Fine Arts Awards

Fine Arts Awards

Amba Sayal-Bennett, Lor, 2022.
Lara Smithson, Unnamed saint, 2022.
Barbara Walker, Marking the Moment 6, 2020-2022.

Helpmann Academy Residency

The Helpmann Academy, in partnership with the BSR, is proud to offer an extraordinary three-month residency in Rome for an emerging South Australian artist. This fully funded opportunity includes studio space, accommodation, meals, and a stipend covering travel, materials, and freight. It offers a rare chance to live and work in one of the world’s most culturally rich cities.

Artists will immerse themselves in Rome’s vibrant artistic landscape while benefiting from the BSR’s world-renowned research facilities and dynamic international community. Whether exploring the city’s artistic legacy or developing new work in the studio, this residency is a life-changing opportunity to expand your practice and professional network on a global stage.

Eligibility: Open to final-year or honours students and graduates (within seven years of completion) from the University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, and Flinders University.

Applications open in July each year. Click here to learn more and apply.

Latest Events

Latest Events

ITALY
Material Environments | A new environmental history of Early Rome and its Republic
This is the first in a series of lectures on Material Environments, hosted jointly between the American Academy in Rome and British School at Rome
21 October 2025
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
Talk | Catching Resounding Whispers
Helen Cammock lives and works in North Wales and London. Her interdisciplinary practice spans film, photography, print, text, song and performance, and engages with historical and
22 October 2025
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
Opera Recital | Italian Songs and Arias in Recital
A vocal exploration of Italian songs and arias from the Renaissance through to the present day. Through the presentation of various songs, we will consider
28 october 2025
18:00 - 19:30

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