The McCahon House Trust is calling for applications from professional artists for the McCahon House Artist’s Residency Programme.

Three residencies, each of three months duration, are available between March 2011 and February 2012.

The McCahon House Trust is calling for applications from professional artists for the McCahon House Artist’s Residency Programme.

Three residencies, each of three months duration, are available between March 2011 and February 2012.

Residencies are available to outstanding emergent or mid career professional artists. Artists receiving the residency live and work in the new purpose built French Bay house with attached studio.

The McCahon House residency programme began in late 2006 with inaugural artist Judy Millar. To date, 13 artists residencies have been awarded to an outstanding selection of artists including: Andrew McLeod; James Robinson; Gavin Hipkins; Rohan Wealleans; Richard Lewer; Luise Fong; Eve Armstrong; Lisa Reihana; Ava Seymour; Current resident artist Martin Basher and for the remainder of 2010, Andy Leleisi’uao and Jim Speers. 

Next to the Residency house and studio is the restored house where Colin McCahon and his family lived in the 1950s.  The house is open to the public on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 2pm and for group bookings at other times. 

The McCahon French Bay House Restoration and Residency project is the initiative of the McCahon House Trust.  The Trust has received significant support from the Waitakere City Council, who gifted McCahon’s old cottage to the Trust, Sky City Community Trust, ASB Community Trust and Portage Licensing Trust.

Applications open 14 May 2010. Applications close Monday 9 August 2010. Successful artists will be notified in October 2010.

Further information, artist criteria and an application form are available to download at www.mccahonhouse.org.nz or by contacting the manager Chris McBride on (09) 817 8087 x203 or email: mccahon@lopdell.org.nz