The Albanese Labor Government has announced five recipients of the Australian World Heritage Residency program.
Delivered by Creative Australia, selected artists will develop and deepen their practice by partnering with communities and site partners to celebrate Australia's natural and cultural heritage.
Established under Pillar Two: A Place for Every Story of Revive, the program supports artists to develop projects shaped by connection to place and collaboration with World Heritage site authorities, Traditional Owners and local communities.
This opportunity has been developed in consultation with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, state and territory governments, and local authorities to provide local expertise, cultural and environmental guidance.
Successful applicants are:
- Mandy Quadrio
- Mia Boe and Georgia Boe
- David Doyle
- Mary Rapp
- Ellen Ferrier
Quotes attributable to Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke:
"These residencies will bring fresh perspectives to the histories, stories, and cultural significance of some of Australia's World Heritage sites creating new ways for people to experience, understand, and connect with them.
Quotes attributable to Minister for the Environment and Water, Murray Watt:
"Australia's world heritage sites hold some of the most stunning natural beauty in the world. These residencies are a unique opportunity to reflect that through stories of people's connection to Country."
Mandy Quadrio, a Trawlwoolway and Laremairremener artist based in Brisbane, will undertake her project trulenner at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. During the residency, she will investigate cultural and lineage connections across specific Aboriginal Nations in Lutruwita/Tasmania. Moving through different seasons, the residency will use photography and site recordings to explore historic journeys, Aboriginal migrations and under-examined relationships between communities.
Butchulla and Burmese sisters, Mia Boe, artist, and Georgia Boe, curator, project manager and consultant, will undertake practice-led research on their Butchulla matrilineal Country on K'gari, Queensland. Through engagement with Butchulla Rangers, Elders, family and community, the residency will explore cultural fire knowledge, land management and caring for Country. The research will inform The Aboriginal Robot, an interdisciplinary project spanning film, photography and painting, with proposed outcomes including new work, exhibitions and critical writing.
David Doyle, a Barkindji and Malyangapa artist from Menindee living on Wilykali Country in Broken Hill, will lead a Barkindji-led project in the Willandra Lakes Region, New South Wales. Through drawing, sculpture and research, he will bring together historical records, Barkindji cultural knowledge, oral histories and connections to Country to tell a fuller story of first encounters and present Willandra as a living cultural landscape.
Mary Rapp, a multidisciplinary musician, composer and acoustic researcher, will work with the Gija community, including young people at Warmun Art Centre, to create a sound artwork inspired by the acoustics of Cathedral Gorge in Purnululu National Park, Western Australia. Using acoustic research and site recordings, the project will produce new music, a community performance and a lasting artwork for the community and galleries.
Ellen Ferrier, a sculpture and installation artist working with biomaterials and ecological practice, will undertake a residency in the Greater Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Working with local Bushcare groups, and where appropriate guided by Dharug and Gundungurra Traditional Owners, she will work with flora to create different materials for artworks, culminating in an exhibition, material library, public workshops and artist publication.
