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
City of Rome | Janiculum and Janus: A Reassessment of Cult and Topography
This paper examines a specific dimension of the multiform cult of Janus, with particular attention to its Roman topography and the problematic evidence for his
15 April 2026
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
City of Rome | Coin Circulation in Late Republican Rome: Monetary Pools, Mobility, and the Presence of Non-Roman Coinage (c. 120–80 BC)
The lecture examines patterns of coin circulation in the city of Rome between second and first centuries BC, drawing on evidence from coin finds from
22 April 2026
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
City of Rome | Taming the Tiber: Roman Water Management in the Tiber Valley and its Impact on Riparian Communities
Flooding has formed one of Rome’s most persistent environmental challenges and during the Roman era the city was subject to frequent and devastating inundations. Throughout
29 April 2026
18:00 - 19:30

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