Fine Arts Awards
Fine Arts Awards
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 Adelaide University (formerly known as the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia) and Flinders University.
Key dates are:
Applications open: Monday 1 June 2026 @ 12 noon ACST here
Applications close: Wednesday 15 July 2026 @ 11:59pm ACST
Residency Period: 1 April – 25 June 2027
Applications are now open and close Wednesday 15 July 2026 @ 11:59pm ACST. Click here to learn more and apply.
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The library of Guillaume Pellicier (c.1490-1567), French bishop and ambassador to Venice, is a key resource for our understanding of the transmission of Greek culture
18 June from 14:30
19 June from 9:30
This is the third in a series of lectures on Material Environments, hosted jointly by the American Academy in Rome and the British School at Rome over the academic
18 June 2026
18:00 - 19:30
