Regional Arts NSW and the participants of the 2024 Work of Art program are pleased to announce that the 2025 Regional Women’s Bursary has been awarded to Laura Baker.
Laura is an Australian visual artist working in the medium of paper cutting and was born in the Central West region of NSW. After completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts at UNSW Art & Design, she spent several years living in Sydney and Melbourne, working in the book industry. She has since completed post-graduate studies in Arts & Cultural Management and has moved back to her hometown, Blayney NSW.
The Regional Women’s Bursary is funding a new project, where the artist will explore motherhood and archives as acts of collecting and care. This is a collaborative project, with the artist hosting two community gatherings with an open call for participation. Mothers and children are invited to bring and share their collections of words, rocks, sticks, and other small treasures, and to contribute to a shared collective artwork.
The 2025 Regional Women’s Bursary is a gift from the cohort of women who participated in Regional Arts NSW’s 2023-24 Work of Art (WoA) project that supported regional women to grow their creative business. The funds were raised in an auction selling artwork and services by these women, and they collectively decided to grant this one-off bursary as an expression of their gratitude for the friendships they made in the program and their shared understanding of the need for support for female artists in regional NSW.
For more details please visit https://regionalartsnsw.com.au/2025-regional-womens-bursary-recipient-laura-baker/
Image: Laura Baker, “Watch Your Step”, 2023. Hand cut paper, resin. Photo courtesy of the artist and Regional Arts NSW.