The Cad Factory and Brand X

Scene Shift Residency Program

The Cad Factory and Brand X 'Scene Shift' Residency Program for NSW regional and metro artists is now open for Expressions of Interest.

Residencies

Opportunity Details

Closing Date

Aug 7, 2025

Location

New South Wales

Artform

All Arts

Scene Shift Residency Program –  A Cad Factory and Brand X Collaboration

EOIs Open: Now
EOIs Close: 7 August
Artists Notified: 28 August

The Cad Factory (Narrandera) and Brand X (Sydney) are committed to a rural and urban flow of artistic exchange and learning.

Brand X will host a regional artist in their City of Sydney Creative Studios. This opportunity is appropriate for individuals or collectives of two working in visual arts, interdisciplinary arts, design, performing arts, sound, writers, and researchers.

The Cad Factory will host a metro artist in their Sandigo recording studio. This opportunity is appropriate for individuals or collectives of two working in experimental sound, music, site-specific/environmental/community inclusive arts, interdisciplinary arts, and performing arts.

The aim of the program is to have meaningful dialogue between the art ecologies of regional and metropolitan New South Wales.The residencies will allow artists to connect with different communities, build industry connections and have time and space to develop work. It is a self-led and self-determined residency where artists can explore their practice within a different context.

Residency Dates at Brand X:
3 – 17 November 2025 and 15 – 29 June 2026

Residency Dates at the Cad:
20 October – 3 November 2025 and 15 – 29 June 2026

Remuneration: $4000 artist fee

Further information is available from the Cad Factory website.

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