Call for Applications

ANAT and the Multi-Arts Pavilion, mima (MAP mima) are partnering to present a unique Residency and Commission opportunity for 2026. This initiative will bring together an artist and a scientist to collaboratively develop a new immersive artwork for MAP mima’s cutting-edge 360-degree projection Cube. The project offers space, time, and resources for deep experimentation, encouraging creative and scientific perspectives to merge in unexpected and transformative ways.

MAP mima Immersive Artwork

Lake Macquarie City Council is seeking proposals for an immersive digital artwork responding to one or more of the following suggested themes:

The Sentient Machine: AI, Consciousness & Creativity
Investigating the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence, human perception, and creativity.

Bioelectric Worlds: The Science of Life’s Signals
Examining the unseen electrical and chemical signals that govern biological processes—from neural pathways in the brain to the electromagnetic fields of plants and animals.

Sensorial Worlds: Beyond Human Perception
Looking at how technology extends human senses, from infrared and ultraviolet vision to sound frequencies beyond our hearing range.

Proposals may also explore themes independently chosen by the artist and scientist team.

Residency

The program provides time, resources and curatorial support to foster deep collaboration across disciplines. The residency offers a stay at the Lake House Artist Residency, Lake Macquarie.

Commission

The residency includes a $7,500 commission to support the creation of new work, which will premiere as an immersive exhibition in MAP MIMA’s Cube.

Exhibition

Friday 25 September – Sunday 29 November 2026

APPLY HERE

Applications close 15 April 2026.

Residencies at MAP mima provide an opportunity for artists to develop and present new work.

Artists in Residence focus on creating video work for The Cube at MAP mima – a four-metre-tall and 36-metre-long 360-degree wrap around digital canvas, powered by eight projectors using Resolume mapping software. They are also encouraged and supported to create works for other spaces within MAP mima, including The Node, a video projection space; The North Wall, which features a six-channel responsive soundscape; and the Discovery Ports, a series of illuminated niches in the walls of the foyer for display of small works.

Artists present the works created as part of the residency or deliver workshop projects with the public.

Previous Residencies

Wanjun Carpenter: Cathode Dream
Jen Valender: Broken Chord
Joel Zika: Valley of a Thousand Plants
Lina Buck: It isn’t Always, Always
Miguel Felipe Valenzuela and Julia Flanagan: Endless Sunbeams in Another Time
Lichen & Luna: Passing Clouds