Griffith University Art Museum began as a series of artist-run studios on the University’s Brisbane South (Nathan) campus. Known as the Queensland Film and Drama Centre (QFDC), the studios were established through an Artists in Residence Program that provided studio space for visiting artists in return for their assistance facilitating community-based technical skills workshops.
In 1975, the QFDC appointed the first three Artists in Residence – in Film, Drama and Experimental Visual Arts. These artists also continued their own practices during their residencies and exhibited work in exhibitions on campus. Many of these works were acquired by Griffith University for the Art Collection.
Over time the Artists in Residence Program expanded to include studios for poster printing, pottery, fabric printing, photography, video editing, screen-printing, lithography and etching. Specialised workshops were offered each year, including a series of intensive 16mm film workshops specifically for women funded by the Australian Film Commission.
At its peak, the program was considered the best in Australia due to the dedication of staff, duration of the residencies, space allocated, commitment from the University, support of government grants, and the sense of community created between contributing artists. Running until 2001, the program hosted almost 50 residencies by printmakers, filmmakers, musicians, composers, playwrights, sculptors, potters and photographers, and included some of Australia's most well-known artists.
From 2019 - 24 the Art Museum coordinated the Hope Street Studio Residency Program, activating a street level tenancy as a studio space for Queensland College of Art and Design alumni.
Ian Hamilton
The QFDC’s first official Artist in Residence was Ian Hamilton in 1975. The outcome of the 12 month residency was an installation called Playground for Paranoids, as well as multiple light installations presented at Griffith University’s Brisbane South (Nathan) Campus and the Institute of Modern Art in December of 1976.
These works consisted of lasers, fluro tubes and string to create light displays both in gallery spaces and the Toohey Forest surrounding the University Campus. During his residency, fellow Artist in Residence David Perry filmed Hamilton dismantling of one of his works after it was deemed unsafe.
Hamilton’s residency, along with the other residences in 1975, were supported with an Ian Potter Foundation grant, funds from local donors and an anonymous donation.
David Perry
QFDC’s first Filmmaker in Residence was Australian filmmaker David Perry in 1975. Over a period of 12 months Perry established a video studio for super 8 filmmakers and a darkroom, the first community studios at the QFDC. At the conclusion of his residency Perry was employed for a year to maintain equipment and assist students.
In 1994, with a Collections Development Grant from the Australia Council, Griffith University purchased Perry’s Interior with Views (1976), which Perry created during his residency. In a collaboration with Ian Hamilton, Perry filmed the deinstallation of Hamilton's work after it was deemed too unsafe.
Works by Perry have appeared in several exhibitions at GUAM including:
A Time and a Place: Landscapes from the Griffith University Art Collection (February – April 2015).
Red Green Blue: A History of Australian Video Art, specifically Chapter 2: Body, Technology, Action (3 May - 3 June 2017) and Chapter 3: Perception and Encounter (6 June - 8 July 2017).
Cognitive Dissidents: Reasons to be Cheerful (20 February – 9 April 2020).
Algis Butavicus
The QFDC’s first Dramaturg in Residence was Algis Butavicus in October 1975. The 12 month residency resulted in the production of the play Spider Rabbit, which was performed by Griffith University students and was toured by the Festival of Australian Student Theatre in Melbourne. Butavicus held workshops on mythology and culture in theatre.
Brian Seidel
Adelaide-born Brian Seidel was chosen as the centre’s first Printmaker in Residence for etching in 1977. For 12 months Seidel utilised the new etching studio at the centre to create a series of etchings, some acquired by the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. At the conclusion of the residency in 1978, a total of 14 etchings were acquired by Griffith University Art Collection.
Seidel’s residency was supported by a grant from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council. In some form these grants from the Australia Council would continue for the remainder of the Artist in Residence program.
Image: Brian Seidel at The Queensland Film and Drama Centre's etching studio at Griffith University, 1977.
Lawrence Daws
After the success of Brian Seidel’s residency in the newly established etching studio, the centre invited a number of artists throughout 1978 with money received through an Australia Council Grant.
The ‘Visiting Artist Etching Scheme’ was coordinated and supervised by Australian artist Lawrence Daws, who himself produced many works at the centre. Over 40 of these were later gifted by Daws to the collection.
