...focus, engage, collaborate
HBB's artist in residence program provides artists with dedicated time and space for artistic exploration, experimentation, and the development of new work.
We welcome creative proposals in the fields of music composition/sound art, visual arts, sculpture, installation, new media, craft, creative writing, architecture and landscape/garden/ecological design.
Notable artists who have participated in our residency program
Willem Scheepers
Phil Darnton
Architecture
A collaboration: Willem has been a practising artist throughout his life and injects that into his design projects. Philip, has a background in fine art, particularly specialising in sculpture and installation work.
Tiarna Stevenson
Visual Artist
As an emerging Gold Coast visual artist I aim to sustain a flourishing professional practice and contribute my skills and vision to a vibrant local arts and cultural sector.
Lisa Behan
Arts & Health
I work with a poetic and intuitive confidence, discovering purpose through creating universal images that nurture a sense of calm and wellbeing.
Norton Fredericks
Textile/Botonicals
I love the idea of using 'detritus' and breaking it down into nutrient rich cloth that nourishes the soul, mind and body while bringing awareness to the importance of natural fibres.
Irene Messia
Sculptor/Painter
I was born in Italy and Studied at the San Giacomo Art Academy in Rome. I graduated from Art History at the University of Rome. I’m now based on the southern Gold Coast where I practice my painting and sculpture.
The 2021 Hand Bent Banana Artist-in-Residence program was supported through the Queensland Arts Showcase Program
