LGBTIQA+ artists and curators are invited to apply for a solo or group exhibition at the Eltham Library Community Gallery.
The selected exhibition will be put forward for Midsumma Festival, Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural festival, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTIQA+ artists, performers, communities and audiences. The program shares the lived experiences of those voices at the margins, the expression of queer history and the celebration of new ideas.
This project will receive a project fee, curatorial and marketing support, an opening celebration and be registered as a Midsumma event.
Individual artists will receive a $2,500 project fee.
Group submissions of 2-5 artists will receive $1,200 each.
A group of 6-10 artists will receive $690 each.
Applications open: Tuesday 16 May 2023
Applications close: 1pm Wednesday 28 June 2023
Exhibition dates: 25 January – 3 March 2024
Location: Eltham Library Community Gallery, Panther Place, Eltham
For more information visit: Rainbow Exhibition 2024 – Nillumbik Shire Council
Criteria for determining successful proposals:
- Quality of exhibition
- Eligible for Midsumma Festival
- Suitability to exhibit (exhibition considers the unique gallery space, and is suitable for all audiences, the gallery is located in a public space at the entrance of the Eltham Library)
- Local or connection to the Shire
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people living with a disability, culturally or linguistically diverse people, LGBTQIA+ people and emerging artists and curators.
Contact us about your access requirements by emailing artsinfo@nillumbik.vic.gov.au or call 9433 3359.
Artists and curators can apply who do not live locally. Artists who live, work, study, play or have a relationship to Nillumbik will receive extra scores when applications are assessed.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the Eltham Library Community Gallery before applying. The Eltham Library Community Gallery will close from 31 May and re-open Monday 3 July 2023 due to minor refurbishment works at the Eltham Library. To arrange a time to view the exhibition space during the closure dates, contact the Exhibitions Support Officer via artsinfo@nillumbik.vic.gov.au or 9433 3359.
More information contact
Exhibitions Support Officer
Email: artsinfo@nillumbik.vic.gov.au
Phone: 03 9433 3111
IMAGES:
Install photos of ‘Solitude’ by Deb Garrett and Kate Belvedere, Eltham Library Community Gallery, 2022. Photos by Jamie Robertson.
Install photo ‘Body of Landscape’ by Randal Pound, Eltham Library Community Gallery, 2023. Photo by Pia Johnson.
(Works depicted are not indicative of requirements for this project. We strongly encourage creative and contemporary use of the space)
