Apply to Exhibit
Looking to exhibit at Wollongong Art Gallery?
With nine exhibition spaces plus external panels, we invite you to submit your exhibition application for consideration in our upcoming program.
The Gallery aims to present a diverse program, so we select exhibitions that explore a range of ideas, mediums, and practices. The exhibitions help encourage people to visit and use the Gallery as well as support our education and public programs.
We also welcome site-specific works that may suit some of our more unusual spaces. These spaces may be available sooner than the more typical spaces in our Gallery.
If you are a local artist or community group, our Community Access Gallery is available to hire for a four-week exhibition period and may be a suitable option.
The 2024 program is full. We are looking forward to presenting an exciting program of exhibitions in 2025 and will be accepting new exhibition proposals from July 2024.
Submit an exhibition proposal
If you would like to have an exhibition in the Gallery, please submit a proposal for consideration. Your proposal must provide an outline and details of your exhibition including:
- a description of your past and current art practice
- an exhibition / project outline
- proposed outcomes
- practicalities such as preferred dates, dimensions, number of works
- any expected costs
- sample images of your work.
Please read the Artist Exhibition Proposal Guidelines before submitting your proposal.
Once you're ready, email your proposal to The Gallery's Program Director.
FAQs
You must submit an exhibition proposal which will be considered by the Wollongong Art Gallery Program Committe.
Visit our Apply to Exhibit page for more information.
Your proposal will be assessed by the Gallery’s Program Committee for its relevance and potential interest to local and broader audiences.
Proposals are assessed quarterly.
We will contact you once a decision has been made about your proposal.
We work closely with the artist and their works. This includes:
- Exhibition installation assistance
- Invitations, advertising, and promotion
- Exhibition catalogue
- Opening event for the exhibition
- On-site insurance.
Catalogue production, additional publicity, freight or installation costs, and touring of the exhibition must be negotiated for each exhibition.
The support available may also depend on whether you and / or the Gallery are successful in securing external funding for your project.
The program is usually planned up to two years ahead.
Our 2024 program is fully booked.
Planning for our 2025 program is currently on hold due to operational changes. Once details have been finalised, we will give an update on the availability of 2025 opportunities.
We have a maximum of 20 exhibitions each year.
Yes! Our Community Access Gallery is available for local artists and groups to share their works with the community. You can hire this space for a four-week period.
Visit our Community Access Gallery page for more information.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact us. We will get back to you soon.