Would you like to exchange your local creative artist with a choreographer-director to bring new ideas to your studio, church, or event through a creative exchange? Lucinda is a choreographer, writer, teacher and artistic director with stacks of experience and training to offer. She could work with your team while one of your team works with hers.

Poatina Arts offers a year-round Artist in Residence program whereby Artists of all types may apply to come and reside in Poatina village for short, medium or long-term durations.

Over the past 15+ years, the village has enjoyed hosting a wide range of artists from as far away as Greece and Sweden to most parts of Australia. Some have joined us for as short as a just a few days or weeks and others for as long as a whole year.

The variety of disciplines engaged in by artists during their time here has included glass blowing, music composition, music recording, sculpture, writing, painting, drawing, ceramics, kiln-formed glass, wood sculpture, silver smithing, printmaking, dance composition and more...
Artists are encouraged to engage with the life of the intentional village community in a variety of ways including through regular gatherings and other activities such as fortnightly community dinners, monthly working bees and monthly gatherings of local artists.

The residency package offers artists a rent-free workspace in the village for the duration of stay.

Accommodation and other living costs are the responsibility of the artist, with a range of reasonably priced accommodation options available including brick houses, mountain cottages, studio apartments and hostel or motel rooms. A letter of acceptance can be provided to successful applicants to help artists secure grants or other funding to help them participate.
Facilities available for hire include the Poatina Glass Studio and Mountain Retreat Arts Centre, Music Recording Studio, and Ceramics Studio.

For Tasmanian artists, Arts Tasmania is offering a four-week funded residency in Poatina. See https://www.arts.tas.gov.au/grants_and_funding/tasmanian_residencies/poatina_arts

fAITHdANCE is a church ministry which facilitates dance and movement workshops, classes, choreographies, and gatherings for all creative artist-believers. We are open to discussing proposals for devising, touring, making, and teaching.

What kind of creative exchange can you envision? Funding is dependent on proposal and discussion.

Poatina Arts Colony is part of the Collective that includes Faith and the Arts, the Poatina Glass Studio and Arts Centre, The Poatina Tree Gallery, Studio on the Spur and other private arts enterprises.

Our monthly gathering is an opportunity to share witih each other, pray and feel connected - whether in the room, interstate or overseas!

Discover the creative arts intensive LIFE Arts and Action Week, led by the dedicated Project Managers Andrew and Lara Pilcher, representing Creative Arts Europe and partnering with the Finnish Lutheran Mission in Finland and three other vibrant youth organizations. It's a thrilling week with artistic exploration, enriching Bible teachings, heartfelt prayers, and uplifting worship experiences.
At the heart of this event, a team of exceptionally talented artists from Finland and around the globe nurture young talents across a spectrum of creative disciplines. From dance and acting to sound and lighting, recording artists, sports, horse riding, visual arts, and beyond – this week promises a transformative journey of self-expression and growth.

This is an inspiring art, faith and community celebration with international guests such as Andrew and Lara Pilcher, Ad Deum Dance Company, Jim and Anne Mills (Founders of Creative Arts Europe), Bethel Conservatory of The Arts Students, and the Roamies band from the USA.

Are you interested in learning more about how to build your own space to help creatives in your area?

Or would you like to learn about culture building and managing a business in the arts?

Maybe you want to dig deeper into your own art practise.

We would love to offer you mentorship in discovering more of what God wants you to explore in your creative journey.

Would you like experience as a curator in a small church context?

Opportunities exist for a visual artist, curator, maker, musician to nominate a period of time to spend working alongside the pastoral team to develop, promote support artists and exhibitions.
Studio church space provided along with mentoring by artist-pastors.

Self-funding required for accommodation and food. Accommodation opportunities may be available through the church community, depending on the time.
While the residency is un-waged, there will be in-kind support for your own exhibition, and opportunities for an emerging curator to promote their own work and or/ the work of others.

We have a chapel that regularly features installations and concerts for the communities and a gallery in our hall featuring local visual artists as well.

Sharing the practice of Faith, Art and Community through food, creativity, stories, prayer, and encouragement.

The night begins with sharing stories of how creativity and God has directed our lives. Sometimes featuring a special guest. We then enjoy a responce through music, and a range of creative options. You get to enjoy a large table of creative delights... Watercolour paints, print making, charcoal, pencils and more! You can create in your own time, or be still and soak in the sounds.

We finish our special night with a meal together enjoying more fellowship, prayer and encouragement.
Bring some food to share.

Faith and the Arts is a one-of-a-kind national, residential arts summer school, held in beautiful Poatina on the edge of the Great Western Tiers in central Tasmania. Electives taught by incredible practitioners from around Australia feed into our nightly Gatherings that draw us into the journey of fusing our creativity and faith - together, in community.