Detail from a work by Joan Ross, the inaugural winner of the Australian Glenfiddich Artist in Residence competition.
From container ships to airports, and Paris studios to the Antarctic wilderness, the right residency can expose artists to uniquely stimulating surroundings. The six Australian-based artists shortlisted for the 2016 Glenfiddich Artists in Residence Prize are all hoping to obtain what must sure be one of the most colourful residencies in the world: three months living and working at a whisky distillery in the remote Scottish highlands.
