The Artist in Residence for NSW 2024 has been chosen and it is my pleasure to tell you it is Jason Richardson (Bassling) from Leeton. When told Jason wrote:
"It's an honour to be recognised by my peers with this title and I am wonder-filled with many thoughts and emotions, particularly those wondering questions that are known to punctuate the quiet moments in the life of a small town creative
"It prompts me to reflect on an observation from another regional artist, Stanislav Sharifullin, who said ..."it’s hard to stay professional when you’re surrounded by philistine stereotypes. People think you’re a weirdo if your happiness doesn’t depend on the size of your bank account. So you must have balls of steel to do arts. It’s not that bad if you have a few like-minded people around, though.”"
"I am grateful for those like-minded people and hope to raise the profile of all of our state's happy weirdos in 2024."
We look forward to seeing what Jason can do on his residency.
