Mordant Family/Australia Council Affiliated Fellowship
Applications are now closed.
Closing date: Tuesday 22 October 2019 at midnight AEDT.
Location: Rome, Italy
Art form: Visual Arts
Length of residency: 2 months
Dates: 2021, dates to be negotiated with American Academy in Rome
Grant amount: $7,500
Website: American Academy in Rome
Guidelines: read the guidelines for information on assessment criteria, the selection process, support material, and how to submit an application.
Technical and administrative support will not be available after 5pm on the closing date.
About the American Academy in Rome (AAR)
Affiliated Fellows join the AAR community for a period of two months to pursue their work in an inspiring, collaborative and supportive environment. Fellows receive a private single room and studio space in the AAR’s historic building on the Janiculum Hill, access to the library, gardens and other communal spaces and participation in the AAR’s events program.
The Mordant Family/Australia Council Affiliated Fellowship is open to established visual artists with a significant record of exhibitions in public institutions and galleries. Applications will need to outline your plan of activity whilst in Rome, and how the AAR will further your professional and artistic practice development.
Accommodation and workspace
In general, an Affiliated Fellow is provided with a single room. A double room will be provided if available. The Australia Council Affiliated Fellow is also provided with an Artists' studio.
The Affiliated Fellowship is intended for the artist only. Affiliated Fellows can accommodate their personal guests overnight only in their living quarters on the premises of the American Academy in Rome. A guest policy is in place that will be provided to the Australia Council Affiliated Fellow.
Access and Inclusion
The AAR have a room and a studio that are designed for accessibility. Please note that not all parts of the Academy are accessible.
Fellowship recipients
2020-2021
- Barbara Campbell
2019-2020
- Alex Seton
2018-2019
- Jenny Watson
2017-2018
- Lynne Roberts-Goodwin
Mordant Family/Australia Council Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome (AAR) is made possible through co-investment by the Mordant Family and the Australia Council. This prestigious opportunity enables an Australian artist to spend two months in Rome as part of the American Academy’s Affiliated Fellowship program. Every year since 2016 an Australian artist has had the opportunity to pursue their work in an inspiring, collaborative and supportive environment, with accommodation and studio space in the AAR’s historic building in Rome, thanks to the generous support of the Mordant Family.
Past Residencies
Art form: Visual arts | Kyoto Art Center Residency Exchange Art form: Visual arts |
Art form: Visual arts | Art form: Literature | Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris Art form: Multi-art form |
Art form: Emerging and experimental arts |
Art form: Multi-art form |
Art form: Visual arts |
Art form: Literature |
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin Art form: Visual arts |
Nashville Songwriters' Residency, USA Art form: Music |
Mordant Family/Australia Council Affiliated Fellowship.
Art form: Visual arts
First Peoples residencies
2020 Recipient
Learn more about Barbara Campbell.
Useful Links
- Guidelines: advice to help with your application for a residency.
- Frequently asked questions: answers to common questions about residencies and grants.
- Tips and Links: resources to help strengthen your application and maximise your residency experience.
Past Residencies
- Acme, London
- BR Whiting Studio, Rome
- Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
- Debra Porch Award, South East Asia
- EMPAC, New York
- HIAP, Helsinki
- ISCP, New York
- Keesing Studio, Paris
- Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
- Kyoto Art Center Residency Exchange, Kyoto
- Nashville Songwriters' Residency, USA
Past Fellowship recipients
- 2019: Alex Seton
- 2018: Jenny Watson
- 2017: Lynne Roberts-Goodwin
Images seen on Artshub:
1. View of Rome: Image courtesy of lynnerobertsgoodwin©
2. AAR_Studio view with artist working on ‘Tempo Squisito’ project works/photographic stills/video stills production on walls at the American Academy studio. Image courtesy of lynnerobertsgoodwin©