Country Arts SA pays respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recognises their continuing connection and spiritual relationship to these lands, waters and skies. We are committed to listening and helping care for Country, and to safeguard, share and celebrate First Nations’ living cultures.
The program aims to nurture and extend creative arts practices and build skills and knowledge that will help recipients take the next steps in their career and expand their field of opportunities.
Successful recipients will join seven other practitioners in Adelaide in September with the view to cultivate relationships between artists from South Australia’s regional areas, as well as with metro-based artists, gallery directors and curators.
Previous years have programmed events such as writing workshops, gallery visits and curator talks, creative development opportunities, networking dinners, and grants and funding info sessions.
The full program will be finalised following the selection of the final participants. Upon applying, applicants will be required to identify areas of professional practice that they most want to gain new skills and knowledge in.
Attendance is free.
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Hear Lauren Mustillo (Country Arts SA Visual Arts Manager) and Janelle Amos (2021 Nebula Recipient) speak about this hothouse experience below.
Who can apply?
Nebula could be for you if you:
- Are an artist based in regional South Australia
- Are an emerging artist or in the early stages of your arts career
- Are wanting to push your career forward and understand the breadth of opportunities available to you
- Are hungry to develop your professional skills and knowledge
- Can demonstrate an ongoing commitment to your arts practice
- Have a desire to engage in conversation with other artists and build a network with some of SA’s leading arts professionals
- Are ready to share your experiences and understanding of being an artist based in regional South Australia with your peers
Eligibility
You must be a resident of regional South Australia to be eligible for this opportunity. You can check if your place of residence is considered regional here https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/health-workforce-locator/health-workforce-locator#hwc-map (‘Modified Monash Model’, tick the 2019 box, and search your address)
Employees of Country Arts SA and their family members are not eligible to apply.
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
Key dates
- Program dates: Wednesday 3 – Friday 5 September 2025
- Nebula begins at 9am on Wednesday and finishes Friday 5pm. Applicants are expected to attend the full three days of programming.
- Expressions of interest open: Tuesday 25 March 2025, 9am
- Expressions of interest close: Monday 19 May 2025, 5pm
- Applicants notified of outcome: early June 2025
How do I apply?
Applications can be made via the online form on the Country Arts SA website.
In your application you will need to:
- Provide details about your current artistic practice and experience
- Describe what you hope to gain from participating in Nebula 2025 and how you see it benefiting your career goals
- Demonstrate previous commitment to your professional artistic practice to-date
- Attach your proof of address
- Attach a single page CV
- Include up to 5 images of your work with and a corresponding artwork list with captions for each artwork (images can be attached individually or provided via a link to a Dropbox folder)
- Indicate the amount of travel assistance you are eligible for
Country Arts SA encourages applications from individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. If you would prefer to submit an application in a different format please contact our Visual Arts Manager, Lauren Mustillo ([email protected] | 0428 106 160 | (08) 8444 0416. We can accommodate video applications and other types of submissions by negotiation.
Application assessment and selection
Selection will be made by a panel of industry experts and awarded based upon the merit of the application and the impact the program stands to have on the applicant’s career.
Where and when
Nebula is held in Adelaide is programmed to coincide with the Country Arts SA 2025 Breaking Ground Award exhibtion outcome.
What does Country Arts SA provide?
- Country Arts SA will provide successful applicants accommodation in Adelaide for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights
- The cost of at least one shared meal as part of the program
- Travel assistance to support travel to and from the recipients place of residence at the beginning and close of the program
- A $300 contribution towards meal costs while in Adelaide
What else do I need to know?
- Recipients will need to arrange their own travel to and from their place of residence at the beginning and close of the program (e.g. book their own flights, arrange vehicle use etc.)
- Country Arts SA has endeavoured to schedule all programmed activities within walking distance of the accommodation. Recipients will need to cover costs of any transport extraneous to the Nebula program while they’re in Adelaide
- Country Arts SA makes $300 contribution towards meals, with recipients covering the remainder of their meal expenses over the three days
- Successful applicants are expected to attend the full three days of programming and should be prepared to contribute meaningfully to all activities and workshops
Travel assistance
Successful applicants are eligible for travel assistance. Travel assistance will be calculated in the following manner, based on your residential address:
- $700 travelling over 900kms return (incl. Port Lincoln, Roxby Downs, Ceduna, APY Lands)
- $600 travelling 500 – 900kms return (incl. Mt Gambier, Whyalla, Pt Augusta, Riverland)
- $400 travelling 250 – 500 kms return (incl. Coorong, Port Pirie, Yorke Peninsula)
- $200 travelling less than 200kms return (Barossa, Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula, Murray Bridge)
Payment of travel assistance and meal contribution will be made to successful applicants upon receipt of a tax invoice, which should include the full payment amount, the recipients ABN, or statement by supplier form where the recipient doesn’t have an ABN.
Who do I contact about my application?
Lauren Mustillo, Visual Arts Manager
85 North East Road, Collinswood SA 5081
[email protected]
0428 106 160 | (08) 8444 0416
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