Tasmanian Residencies 2023-24

The peers discussed the overall quality of the applications made to this highly competitive round and made the following comments:

• Applications to all of Arts Tasmania’s programs are assessed by multi-artform panels of artists from diverse backgrounds.
• Applications should:
  • include a clear and direct summary of the activity at the start of the application
  • write in Plain English and to avoid artform specific language (and avoid writing in an academic way)
  • use headings and dot points

• Applicants were encouraged to:
• Stronger applications included:
• Applicants were encouraged to take time to connect with their chosen residency site before applying as the stronger applications showed a clear connection between the residency location and the artist’s practice.

• read the program guidelines closely and speak to Arts Tasmania staff before applying to make sure the program is the best fit for their proposed activity
• carefully proofread applications before they submit
• carefully curate support materials and make sure they are relevant to the project.

• targeted letters of support that spoke about the value of the opportunity for the artist and the impact it would have on their practice and career
• information about the timeliness of the opportunity (particularly discussing why this opportunity was important and why it was needed now)

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.