The Residencies Visual Art: Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 2024 12–25 November 2024 Five painters, chosen by this years artist judge Jelena Telecki , were awarded this prestigious scholarship which includes a two week residency at Shark Island Kangaroo Valley. Not only did the artists enjoy two weeks of working in our Art Studio, but also benefited from visits by ... Read More

The Residencies Film: Garuwa First Nations Impact Lab 2 29 October–1 November 2024 Garuwa and Doc Society brought together another eight storytellers to progress their impact projects, share campaign strategies and build a peer to peer support network. Drew Longbottom welcomed the group to country with a smoking ceremony and the immersive lab was facilitated by Genevieve Grieves and Laurrie Mansfield, along ... Read More

The Residencies Visual Art: Three Painters 20–23 October 2024 A short but sweet three-night residency to take time out, to put paint on canvas, to reconnect with the landscape and each other. Participants: Ben Quilty, Clara Adolphs, Sally Anderson   

The Residencies Visual Art: “In a Moment” — Five Emerging Artists 1–11 October 2024 This was the second residency at Shark Island Kangaroo for these five emerging artists from Sydney and Melbourne. This time the residency included a pop-up art exhibition, “In a Moment”, at Upper River Hall with The ARTSLAB. The three day exhibition, over the long weekend in ... Read More

The Residencies Visual Art: The Young Ones 3–15 September 2024 Once all part of Melbourne’s Roar Studios in the 1980s, these six artists reunited for a 12-day residency of perfect spring weather, great food, lots of painting and sketching, and a couple of snake visitors. Participants: Marina Strocchi, Wayne Eager, Judi Singleton, Peter Ferguson, Karan Hayman, Mark Howson