Donald Laycock
Australian artist Donald Laycock was invited to the studio and produced two etchings, both of which were donated to the art collection. Griffith University had previously purchased Laycock’s painting, The ocean (1975) in 1976.
Colin Lanceley
Colin Lanceley produced two etchings at Griffith University which were later acquired by the art collection it now holds a number of Lanceley works purchased before and after his residency.
Arthur Boyd
Esteemed artist Arthur Boyd was invited to take part in the scheme by Lawrence Daws. During Boyd's time at the studio, he created four different etchings, all of which were acquired by the collection. In 1990, two additional works made in 1969 and 1976 were added to the collection through Griffith University's amalgamation with Brisbane College of Advanced Education.
Stephen Killick
London-born Australian artist Stephen Killick undertook a residency and created two etchings, both of which were acquired by the art collection. Additional works were later added to collection through gifts from Killick and the Brisbane College of Advanced Education amalgamation in 1990.
Stephen J Spears
QFDC’s first Playwright in Residence was Sydney-based writer Stephen J Spears in 1978. With financial assistance from the literature board of the Australia Council, the QFDC funded Spears' stay at the campus for six weeks. The result was a production of his play There Were Giants in Those Days performed at the Griffith University cinema by a group of students. An earlier work King Richard was also performed at La Boite Theatre during this time.
Michael Callaghan
With the success of other studio spaces, the centre began specifically looking for a screen-printing artist from Earthworks Poster Collective to establish a new screen-printing studio on the Griffith University Campus. In 1978, Michael Callaghan was welcomed to Brisbane where he worked for 12 months running many successful workshops for students and the community.
Callaghan also prolifically created his own political posters, while also facilitating the work of student artists. With the success of his screen-printing at the University, Callaghan created the first posters for Redback Graphix.
An example of these workshops' effectiveness is particularly evident in the case of Lyn Finch and Cherie Bradshaw, who were taught screenprinting by Callaghan and worked with him during his residency. The pair went on to form the collective Mantis Prints where they contributed feminist political posters for many years.
Therese Kenyon
In 1980 the QFDC received an Australia Council grant for two artists, Sydney-born Therese Kenyon and Bob Daly. Kenyon stayed at the University for 6 months, where she facilitated 10 weeks of workshops for experienced and beginner printmakers.
The cumulation of the residency was an exhibition in the Central Theatres Gallery. There are several works by Kenyon in the Griffith University Art Collection.
Image: Therese Kenyon at The Queensland Film and Drama Centre's etching studio at Griffith University, 1980.
Bob Daly
During his 1980 residency, Bob Daly held 11 workshops at the University with an exhibition of his work running in the University Library Foyer to conclude his residency.
The Griffith University Art Collection acquired two works from Daly in 1980 and another six in 1984.
Greg Howard
Composer and musician in residence Greg Howard went on to become a senior lecturer at Queensland Conservatorium until he retired in 2012. Howard was a founding member of the Brisbane Multicultural Arts Centre (BEMAC).
Peter Townsend
Canadian mime artist Peter Townsend was was hosted by the University in 1980. Townsend conducted a large workshop for staff & students of SEQ tertiary institutions, local professional and amateur theatre companies, and the Queensland Theatre of the Deaf.
Peter Rosman
The QFDC's first Sculptor in Residence, Melbourne-born artist Peter Rosman visited the University for 5 months which was funded by an Australia Council Grant and the QFDC.
Through the residency Rosman was commissioned for two large public sculptures, one for Griffith University, with the other for North Brisbane College for Advanced Education in Carseldine. Both of these sculptures have since been removed. Also during his stay, Rosman placed several of his steel books in the library that were then available for loan.
Upon finishing his time at the QFDC Rosman noted how the companionship of the other Artists at Griffith University ‘provided a good working atmosphere’, Rosman particularly thanked Rod Peddler, Ray Beattie and Stephen Spurrier.
The culmination of the residency resulted in a solo exhibition at Ray Hughes Gallery titled Recent Work in November 1981. In 1996 Griffith Art Collection purchased Untitled (pulpit) by Rosman, a work created in the late 80s.
Image: Peter Rosman at The Queensland Film and Drama Centre, Griffith University, 1981.
Ray Beattie
Irish-Australian printmaker Ray Beattie undertook a 6 month residency at Griffith University funded by an Australia Council Grant and the QFDC. Through the screen-printing studio Beattie created many prints which were donated to the collection and staged an exhibition across several locations on the University Campus.
