galang Residency

Established in 2023, the galang residency program supports First Nations artists and creative practitioners to undertake residencies at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris.

Birds-eye view of figure working on the floor.

‘I feel excited to have been selected for the 2026 galang Residency Program, this opportunity comes at a crucial point in my career and will support me to create international networks that will inspire and further develop my practice-led research. I can't help but also recognise the strength and work of my Elders, who inspire me everyday. I look forward to going to Paris and being able to share this experience with my family and community.’

Moorina Bonini, 2026 galang Residency recipient

Powerhouse in partnership with the Cité internationale des arts (Paris) presents the program again in 2026, offering two Australian First Nations creative practitioners an opportunity to travel to Paris for a 3-month residency hosted by the Cité.

The prestigious program, now in its fourth year, is open to First Nations creative practitioners working across a range of disciplines including, but not limited to, visual arts, design, weaving, performance, dance, music or writing. Applicants must be 18 years or older and be an Australian citizen or resident with a valid passport.

The residency includes return economy flights to and from Paris, accommodation in Paris at the Cité internationale des arts and per diems for food, project materials and travel within Paris.

TWO RESIDENCIES IN 2026 WILL TAKE PLACE:

2 June – 27 August 2026
2 July – 28 September 2026

2026 Recipients

Moorina Bonini

Moorina Bonini is a descendant of the Yorta Yorta Dhulunyagen family clan of Ulupna and the Yorta Yorta, Wurundjeri, and Wiradjuri Briggs/McCrae family. An artist of Aboriginal and Italian heritage, her practice reframes institutional perceptions of First Nations identity. Grounded in Indigenous Knowledge systems, Bonini’s work challenges colonial narratives, recentres Aboriginal perspectives, and examines the intersections of culture, history, and representation.

Bonini uses practice-led research to interrogate Western binaries and imposed categories, exploring how Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, and being resist and transcend these structures to enable self-determined representations of Aboriginal experience.

Working across installation, moving image, and cultural practice, Bonini has exhibited nationally and internationally at ACMI, The Shed (New York), City Gallery Wellington, Gertrude Contemporary, the MCA and NGV. Recent major commissions include TarraWarra Biennial 2025: We Are Eagles and RISING Festival (2025). She is currently a studio artist at Gertrude Contemporary (2024–2026).

Tarni Eastwood

Tarni Eastwood is a Ngiyampaa and Guringai multidisciplinary artist, curator, and founder of Nula Weaving, based on Dharug Land in Western Sydney. Her practice integrates weaving, sculpture, textiles, painting and photography to explore themes of identity, resilience and cultural storytelling.

Alongside her artistic work, Tarni is deeply committed to community engagement, facilitating intergenerational weaving groups that create safe spaces for cultural revitalisation, knowledge sharing and connection. Her work demonstrates how First Nations weaving knowledge remains vital and evolving, extending traditional practices into contemporary forms while maintaining cultural integrity through process and protocols. Through both studio practice and shared making, Tarni’s work positions weaving as a living cultural practice that continues to adapt, respond and carry knowledge across generations.