Birdcloud Studio, Koonyum Range

We offer an Artist-in-Residency Program to support artists and to broaden appreciation of the beauty of Koonyum Range. The residency program provides an opportunity for artists to spend up to a week at the Treehouse, with time to focus on their art in a serene forest setting. 

We will provide free accommodation at the Treehouse, with bedding, linen, and basic cooking facilities.  

The selected artist will need to arrange their own travel and bring their own food, art materials and equipment. We can provide a table, easel and boards if required.

We request artists leave a small artwork that we can display in the Treehouse, with an artist’s statement about the artwork and their experience.

This residency is available from October 27th to November 1st, 2025, and is open to artists who live in Australia or elsewhere in the Southern Hemisphere, and who work in the fields of visual art (including drawing, painting, sculpture), literature, music or dance. This is the inaugural residency of what we hope will become an annual opportunity.

Interested artists should send an expression of interest to birdcloud.byron@gmail.com. Your expression of interest should specifically address each of the following points:

1. brief description of your artistic practice with links to a website or Instagram that shows your work, or include attached images of limited size to your email
2. what you aim to gain from the residency
3. brief description of the materials and equipment you plan to use during the residency, what you will bring and what you would like us to provide
4. how you will manage any waste materials, how you will contain and dispose of any oil-based products, solvents, or other toxic materials, how you will ensure the facilities are left in a clean and orderly condition and that the natural environment is protected. 

Your expression of interest must be emailed to us by 31 August 2025.

We will notify the successful artist by September 10th. 

We apologise in advance for not responding to all unsuccessful applicants.