Former Residents – Rimbun Dahan

Since 1994, hundreds of artists in a variety of disciplines have lived and worked at Rimbun Dahan, in residencies from 2 weeks to 12 months. 46 artists were in residence for a whole year, as part of the Yearlong Residencies for Visual Artists. Many other artists from Southeast Asia, Australia and beyond, including painters, sculptors, poets, authors, performance artists, and choreographers, as well as environmental conservation researchers, have also found inspiration during shorter residencies at Rimbun Dahan.

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Southeast Asian Artist Residencies

1-3 month residencies for artists from Southeast Asian countries.

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Open Residencies for International Artists

1-3 month unfunded residencies for artists in any discipline from countries beyond Southeast Asia.

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Conservation Research Writing Residents

Short residencies for environmental conservation scientists to write up their research for publication.

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Year-Long Residencies for Visual Artists

12-month residencies for visual artists from Malaysia and Australia, from 1994 to 2016. CLOSED.

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Asialink Arts Residencies

3-month residencies for Australian artists, funded by the Asialink Arts Residency Programme. CLOSED.

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Hotel Penaga Residencies

1-3 month residencies at Hotel Penaga in George Town, Penang, from 2010 to 2017. CLOSED.

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Southeast Asian Artist Residency

1-3 month residencies for artists from Southeast Asian countries.

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Open Residencies for International Artists

1-3 month unfunded residencies for artists in any discipline from countries beyond Southeast Asia.

Chad Erpelding (USA), October 2023
Ufitia Sagapolutele (New Zealand), May 2023
Kiran Gill (Canada), April-May 2023
Pascal Marquilly , Rodolphe Collange, Jean-Marc Delannoy (France), March-April 2023
Kristin Nango (Norway), January-February 2023
Emma O’Hara (Ireland), August-September 2022
Gaelle Pelachaud (France), July 2022

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Yearlong Visual Artist Residency (CLOSED)

12-month residencies for visual artists. From 1994 to 2013 we offered two slots per year for two artists from Malaysia and Australia. From 2015 to 2018, this residency was only open to one Malaysian artist every year.