We congratulate the recipients of the newly expanded 2022 Platform LAB program, a flagship artist development initiative presented by Platform Arts with the vision to increase industry expertise and live presentation outcomes for artists of all ages working at any stage of practice.
Platform Arts have divided the residency program into four streams: Digital Residency, Studio Artists, First Nations Studio Artist, and Creative Development Artists. “We received an overwhelming number of applications for LAB this year from an outstanding cohort of artists around the country. This increased number of applicants speaks to the criticality of longer-form residency programs that support artist development as much as outcomes,” says Ilana Russell, Executive Director, Platform Arts.
Briony Galligan and Mel Deerson; LAB Artists 2021. Courtesy the artists and Platform Arts, Victoria
The recipients of the twelve-month Digital Residency include Aarti Jadu, Public Palace, Briony Galligan and Mel Deerson, Jody Haines, and Lauren Dunn, and will be further supported with industry mentorship opportunities and/or a subsidised stipend to engage collaborators, access to curated artist and industry conversation series, and supported national outcomes.
The twelve month Studio Artist program welcomes artists Kaitlyn Church and Minna Leunig to an onsite studio residency with their own spaces to work in. The First Nations Studio is awarded to Tarryn Love. These artists will also be supported by industry mentorship and/or subsidised stipend to engage collaborators, as well as presentation, producing, curating, technical, and marketing support.
The Creative Development stream invites artists Rebecca Jensen, Katerina Kokkinos-Kennedy and Sarah Walker, and artist collectives Blink Dance Theatre and Mish Grigor, on behalf of APHIDS, to undertake a two-month onsite engagement to accelerate the development of existing projects. They will each have access to the Platform Arts venue, including rehearsal and performance spaces, as well as industry mentorship and/or a subsidised stipend to engage collaborators, and support for presentation, producing, curating, technical and marketing. Read more about the artists and the work they will be developing through this program online.