Image: Ray Beattie at The Queensland Film and Drama Centre's etching studio at Griffith University, c1980s.
Stephen Spurrier
Melbourne-born artist Stephen Spurrier was hosted in 1981 at the QFDC for a 3 month printmaking residency funded by an Australia Council Grant and the QFDC. During this time Spurrier held weekend screenprinting/etching workshops and donated two of his prints to the art collection. The residency concluded in an exhibition at the University.
Image: Stephen Spurrier at The Queensland Film and Drama Centre, Griffith University, 1981.
Rod Pedler
The QFDC’s first Potter in Residence was Rod Pedler in 1981. For 6 months Pedler was supported by an Australia Council Grant (Crafts Board) and the QFDC. For his residency Peddler held 18 workshops over a period of 8 weeks and set up and built the pottery shed.
After his residency Peddler had a ‘sell out’ exhibition in Brisbane and went on to set up 'Koweo Pottery' in McLaren Vale with two other potters.
Image: Rod Pedler at The Queensland Film and Drama Centre's Ceramic Studio, Griffith University, 1981.
Bronwyn Kemp
Following the setup of QFDC’s pottery shed by Rod Peddler, artist Bronwyn Kemp was selected as the second Artist in Residence to focus on pottery. Over six months Kemp was supported by an Australian Council Grant and the QFDC, and was prolific in hosting workshops. Kemp facilitated a total of 22 workshops over her six months, including children’s workshops on weekends.
Kemp also constructed a sculptural work Receptor that was purchased by the Art Collection, and held a popular exhibition at the Central Theatres Gallery at the conclusion of her residency.
Image: Bronwyn Kemp at The Queensland Film and Drama Centre's Ceramic Studio, Griffith University, 1982.
Margaret Harrison
English artist Margaret Harrison arrived in 1982 to work as a Printmaker in Residence for a 6 month period. With travel expenses covered by a British Council Grant, Harrison was also supported by an Australian Council Grant and the QFDC.
While at Griffith University, Harrison was appointed as a teaching fellow in the School of Humanities and held drawing workshops and lectures. She held an exhibition in the Central Theatres Gallery and later at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane.
Allan Mann
Scottish artist Allan Mann was the first Artist in Residence selected to work with printed textiles. Establishing the QFDC's textile printing workshop, Mann also held a number of introductions to textile printing workshops and lectures during his month long residency, and was supported by a State Department of the Arts Grant and the QFDC.
Image: 'Course on Textile Printing', The Courier Mail, February 1982.
Stephanie Outridge Field
Australian artist Stephanie Outridge Field made work in raku clay and coloured porcelain. Outridge Field was supported by an Australia Council Grant and by the QFDC. Griffith University Art Collection purchased three works made during her residency.
Image: Stephanie Outridge Field at The Queensland Film and Drama Centre's Ceramic Studio, Griffith University, 1983.
Kaye Green
In 1983 the QFDC successfully purchased an American lithographic press using a grant from The Utah Foundation, which allowed the QFDC to introduce a new lithography studio. Tasmanian artist Kaye Green was chosen to establish the studio and undertake a six month residency supported by the Visual Arts Board.
While at the QFDC, Green was commissioned by the University to produce two editions of 50 prints which were used as gifts to important visitors. Hand-printed Christmas cards were also commissioned by the Vice-Chancellor, with a series of five in various editions and sizes.
In addition to her commissions Green also donated several works to Griffith Housing Village, where she stayed during her residency. The Art Collection also purchased several works.
Image: Kaye Green at The Queensland Film and Drama Centre's new lithography studio, Griffith University, 1984.
Nerissa Lea
With the lithography press established in 1984 by Kaye Green, artist Nerissa Lea was invited as the second Printmaker in Residence to work in lithography. Supported by an Australia Council grant and the QFDC, Lea offered 21 community workshops in multi-plate etching and aluminium plate lithography over her six month residency. She also had an open studio day and offered technical assistance for members of the public on monoprints. Like Kaye Green, Lea was also commissioned by the Vice-Chancellor to produce a set of handmade Christmas cards.
