Image: Jewellery Artist Lori Hakim by Yanni Creative.
Applications are now closed for the second year of our new artist residency program, Magnify: Artists in Residence.
Hosted in Moorabbin, Magnify is designed to accommodate artists with varying creative practices, needs, and at different career stages, providing an environment to encourage creation, collaboration and artistic growth.
Resident artists will enjoy access to rent-free, communal Studio spaces for a three-month residency period, along with financial support of a $1,500 stipend each and opportunities for community networking and professional development.
We invite artists of all skill levels and life experiences to apply. We encourage applications from creatives with diverse lived experiences and/or from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, migrant, refugee and faith communities, people with disability, gender-diverse communities and LGBTIQA+ communities.
Kingston Arts invites further conversations about any adjustments we can provide to facilitate a positive application process. Please get in touch on visualarts@kingston.vic.gov.au
Applications for Magnify: Artists in Residence 2026 will open mid-2026.
Important dates
Applications open: Monday 17 March 2025, 9am
Applications close: Sunday 13 April 2025, 11:59pm
Resident Artists selected: Monday 05 May 2025
Residency period begins: Monday 29 September 2025
Residency period concludes: Friday 25 June 2026
Residency duration: 3-month period (with option to extend subject to pre-approval).
guidelines and Artist agreement
Artists in Residence Guidelines
Artist in Residency Agreement 2025 - Kingston Arts Centre