2026 Exhibition Call Out

Located in Albert Park on the former South Melbourne Gas Plant site, Gasworks combines four hectares of parkland with two galleries, two theatres, artist studios, workshops, function spaces, and a café. Each year, over 100,000 community members engage with Gasworks. By exhibiting at Gasworks, your artwork will be experienced by a diverse range of people.

What kind of work do we exhibit?
We welcome multidisciplinary work from a diverse range of practitioners – from Emerging to Established artists. We welcome proposals from solo artists and groups of artists. We are interested in painting, sculpture, video, installation, performance, photography and multi-media work. Have you got an experimental practice and are not sure if it will suit the space? Email us and ask! Please consider visiting the space in person before applying.

International Artists 

Gasworks welcomes international artists, but we do request an Australian point of contact. This contact would need to collect and pick up the artworks at install and de-install as we do not have the facilities to store artworks. Depending on the complexity of the installation, if you or a representative on your behalf are not able to be present for installation, the GW technicians hours may also need to be extended (charged to the hirer).

Angela Robarts Bird (ARB) Gallery:
This is a white box gallery space.
Gallery Dimensions: 6.7 m x 6.1 m (see photographs and Floor Plan in EXHIBITION KIT).
Gallery Hire: 
$275 + GST per week* 
Bond: $100.00 
CLICK HERE FOR EXHIBITION KIT.   

James McCaughey Foyer Gallery:
This is a high traffic space, that is used for all theatre shows and receives high audience numbers during show periods. Ideal for group exhibitions.
Gallery Dimensions: 9 m  x 13 m (see photographs and Floor Plan in EXHIBITION KIT).
Gallery Hire: 
$255 + GST per week* 
Bond: $100.00 
CLICK HERE FOR EXHIBITION KIT.   

*Please note that the above costs are for the venue hire only and do not include staffing costs or other additional costs.

What Gasworks supplies:
– will coordinate installation / deinstallation technician (to be paid for by artist)
– webpage listing- branded wall labels and gallery signage
– will handle sales (taking 25%) and distribution of sold artworks
– will market the exhibition through EDMs and social media

What Artist/s supplies:
– must be available for installation and deinstallation times
– works will be delivered ready to be installed
– wall label information to be supplied to Creative Access Coordinator 2 weeks before installation
– $100.00 bond, to be returned at end of exhibition providing no damage has been done to the space
– artist will be responsible for install/deinstall technician costs
– will meet all marketing deadlines set by Gasworks- if artist decides to have an opening with Gasworks’ bar, they will pay for FOH staff costs

Please read the gallery EXHIBITION KIT before applying. 
 
Click HERE TO APPLY!! 
 
Applications due by 11.59pm (AEST) on Sunday 12th of April. 
 
Do you have questions or issues with the application form? Please email our Creative Access Coordinator:

Genevieve Pikó genevieve@gasworks.org.au

Banner image: ‘Translations” exhibition at Gasworks, 2026, featuring work by Caitlin E. Littlewood, Sam Woodman, Indya Pearce, Romy Durant. Curated by Genevieve Pikó. Image courtesy of Gasworks
Image 1 + 2: ‘Queer Reckoning’ exhibition at Gasworks, 2026, featuring work by Xanthe Dobbie, Lux Newman and Scotty So. Curated by Josephine Mead. Image courtesy of Gasworks.
Image 3: ‘Queer Reclamation’ exhibition at Gasworks, 2026, ‘We, of Secrets Kept Hidden’, work by Elyas Alavi, 2024, curated by Josephine Mead, image courtesy of Gaswork