Lea donated works to Griffith Housing Village, and five of her works were purchased by the Art Collection. Two exhibitions of Lea’s work were held in the Central Theatres Gallery. Lea also had an exhibition of work titled I Remember Dancing at the Central Theatres Gallery.
Image: Nerissa Lea with her work ‘Room 1. Norman’ from ‘Room suite’ in the Central Theatres Gallery on the Griffith University campus, 1985.
Toni Warburton
Supported by an Australia Council Grant and the QFDC, Australian artist Toni Warburton was selected for a six month residency in ceramics. Warburton offered many lectures and workshops and was a driving force in the Brickworks Project which culminated in an on campus exhibition, running simultaneously to her own solo exhibition, Object Scenarios in the Central Theatres Gallery.
Image: Toni Warburton removing artworks from the brick kiln at Brittain Brickworks, 1985.
Cressida Campbell
In 1986 NSW artist Cressida Campbell undertook a four month residency to produce work in our print studios within the Toohey Forest. These surroundings were reflected in her paintings and prints, many of which have since been acquired by significant national collections. Along with running workshops and an exhibition on campus, Campbell was commissioned to produce the 1986 University Christmas card featuring her work ‘Xanthorrhoea’.
Over the four months Campbell produced fourteen prints and held community workshops for ten people over two weekends. The residency concluded with an exhibition in the Central Theatres Gallery.
Our then Director, Dr Margriet Bonnin, wrote of the works created during her residency: “Cressida communicates her own absorption in the beauty she perceives in commonplace objects, whether they are well-designed machines, finely crafted tools, crumbling but intricate pieces of bark, or leaves which insects have chewed into odd and delicate shapes.” ‘Cressida Campbell: Woodblock Prints & Woodblocks’, Griffith University, November 1986.
In 2022-23, works created during Campbell’s residency, including two from our collection, were included in the National Gallery of Australia’s major exhibition and publication ‘Cressida Campbell’
Image: Cressida Campbell at the Queensland Film and Drama Centre's lithography studio on the Nathan campus, 1986. As featured in the Griffith Gazette. Courtesy of the Griffith Archive.
Elizabeth Duguid
Selected for a six month printmaker residency in 1987, Elizabeth Duguid concluded her residency with the exhibition Albert Shire Landscapes at the Central Theatres Gallery, 3 April - 8 May 1987.
Duguid’s residency was supported by the Queensland division of Cultural Activities, the Visual Arts and Community Arts Boards of the Australia Council, the Albert Shire Council and Griffith University.
Ken Orchard
South Australian artist and printmaker Ken Orchard was selected as another Printmaker in Residence for 1987 and stayed for six months. During the residency Orchard gave lectures and ran twenty-one community workshops for relief printing.
Supported by an Australia Council grant (Artist-in- Residence program), Queensland Government (Ministry of Arts) and the QFDC, Orchard's residency concluded with the exhibition Woodblock Prints at the Central Theatres Gallery, 25 August - 18 September 1987. The Art Collection acquired one woodblock print from Orchard, DGB 16 f.54-55 (vol 12).
Image: Ken Orchard at the Queensland Film and Drama Centre's printmaking studio on the Nathan campus, 1987. As featured in the Griffith Gazette. Courtesy of the Griffith Archive.
Fiona Foley
Badtjala artist Fiona Foley was artist in residence for three months in 1988. During her residency Foley held a number of lectures and community workshops in drawing and etching at Griffith Artworks. The University's then Vice-Chancellor commissioned a work by Foley to be reproduced on his official Christmas card. Foley also donated a work to the University's Housing Village.
At the conclusion of her residency, Foley held an exhibition at the Central Theatres Gallery from 8 November - 9 December 1988 titled My Fishing line, still in the ocean. Foley’s residency was supported by an Australia Council Aboriginal Arts Board Grant, Queensland State Government Minister for Arts and the QFDC.
The Art Collection houses a number of works by Foley, the most recent having been created in 2017 during her PhD studies at Griffith University. Foley's work has been included in exhibitions at Griffith University Art Museum including:
Dark Rooms: Women Directing the Lens 1978–98 (12 July – 25 August 2018)
A Time and a Place: Landscapes from the Griffith University Art Collection (February – April 2015)
Griffith University Art Collection: A Survey of Artist Gifts, Artwork Donations and Acquisitions 2011-2013 (28 February – 29 March 2014)
Judy Watson
Mundubbera-born, Brisbane-based artist Judy Watson was Artist in Residence for three months in 1989. During her residency Watson held twenty-seven community workshops at Griffith University and donated work to the University's housing village. Watson’s residency concluded with the exhibition, A sacred place for these bones at Central Theatres Gallery.
