photo: Jaquie Manning
Sky, Earth Water
7 March – 14 June 2026
This focused exhibition illuminates the evolution of Rosalie Gascoigne's practice, which centred on the resonances between found, industrially produced materials and the Australian landscape. From early ikebana arrangements and smaller experimental studies, through to some of her brightest, most iconic works, Sky, Earth, Water presents Gascoigne’s unique, evocative vision.
Extending out from Rosalie Gascoigne’s work, Galleries 4 and 5 feature new commissions by leading First Nations artists created in response to Bundanon and the artists’ respective homelands. These artworks by Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Janet Fieldhouse, and Glenda Nicholls draw on longstanding cultural knowledge, offering multiple perspectives on the practice of site-responsive artmaking.
The exhibition also highlights early explorations of the natural landscape by Arthur Boyd in the Boyd Collection Gallery, drawn from the Bundanon Collection, and presented in conversation with key paintings from the National Gallery of Australia.
Find out more through link in profile 👉🏽 @bundanontrust
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Photos by Zan Wimberley
Final tickets 🎟️
We have just released a few more seats at the table for our upcoming Twilight Feast!
Darren Robertson, co-founder of Three Blue Ducks, brings his signature, produce-driven cooking to Bundanon for a Twilight Feast as part of Make Good Festival. In collaboration with Executive Chef Douglas Innes-Will, this one-night, shared-table experience invites guests to gather over an abundant and thoughtfully crafted menu.
📅 Saturday 30 May
Book through link in profile 👉🏼 @bundanontrust
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Photos: Jacquie Manning.
Join us at Make Good Festival for an inspiring talk by award-winning environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou,
In this compelling talk inspired by her book Nature’s Last Dance, Natalie takes audiences deep into the frontlines of conservation efforts, in conversation with Fenella Kernebone.
Talk | Wild Against the Odds
📅 Sunday 31 May
Book through link in profile 👉🏽 @bundanontrust
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As we count down to the world premiere of RISE, take a glimpse behind the scenes at rehearsals 🌅
Coming to Bundanon for Make Good Festival 2026, RISE by Australian Dance Theatre is an invitation to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with the rhythms of the natural world.
Join us in welcoming a new day through this powerful ceremony of bodies, land and light.
📅 Saturday 30 May, 6.30-7.30am
Book through link in profile 👉🏽 @bundanontrust
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Photos: Jonathan VDK
Join psychologist Dr Ahona Guha as she unpacks the forces shaping how we connect, communicate and care for one another. In conversation with Fenella Kernebone, this engaging talk will explore themes of attachment, conflict, trust and repair, and will offer practical tools to recognise unhealthy dynamics and build stronger emotional awareness.
Talk | How We Relate
📅 Sunday 31 May
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As the seasons shift, Bundanon has transformed into a tapestry of autumn colour outside the Boyd Education Centre 🍂
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Photos by Jacquie Manning.
What can death teach us about how we live? At Make Good Festival four voices, including Dr Hannah Gould, will explore death, grief and ritual to reveal how endings can inspire care, creativity and better ways of living.
Panel | What Death Can Teach The Living
Dr Hannah Gould, Chanelle Collier, Amy Firth & Zimmi Forest
📅 Saturday 30 May
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The complex geometry of RISE is coming to life in the studio ahead of our world premiere at @bundanontrust ’s Make Good Festival 🌄
If you’re on Dharawal and Dhurga Country on 30 May, get up bright and early and join us as we celebrate the gentle beginnings of a new day.
Music by @jhowardjaadwa
We are delighted to announce that Sena Park has been selected as the 2026 McCahon House X Bundanon artist in residence.
“At Bundanon, I am looking forward to working directly within the landscape, where the site itself becomes my workspace. I aim to undertake site-responsive research exploring the shifting relationship between natural forms and human intervention. I will test ideas around scale, temporality, and hybrid materials that combine organic and human-made elements, working with uncontrolled forces such as wind, light, and flowing water. This process will allow me to assess how these elements can be meaningfully integrated into my practice and reshape how I approach material and spatial conditions.”
Park is the second artist from Aotearoa to undertake this exchange. She will spend four weeks in New South Wales, Australia in August.
This exchange has been generously supported by Brigit and David Kirk, our Tomorrow Group patrons and residency host partner Bundanon.
Images:
Sena Park in ‘ When the Shelter is needed...’ at Blue Oyster (Photo credit : Sena Park)
‘I touch the surface, we draw wild beauty’ 2026 (Photo credit : Samson Dell and Enjoy)
‘Standing in the air blown once, We weave now’ 2025 (Photo credit : Sayoko Suwabe)
