The Tylee Cottage Residency is an artist-in-residence programme facilitated by the Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui, New Zealand.
[1] The scheme began in 1986 as a partnership between the Sarjeant Gallery, the Wanganui District Council and the QEII Arts Council of New Zealand (now known as Creative New Zealand).
[2] It was established by gallery director, Bill Milbank, QEII Arts Council adviser, John McCormack, and inaugural artist, Laurence Aberhart.
[3] It is currently managed by the Sarjeant Gallery and funded by the Whanganui District Council.
[1] Tylee Cottage was built in 1853 and is one of Whanganui's oldest homes.