Creative Residency Studio

Creative Residency

The Creative Residency Studio has been developed to support artists by providing them a space to create, to experiment, and to hone their craft. This residency program is all about giving artists, such as musicians, digital artists, photographers, and filmmakers, a place in Burwood to make their art.

Residency applications are now closed for 2025. Find out more about the residency program.

2025-2026 Creative Residents

Our current batch of Creative Residents are busy working in the Creative Residency Studio. Stay tuned for more information about who they are and what they’re up to!

2025 Creative Residents

Our inaugural batch of Creative Residents occupied the Creative Residency Studio from April to July 2025.

Thank you to Farazzled, OKTO, Josh Billig, Jaimee Lee, Jules Orcullo, Jenna Pratt, and Wytchings!

About our 2025 Creative Residents

Farazzled

Farazzled is a genre-fluid DJ from South-West Sydney, blending bass-heavy rhythms, percussive grooves, and left-field electronics into high-energy sets. She's played across iconic Sydney venues and collectives, supporting acts like Ecca Vandal and Soju Gang, while championing community, culture, and boundary-pushing sounds on every dancefloor she touches. 

OKTO

OKTO, is an Ecuadorian artist and designer based in Australia. Trained in Milan, he works across canvas, installation, and illustration. With experience in print, web, and fashion, he explores new technologies, including augmented reality, constantly evolving his style and pushing creative boundaries through art festivals and multidisciplinary projects. 

Josh Billig

Josh is an internationally produced playwright and screenwriter. He's the co-writer and co-creator of Dramaworld (Series 1&2, Netflix/SBS/Amazon Prime), as well as a handful of other pilots, screenplays, children's television, theatre, video games and comic books. He's the recipient of the Tennessee Williams Playwriting Award for his play Outside Sitka and is an adjunct professor of screenwriting at the David Lynch School of Cinematic Arts MFA Program and lecturer at AFTRS. He currently has projects in development with Photoplay, Staple Fiction, LGI Media, Beeblebrox Creative Studios, Archer Entertainment and TBD Theatricals.

Jaimee Lee

Jaimee is a writer with a passion for poetry, finding inspiration in the works of T.S. Eliot and Edgar Allan Poe. Currently immersed in her latest project, a visual novel, she also enjoys storytelling through other creative forms such as painting, photography, and cinematography. 

Jules Orcullo

Jules Orcullo (she/they) is a playwright and songwriter. She currently works as Dramaturg at Sydney Theatre Company. In 2024, she won the Griffin Award for her musical play My Dad Never Saw The Beatles, and her debut musical Forgetting Tim Minchin was nominated for an AWGIE Award and Time Out Award for Best Musical. She works as a mentor and facilitator for emerging artists through Sydney Theatre Company, ShopFront Arts Co-op, Curious Works, and Australian Plays Transform.

Jenna Pratt

Jenna Pratt is a Sydney-based composer whose evocative scores elevate tv, film and games. Her music can be heard on ABC, Nine, and Stan with credits including Co Composer for Murder Down Under. She brings powerful storytelling to screen through richly textures and emotionally driven compositions.

Wytchings

Jenny Trinh is a Western Sydney artist who performs solo as Wytchings & is in two bands: Worlds Only & Heart Armour. She has collaborated with artists like Red Rey and Leeroy New. Her EP Psamathe (2022) includes the FBi SMACs-nominated song ‘Fata Morgana’.