Australian artists go international, thanks to Paris fellowship

From fierce feminist films to drawings that beautify housing estates: Australian artists are bringing their work to the world, with help from a residency that provides the time and space to focus on big ideas. For decades, the apartment studios in Paris' Cité Internationale des Arts have offered artists-in-residence from all over the world the space and time to create new work. Each year, the Power Institute , the University's foundation for art and visual culture, offers Australian artists, art writers and scholars the chance to spend three months at the Cité. The residencies - made possible by a gift from Terrence and Lynette Fern - have supported the creation of Australian work that has been exhibited internationally. Here, three artists explain what the residency has meant for them. Unlikely inspiration from the housing estates of Paris. On arrival in Paris, most sightseers head for the architectural landmarks in the heart of the city: Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre's glass pyramid.