About the Residency
The aim of the Artist in Residence program is to support an emerging or established artist while providing the opportunity for the artist to develop their artistic practice in a vibrant, supportive arts facility.
The program contributes to the rich cultural diversity within the City of Whitehorse by connecting the local community through art and promoting the profile of Box Hill Community Arts Centre as a leading arts facility.
Artist in Residence Program
Enquires should be directed to the Centre Coordinator on 9895 8888 or email bhcac@whitehorse.vic.gov.au.
Artist in Residence Studios
The Garden Room is a carpeted room located off a main passageway in the centre. It has large windows, storage shelves and a sink.
Dimensions: 4 metres x 3 metres
2023 Artists in Residence
APRIL 2021 - APRIL 2023
Marynes Avila
Gardens as well as art evoke a sense of wonder and are powerful forms of communication. Now more than ever, in these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic, gardens and parks are providing a serene refuge to ground ourselves, to cultivate mindfulness and be present in the here and now.
During my residency I will conduct research on the BHCAC gardens and the City of Whitehorse parks’ vegetation by exploring introduced and indigenous flora through different media such as installation, digital micro-photographs (use of microscopes), pen & ink drawings, film and digital photography.
Simultaneously, I would be exploring the indigenous and introduced flora of my own studio’s gardens which has been a source of inspiration for my work during the past 23 years.
Thus, the outcome of my residency will be a new body of work resulting from a fusion of the research material of both floras.
For more info about Marynes visit her website.
