The Illuminate Adelaide Graduate Pathway Program is a professional development opportunity offered to recent graduates of creative arts degrees supporting their transition from student to a career as a practicing artist
The Opportunity
The Illuminate Adelaide Graduate Pathway Program offers recent graduates a fully funded career development opportunity including possible presentation of their work within a highly visible public platform, being the Illuminate Adelaide 2023 event, including:
- A $5,000 commission fee paid to the selected artist/s (up to three selected per annum)
- $2,000 per selected artist/s supporting costs associated with presentation of their work
- A 6-month professional development opportunity including an introduction to a committed mentor working in an associated field/practice to push the technology/light and outdoor suitability of the work for presentation.
Eligibility/ Conditions
The Illuminate Adelaide Graduate Pathway Program is a professional development opportunity supporting the transition from student to a career as a practicing artist. This opportunity is afforded to:
- South Australian residents who are recent graduates of a higher education degree in the visual arts or creative industries (up to five years out).
- Singular artists or collectives may apply
- The opportunity favours works for outdoor presentation, preferably at the convergence of the fields of light/art/technology
- From an open-call, up to three recent graduates will be selected
- The selected participants will progress their creative proposals to present their work within the Illuminate Adelaide City Lights program the following year (2023).
- In this process they will be supported by an appropriate mentor who will help push the technological aspects of the work.
- This program is proposed as an annual and ongoing opportunity for recent graduates within each annual Illuminate Adelaide cycle.
- We encourage applicants to check out the Illuminate Adelaide 2023 City Lights program to gain an idea of the event in which they would propose a work.
Timeline 2022 – 2023
- 1 July 2022: Entries open
- 30 August 2022: Entries close
- September 2022: Announce successful proposals and commence mentor introductions
- October to December 2022: Artists and mentors refine proposals
- January 2023: Presentation of refined proposals (prototype) to IA Directors
- February to July 2023: Selected works transition to production
- July 2023: Presentation of selected works at Illuminate Adelaide 2023
https://www.illuminateadelaide.com/about/graduate-pathway-program/
