Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 2023

In its 25th year, the annual Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship is awarding two types of residencies.

One artist will receive a three-month residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris and $50,000. Five artists will each receive $10,000 and a two-week residency at the Shark Island Institute in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales. The winners will be announced on 25 October 2023.

This year, the entries will be judged by guest artist Guido Maestri. An exhibition of paintings from the winning body of work from each scholarship recipient will be on display at the Brett Whiteley Studio.

The annual scholarship was created from an endowment by Beryl Whiteley, who died in 2010. The inspiration was the profound effect international travel and study had on her son, the artist Brett Whiteley, as a result of winning the Italian Government Travelling Art Scholarship at the age of 20.

Previously, the scholarship was awarded only to a single artist each year and included a three-month residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. However, due to COVID-19 international travel restrictions, it was not possible to host the 2020 and 2021 scholarship recipients overseas, leading to a local residency for five artists. Thanks to the continuing generosity of Shark Island Kangaroo Valley, in 2022 and 2023, both the overseas and the local residencies are awarded.