Down the Lane Artist Residency 2027

Calling artists: one month in Melbourne, Australia

March 2027

We're looking for one artist to spend March 2027 making new work at Down the Lane Studios in Collingwood. Return airfare, accommodation, a private studio and an A$500 production budget are all covered.

Open to practising artists worldwide, in any medium and at any career stage.

Applications open 1 October 2026 and close 20 December 2026

Find out more and apply

Studio interior at Down the Lane Studios, Collingwood

Studio storage and workbench at Down the Lane Studios

Exhibition opening in the laneway outside Down the Lane Studios

Melbourne city skyline and the Yarra River at dusk

The Twelve Apostles on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, at sunset

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Culture Focus Photography Tour 2027

Mongolia 2027: register your interest

June / July 2027

Expressions of interest are now open for the 2027 Culture Focus Mongolia photography trip and exhibition. Travel through Ulaanbaatar and the Gobi Desert, spend time with the Dukha people, and work alongside local Mongolian photographers.

The trip is followed by an exhibition of work made along the way.

Registering is not a booking. Leave your details below and we will send you the dates, itinerary and pricing as soon as they are confirmed.

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Photograph from a Culture Focus Mongolia tour, by Jerry Galea

Dirt road and power poles crossing open grassland towards distant mountains

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Mongolia - June/July 2027

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2026 Europe Tour

Berlin+Paris+Arles

Tiled subway station with a yellow tiled pillar, Berlin

Our next tour starts in Berlin, before travelling to Paris and finally on to Arles in the south of France for the Les Rencontres d’Arles. Discover a new dimension to your photography, learn from professionals and engage in hands-on, on location workshops in some of the most iconic cities in Europe. East and West Berlin, Parisian fine food and wine, walk the narrow cobblestone streets of the ancient city of Arles in the south of France…

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