Artist Retreats

Hakka Guesthouse is a space for emerging and established artists to showcase their work while simultaneously allowing guests to experience art in a lived-in space

In order to support emerging and established artists we offer four-day (three night)artist retreats at Hakka Guesthouse.

Our Artist Retreats recognise the demands of sustaining a creative practice and offer a dedicated space for rest, reflection, and renewed inspiration. Designed as a creative circuit breaker, each retreat provides artists with time to step away from the pressures of constant production.

Artists are invited to immerse themselves in the unique environment of Hakka Guest House, drawing inspiration from the space, its surroundings, and the experience of pause itself.

Alongside rest and exploration, the retreat offers an opportunity to begin developing ideas for a future exhibition within the guest house, considering how your work might respond to and engage with the site.

The retreat is not about producing finished outcomes, but about creating the conditions for new ideas, conversations, and possibilities to emerge.

The final exhibition of work will occur 2-6months after your stay at Hakka Guest House, dependent upon your personal practice.

What is provided

  • A three night stay at Hakka Guesthouse providing plenty of space relax and be inspired by the natural environment. This includes exclusive use of Hakka Guesthouse and the one-acre property.

  • A two-month exhibition of work in Hakka Guesthouse

  • We take a small 10% commission on art work sales during your exhibition period.

  • For group applications each artist will have their own bedroom, shared bathrooms (2 people/ bathroom), and shared kitchen and living spaces.

What we don’t provide

  • Materials

  • Transport

  • Stipends

  • Meals or food

Who can apply?

  • We will be accepting applications for visual artists very soon! Please sign up to our mailing list so we can let you know when applications open.

  • We will also consider group retreat applications for groups of up to four artists.

  • At this time we are prioritising applications from visual artists as we have the capacity to facilitate exhibitions of this nature. However, if you work in a different medium (writing, dance, performance art etc) and feel that a Hakka Retreat could be a good fit for your practice please feel free to apply.

  • It is free to apply and there are no exhibition fees.

How to Apply

We aim to make our application as simple and accessible as possible, so if you have any issues during the application process, please contact us.

Before beginning your application please have the following ready to go:

  • A short personal statement or artist bio 150 words or less.

  • Your exhibition history (we still accept applications if you have not exhibited work in the past, link to your website, or artist CV.

  • What medium are you currently working in.

  • Up to five examples of your work.