2026 ACE x firstdraft Short-term Residency
Applications close Monday 8 June 11:59pm (ACDT).
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If you face barriers in completing application forms, we welcome you to reach out to find a suitable way for you to apply, and to discuss what capacities ACE has to support you should you be successful in your application. There is the option to respond to the application questions in video or audio format in the 'questions about your artistic practice' section.
Let's start with questions about you.
Name
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First Name
Last Name
E-mail
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Address
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Street Address
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Date of birth
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To be eligible, you must be 18 years old or over.
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Please select the options that align with how you identify. This is optional and helps ACE to know more about who is engaging with our programs and opportunities. This information is for statistical data only and won't be used in assessing your application.
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Link to your website
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Link to your public Instagram
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Web link/s to audio/visual work
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By July 2026, will you have lived in South Australia for more than 12 months?
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Now, some questions about your artistic practice.
If you are responding to the application questions in video or audio format, please upload your responses here. You can upload multiple files here.
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Short bio (150 words)
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How do you plan to use the ACE x firstdraft Short-term Residency to experiment, expand, and develop your artistic practice for this opportunity? What specific conceptual and/or artistic goals do you hope to achieve during your time in the studio and with your exhibition at firstdraft? (400 words)
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What is your proposed schedule of activities across May to August 2025? e.g. exhibitions, mentorships.
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Are you planning on travelling outside of the state during the ACE x firstdraft Short-term Residency residency for a continuous period longer than 4 weeks?
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Please provide a detailed installation plan for the three-day timeframe at firstdraft, including who will be installing the work and the step-by-step process for each element.
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Do you have any access requirements you would like to share with us? Please note, ACE studios are located on the second floor.
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Now it's time to upload support material.
Your current CV highlighting a minimum of three group or solo exhibitions
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A document with up to 20 examples of your work. Our preferred method of receiving examples of work is as one pdf or Powerpoint file.
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