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Residency
Sydney Festival: Festival Commons 2027 for Asia-Pacific IBPoC Festival Leaders
Residency opportunity. Deadline: 2026-08-13
- Type
- Residency
- Organizer
- Sydney Festival
- Deadline
- 13 August 2026
- Where
- Australia, Asia Pacific
- Compensation
- 2,400 AUD plus flights, accommodation, and per diems for international participants
- Disciplines
- curation, producing, cultural organizing, creative work, festival making
About this opportunity
Festival Commons is an initiative by Sydney Festival supporting the next wave of IBPoC festival-makers, curators, and cultural conveners in Greater Sydney and the Asia Pacific. It includes a ten-day in-person lab with masterclasses, roundtables, and workshops, along with online sessions and networking opportunities.
Who can apply
- Open to curators, producers, cultural organizers, and creative workers who identify as IBPoC.
- Priority for those based in Greater Sydney (especially Western Sydney) or anywhere in the Asia Pacific.
- Also welcomes those who may not identify as 'leaders' but are leading from within the community, and those working in experimental, collective, community-driven, or interdisciplinary ways, or outside traditional institutions.