ANAT is now calling for applications to the 2027 ANAT Synapse residency program and welcomes submissions from Australian artists who work in any genre with conceptual aims that intersect and deeply engage with science and/or technology.

The program brings artists and researchers together in partnerships that generate new knowledge, ideas and processes beneficial beyond both fields. A distinguishing feature of the residencies is their creative research focus, with applicants supported in collaborative experimentation rather than anticipating or producing specific outcomes.

There is one residency on offer in 2027. The successful artist will undertake the residency across 16 weeks full time (or the part-time equivalent) between February and October 2027.

The program is suited to artists with a self-disciplined and focused creative working process as the residencies will be largely self-guided.

ANAT welcomes submissions from Australian artists who work in any genre with conceptual aims that intersect and deeply engage with science and/or technology. While we don't have annual themes, we prefer to host artists and research partners from different artistic, scientific and/or technological disciplines each year.

Eligible:

• Artists who are Australian citizens or permanent residents, and are based in Australia at the time of the residency
• Research partner organisations based in Australia
• Artists whose focus will be to creatively research an idea by collaborating with a research partner within the science and/or technology fields
• Australian organisations who are able and willing to host an artist-in-residence for 16 weeks full-time (or part-time equivalent)
• Past ANAT Synapse recipients are eligible to apply if their previous projects were more than 10 years ago from the 2026 round.

• Phone: 08 8231 9037
• Email: apply@anat.org.au