Edenhope Artist Residency
Edenhope Artist Residency (EAR) is a local artist-run small business in Edenhope, Victoria, Australia.
The residency program is open to all types of artists, scientists, makers, designers, and educators looking for time and space to work on their own projects in an open-plan studio space. Each artist gets a private bedroom in a house attached to the studio shared only with the other residency participants.
Other activities held at EAR include workshops open to the local community, artist talks, and pop up exhibitions. EAR aims to engage international and local Australian artists interested in experiencing a new location with stays of between 1 and 3 months and they offer premium creative facilities including a printing press, 2 x 3D printers, large format Epson printer, access to kiln, and a heavy-duty sewing machine.
Residency applications are accepted on a rolling basis and artists and makers of all kinds are invited to apply.
There are no creative expectations of the artists but they are invited to participate in an artist talk / presentation once a month which are private but occasionally community members may be invited. They also hold Open Days on a monthly basis where members of the public are able to visit the studio spaces. Artists are also encouraged to exhibit their work during their stay and this can be arranged on an individual basis. There are a number of locations around town that may be utilised upon arrangement.
Artists have 24hr access to the studio building attached to the artist's house. The studio is a shared space with each artist working at their own station equipped with a desk/bench, shelving, lighting, easel, wall space, power and internet. The studio has AC/heating, hot and cold water, and direct access to the garden, street and private entrance to the house. A conference room / library space also serves as a writers room separate to the studio. They also welcome artists that don’t require the use of a studio space.
The house accommodates up to four artists at a time, each in a private room. Kitchen, laundry and living spaces are shared and there are two shared bathrooms and two toilets. The house is available only for the resident artists and is located in the centre of town close to shops and the pub. Across the road is Lake Wallace, with a 5km walking track and barbecue facilities.
Edenhope is a small town with daily conveniences such as a supermarket (with hardware & haberdashery), post office, pharmacy and a pub and cafe/bakery. There is also a medical centre, hospital, variety of churches, motel with restaurant, local community art gallery, opp shop, antique shop, and the southern hemisphere's only Dachshund Museum.
There is a strong arts presence in the wider area with both nearest major towns home to regional galleries, a number of arts festivals and the nearby Silo Arts Trail. Group trips and tours can be arranged to visit local hiking spots, geological sites, galleries and places of interest, and larger towns for shopping.
With natural scenery, farmland and key geographical sites of interest in all directions including the World Heritage Listed Naracoorte Caves, Bailey’s Rocks, Mt Arapiles (known for its world-class mountain climbing), Little Desert National Park, and the Coonawarra Wine Region nearby. A number of exciting and inspiring locations are a day trip away including the Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park, pink Lake Tyrrell, Victoria's largest saltwater lake and the Murtoa Stick Shed.