Emerging Artist Hub

About the Emerging Artist Hub

The Emerging Artist  Hub is a pilot creative residency program that enables local creatives from Melbourne’s south east to develop their art practice, collaborate, meet peers, and share skills and resources in a dedicated space.

 Located at the Narre Warren Mechanics Institute, the program will offer:

• Space for emerging artists and creative entities (collectives, businesses, and small organisations)
• One-year residency
• Dry and wet spaces for making work
• Shared presentation, workshop and project spaces

 The residency program responds to community feedback highlighting the need for accessible spaces to create and develop new work. The Emerging Artist Hub will connect and support the local creative community offering a new platform for creative practice in Casey alongside the flagship cultural facilities at Bunjil Place, The Factory Rehearsal Centre for the Arts, and the Hayshed Arts Space.

Apply for the residency program

Expressions of Interest are now open for the Emerging Artist Hub, supporting early-career artists and creative practitioners in Melbourne’s southeast. The Hub provides an artist-led space to develop creative practice, collaborate, and present small-scale projects and public programs.

Apply online

Before completing this application please download and read:

• Application Guide
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sheet

Information sessions

You’re invited to attend an information session. These sessions are a great opportunity to explore the space, ask questions, and gain a deeper understanding of the residency before applying.

Online information session

• Monday 18 May, 5–6pm
• Registration required

In-person site visits (59 Webb Street, Narre Warren)

• Available dates:
  • Thursday 14 May, 5:30–6:30 pm
  • Saturday 30 May, 1–2 pm
  • Saturday 13 June, 12–1 pm
• RSVP via email to creativespaces@casey.vic.gov.au with your preferred site visit session time and date.

Timeline

Contact us

Any enquiries can be directed to Council via creativespaces@casey.vic.gov.au

Please note: the Emerging Artist Hub (59 Webb Street, Narre Warren) is not open to the public for walk in visits. Opportunities to visit will be restricted to resident-led projects by invitation and public events that may be presented on site from time to time.