A work from the exhibition was commissioned and reproduced for the official Christmas card of the University's Vice-Chancellor. Watson’s residency was supported by an Australia Council Aboriginal Arts Board Grant, Queensland State Government Minister for Arts and the QFDC.
The Collection now includes a number of works by Watson, including her significant website-based massacre documentation project the names of places (2016–ongoing)
Image: Judy Watson at the Griffith Artworks studios, Griffith University, 1989.
Rose Farrell and George Parkin
In 1990, Australian collaborative photographers Rose Farrell and George Parkin were selected as Artists in Residence for four months. Over the residency Farrell and Parkin ran thirty workshops with additional talks, studio visits and weekend workshops held by Farrell.
The residency resulted in a series of six large type-C colour photographs. The Vice-Chancellor commissioned one of these images produced during the residency for his official Christmas card.
At the end of their residency, Farrell and Parkin had an exhibition, Worthy Habits and Mantles at the Central Theatres Gallery. They donated a work to the University's housing village and another was acquired by the collection.
Artwork by Farrell and Parkin was included in the 2002 exhibition Other Views at QCA Gallery. Farrell and Parkin went on to become one of Australia's most significant artist partnerships, working collaboratively for almost thirty years until Parkin’s death in 2012.
Image: Rose Farrell and George Parkin at the Griffith Artworks studios on the Nathan campus, 1990.
Warren Burt
American-born and Australian-based, Warren Burt was Musician in Residence in 1990-91. Conducting thirty-one workshops during his residency, Burt was funded through an Australia Council Grant. In 2020, Burt’s work was shown at Griffith University Art Museum in the exhibition,Cognitive Dissidents: Reasons to be Cheerful.
Sarah Hopkins
Australian composer-performer Sarah Hopkins was selected as Musician in Residence for two months in 1993. Her time at Griffith University included several holistic music workshops for both musicians & non-musicians, as well as performances, lectures and lessons. Hopkin’s residency was financially supported through an Australia Council Performing Arts Board, Musician in Residence grant and the QFDC.
Marian Pastor Roces
Selected as our first Curator and Writer in Residence, Filipina writer Marian Pastor Roces was supported by an Australia Council Grant. An acclaimed artist, curator and art critic, Pastor Roces delivered an essay via a performative lecture at the end of her residency and co-curated an exhibition from the Griffith University Art Collection, titled ‘Gathering’, with Beth Jackson. The accompanying publication ’s text took the form of a discussion between the two curators, and featured collection works by Mervyn Bishop, Sue Elliott, Elizabeth Gertsakis, Christopher Koller, Peter Lyssiotis, Tracey Moffatt, Nicholas Nedelkopoulos, Dennis Nona, Eugenia Raskopoulos, Luke Roberts, Ken Thaiday, and I-Lann Yee. Pastor Roces revisited the exhibition and its themes in her 2019 anthology ‘Gathering: Political Writing on Art and Culture’. Pastor Roces was also included in the first Asia Pacific Triennial at Queensland Art Gallery.
Geoffrey Weary
Geoffrey Weary conducted several workshops and lectures; one for film and TV production students on documentary genres. Weary’s residency was supported by the Australian Film Commission
Weary’s work has been included in the exhibitions:
- Chapter 1: Everything is Political (30 March- 29 April 2017)
- Chapter 3: Perception and Encounter (6 June - 8 July 2017)
Red Green Blue: A History of Australian Video Art
Cognitive Dissidents: Reasons to be Cheerful (20 February – 9 April 2020)
John Gillies
In 1994 John Gillies was hosted for a seven week residency as a video artist, during which time he produced the work Armada which was developed in collaboration with local artists, staff and students and is held in the collection. Gillies also held a seminar on contemporary and traditional performance along with a video screening and talk titled, Techno/Dumb/Show.
Recently Gillies' work was displayed in the exhibition Red Green Blue: A History of Australian Video Art, Chapter 2: Body, Technology, Action (3 May - 3 June 2017).
Image: John Gillies at Griffith University with students, 1994. Courtesy of John Gillies.
