We have six creative studio spaces right next to Wollongong’s Arts Precinct in the Town Hall building. These are available on a residency basis at affordable rates for local artists.
Resident artists take part in tours, workshops and talks, and events.
Current artists in residence
The 2024 artists in residence are:
- Rhiannon Pegler
- Tim Baker
- Haji Oh
- Virginia Keft
- Matthew Grayson
- Michelle Heldon
- Yasmin Coombes (Wollongong Youth Services).
Work by our current Artists in Residence will feature in an exhibition called Connections at Wollongong Art Gallery from Friday 4 April – Sunday 27 April 2025.
Connections will showcase photography, print making, painting, sculpture, textiles and weaving produced during the artists' 12-month residency. The exhibition will explore the different layers of connections through people, origin, science, stories and play.
Join the artists for the exhibition opening and artist talk on Saturday 5 April, 12pm - 2pm
Top image: William O’Toole 2023 Artist in Residence, photo by Bernie Fischer.
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