Education Residencies 2023-24

The peers discussed the overall quality of the applications and made the following comments:

• Applications that opened with a clear one paragraph summary of the artist’s practice, and what they want to explore or achieve during the residency, were more likely to be supported.
• Applicants are encouraged to consider:
  • taking a collaborative approach to their residency by thinking of practical ways to engage with students
  • how they could use the residency in a school to challenge themselves and experiment with their practice.
• Applicants to this program were encouraged to address the criterion of benefit by exploring the possible outcomes for:
  • themselves and their artistic practice
  • the young people at the school
  • the broader school community, including teachers and families
• Applications that included complex themes and language were difficult to assess.
• Applicants should use plain English when talking about their practice to show that they can communicate to a range of audiences and adapt to the school environment.
• All applications to Arts Tasmania’s programs are assessed by multi-artform panels – with applicants reminded to avoid acronyms and artform specific language.
• Applications that include input or advice from Tasmanian Aboriginal artists or references to  Aboriginal cultural content must include signed letters of support from the Tasmanian Aboriginal community.
• Letters of support that spoke to quality and benefit were especially helpful for peers from different artform areas who weren’t familiar with the applicant or their practice.
• Support material should be targeted and clearly labelled.
• Applicants should provide direct links provided to relevant content to make sure that peers view the correct material (applicants should avoid general links like home pages or social media).

Arts Tasmania carefully manages actual and perceived conflicts of interest for both staff members and peers involved in the assessment process.

For more information on the management of conflicts of interest, please visit how decisions are made.