Regional Arts Australia is pleased to announce eight recipients of the 2026 National Regional Arts Fellowship.

The National Regional Arts Fellowship is a program that invests in the development of regional artists and arts workers across the country, providing guaranteed income to develop work, skills, networks, or research. Funded through the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, this program invests in individuals across regional, rural, and remote Australia to support creative development, skills-building, research, and network expansion - with a focus on economic, cultural, and environmental sustainability.

More than financial support, each Fellowship is an investment in a person's creative future. It gives artists the time and stability to pursue skill development, research, and meaningful connections, without the pressure of tying funding to a specific deliverable. Flexible and responsive by design, the program lets Fellows determine their own path - shaped around their practice, their community, and their own timeline.

"The National Regional Arts Fellowship continues to be a landmark initiative for Regional Arts Australia, and one we are immensely proud of. It represents one of the most meaningful ways we can support regional artists, not only providing them with project funding, but also providing them with the opportunity for sustained investment in the people themselves," Ros Abercrombie, Executive Director, Regional Arts Australia shared.

"Year on year, this program has grown into a genuine milestone for our organisation's capacity to back the creative talent of regional, rural and remote Australia and putting the Regional Arts Fund into meaningful action. Congratulations to all of this year's Fellows, your work matters, and we're excited to see where it takes you."

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