AiR – Southern Tablelands Arts

STA Artist in Residence Program (AiR) at the Queanbeyan Hive

Lisa Stevenson AiR (Artist in Residence) at the Queanbeyan Hive for 9-22 January 2023.

Lisa is an emerging artist, currently completing a fine art degree at ANU school of art. Lisa’s work explores ideas about place, looking closely at flora.
“Working in a sustainable way, I have been using plants and recycled materials to create small sculptural artworks responding to specific sites, through natural dyes, and basketry techniques.”

Thank you for the opportunity to be the first STA AIR for 2023. It has been a great start to 2023, and kickstarted me into creating some new works and exploring different materials. I think this opportunity has also really made me think about my art practice outside of the university experience, and how I might practice in the future. The Hive was a great base to work out of, and I encountered many locals when I was working on the verandah, and had some wonderful conversations about art and life.

During the STA AiR at the QBN Hive, Lisa will explored place, particularly the river in Queanbeyan to further understand it’s history, and current state. Lisa explored the plants that grow along the river to create natural dyes to modify materials sourced from Queanbeyan op shops.

Read more about Lisa’s residency and program at her Stories from the Studio feature.

About the STA AiR at Queanbeyan Hive

The STA AiR is an ongoing commitment to offer residences for Artists to be inspired by the STA Region. Our home is full of extraordinary places, people and opportunities with unlimited potential for Artists to be inspired and get creative.

Helen Ferguson the owner and visionary behind the Queanbeyan Hive is opening her restored 1910 cottage in the heart of Queanbeyan for the first STA AiR for 2023.The QBN Hive is an arts and cultural hub for the community and over two weeks 9-22 January the entire cottage will become an immersive space for the successful Artist/s to be inspired to create.

STA AiR at QBN Hive consists of a two week residency which includes,