Woodlands Park Garage Studio available to artists
Moonee Valley City Council offers the Woodlands Park Garage Studio to artists interested in a residency and invites early career or established artists through our Artist in Residence program. Applications for the remainder of 2026 have now closed, but please check back soon for more information on our 2027 openings.
In 2025, the recipients of the Woodlands Park Garage Studio Residency were:
2026 recipients will be announced shortly.
This initiative is part of the Arts & Culture Strategy, Igniting Creativity in Moonee Valley 23-27.
Application requirements (applications currently closed)
The Artist in Residence recipient will be:
- a Moonee Valley resident, or have connections to the local community where they might live, work or play
- any suitable arts, craft and design practitioner with an interest in Indigenous practice, public space, heritage architecture and social history at any stage of their career.
Assessment criteria
Council will assess each application based on:
- artistic merit (including originality of concept and exhibition history)
- timeliness of residency proposal (i.e. impact on career, body of work and/or artist)
- alignment with Igniting Creativity in Moonee Valley 23-27 Arts and Culture Strategy
- viability of proposed development/research/collaboration
- relevance of presentation possibilities to the community and/or artform.
- In addition, early career artists will require the confidence to work independently.