The Urbach 2025

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To apply for The Urbach, please complete this form. We recommend creating an account with Formsite so that you will be able to start your application, save your progress, and complete the application later if you need. You can apply without setting up an account, but you will not be able to save it and return to it later or reopen it should you experience an issue with your browser.

APPLICANT DETAILS

Applicant's contact details; or contact details for one representative of a community group or collective.

First Name *

Last Name *

Date of Birth * +

The applicant confirms that they are over 18 years of age at the time of applying *

Email Address *

Street Address *

Address Line 2

City *

State *

Postcode *

Phone Number *

The applicant confirms that they are an Australian Citizen or a permanent resident of Australia at the time of applying. *

The applicant confirms that they are a resident of Victoria at the time of applying. *

Does the applicant identify as any of the following? *

CREATIVE PRACTICE INFO

Artist CV (no more than 2 pages) *

Please provide a short biography: *

0/300 words

Please provide details on the visual arts course you completed at university or TAFE, or the professional art classes you have attended: *

0/300 words

Year completed * +

Portfolio - Please compile a .pdf of 10 artworks that are representative of your practice reflecting your work in the field of Australian landscape painting.

Include artwork details including title, medium, year, and dimensions.
You may include additional photos of artworks to show alternate views, details, or work in situ to help illustrate scale.
The medium of the works exhibited in the portfolio should primarily be that of the medium you will be working with and using in the SAM Art Studio.

We reccomend you use the downloadable template available. *

Please supply an artist statement that also explains how the work submitted relates to the field of Australian landscape painting: *

0/300 words

Website, blog, social media or online portfolio web link (if applicable, provide access passwords where relevant):

This is to provide additional context to your practice, not in lieu of the portfolio to be uploaded.

Additional links if needed (if applicable, provide access passwords where relevant):

ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES

How do you intend to respond to the genre of landscape within the context of the prize and scholarship over the 3-month period? *

0/300 words

Describe the impact the opportunity would have on your practice, should your application be successful: *

0/300 words

How often do you anticipate you will use the space weekly and are there any times during the three-month period that you will be unavailable for the program, such as being out of state? (We don't need to know why, just periods of time you will not be able to participate.) *

0/300 words

What professional development would support your practice? E.g. conversations with other professional artists, visits from curators, access to artworks in the SAM collection, etc. *

0/300 words

Would you be interested in presenting a hands-on workshop for other local creatives in the area? *

Budget - please outline how you plan to spend the scholarship stipend - please use the supplied budget template which you can access here: Budget template

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Prior to submitting your application, please ensure you have read and understood the the Urbach Guidelines. *

I confirm that I have read, understood, and agree to the Urbach Guidelines.

SURVEY

Before you submit your application, please let us know how you found out about The Urbach and your experience completing this application.

How did you find out about The Urbach? (please select all that apply) *

Did you find this form easy to use? (please choose 1 response) *

Thank you for taking the time to answer that short survey. If you wish to leave further comments about how you heard about The Urbach or your experience completing the form please do so below:

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Shepparton Art Museum will collect and handle all your personal information in order to process your application and register your work with us. It will be kept secure and only used in relation to the selection of works for the exhibition. Shepparton Art Museum is committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information and will adhere to the Information Act 2002.