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 Gallery is available to hire for a one-month or two-month exhibition period and may be a suitable option.
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 Committee.
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 typically planned up to two years ahead.
We're currently seeking proposals from artists and curators for our 2026 Program. Find out more about our Exhibition Callout for 2026.
We have a maximum of 20 exhibitions each year.
Yes! Our Community Gallery is available for local artists and groups to share their works with the community. You can hire this space for a one-month or two-month period.
Visit our Community Gallery page for more information.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact us. We will get back to you soon.