Stuart Lynch
London-born artist Stuart Lynch had a residency in 1995 which resulted in Paradance Fable performed at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane. Lynch's practice included sculpture, performance art and Butoh dance.
Launching Griffith University's lunchtime performance series in 1995 with a performance based on the film ‘Wild at Heart’, Lynch went on to complete a number of performances and lectures across the Griffith Campuses.
Image: Stuart Lynch Article in the Griffith Gazette, 1995. Courtesy Griffith Archive
Kate Barnes
The Encompass Artist in Residency program was run throughout 1996 in collaboration with the Faculty of Environmental Science (ENS) and investigated links between visual art and environmental science.
As the first of the Encompass artists, Kate Barnes worked with ENS academics particularly Dr Jane Hughes and Dr Stuart Bunn. The project focussed on ‘riparian-stream linkages’ and involved research at Griffith University and field trips to the upper reaches of the Mary River. Barnes produced site-specific work exploring these riparian zones and her residency concluded with an installation and an artist talk.
At the end of the encompass program a joint exhibition was held at the Magazine Space in Pier 9, Eagle Street, from 25 September until 25 October.
The collection houses several works by Barnes.
Midge Allom
The Encompass Artist in Residency Program was run in collaboration with the Faculty of Environmental Science (ENS) and investigated links between Visual Art and Environmental Science.
As the second artist in the Encompass Program, Midge Allom worked with ENS Associate Professor Janey Chaseling on the dairy industry. The residency investigated weight as an indicator of short-term changes in the lactating cows’ environment, and was conducted at the Mutdapilly research station.
Allom had a solo exhibition at the Brisbane City Gallery from October 11 to November 22 1996. At the end of the Encompass Program a joint exhibition was held at the Magazine Space in Pier 9, Eagle Street, from 25 September until 25 October.
The collection houses several works by Allom including her Cow Portraits and Udder Portraits created during the residency.
Ellen Pau
As a part of the 2nd Asia Pacific Triennial at the Queensland Art Gallery, Hong Kong artist Ellen Pau was hosted at Griffith University for a four-month residency, lasting from September 1996 until January of 1997.
Wayne Stamp
In 1997 Wayne Stamp had a residency supported by the Australia Council New Media Arts Fund. During the residency Stamp helped to construct a website in collaboration with young people and cultural workers in the Deception Bay area, and also worked with the Deception Bay Community Youth Program. Stamp also was featured in a QCA Lunchbox Lecture ‘turning duChamp’.
The art collection houses several works by stamp including, A recipe: on the nose. (1995)
Barbara Campbell
In 1997 we hosted multi-disciplinary artist Barbara Campbell, who returned to her hometown of Brisbane for a residency.
Campbell invited the Griffith University community to contribute to her artwork by isolating themselves in the Toohey Forest that surrounds the campus and documenting their experiences of loss into a portable tape recorder. These oral histories formed the basis for her exhibition ‘lozenge’, which included the recordings as a combined audio trail of interwoven stories heard along the 22-metre length of the Central Theatres Gallery. The original source tapes were also physically combined into the form of a hammock which was strung between gum trees just beyond the glass wall of the Gallery. ‘lozenge’ was part of the ‘Sonar/t’ event for the Brisbane Fringe Festival, with Campbell’s residency jointly funded by Griffith Artworks, the Queensland College of Art and the Griffith University Student Representative Council.
The Collection acquired a work from Campbell at the conclusion of her residency, and now holds several works.
Campbell's work was recently shown in Griffith University Art Museum’s exhibition Red Green Blue: A History of Australian Video Art
Image: Barbara Campbell, photographed during her residency at Griffith University, 1997.
George Pinn and Jeremy Hynes
George Pinn and Jeremy Hynes developed a collaborative project with supercomputer scientist Andrew Lewis on the nature and effects of air pollution (SMOG). The Brisbane City Council's Clean Air Campaign team also joined the project partnership, and the residency was managed by Project Manager Jane Doyle. The artists also worked with two groups of high school students.
The resulting multimedia performance event opened the inaugural MAAP Festival (Multimedia Art Asia Pacific) with the sponsored support of Volvo. This innovative and interdisciplinary residency project also resulted in an education kit available for distribution to high schools nationally.
The residency was funded by Arts Queensland.
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