Call for Proposals 2026

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions - not accepting these terms and conditions makes your application ineligible.(Required)
Call for Proposals at Incinerator Gallery will open on Friday, 1 August 2025 at 12am and close Sunday, 31 August 2025 at 11.59pm.

Proposals
Proposals will only be accepted during defined call for proposal dates. Only online submissions will be accepted. All information included in the proposal must be true. Incorrect information may make proposals ineligible and the Artist may be held responsible for any loss caused to the Gallery. It is free to apply.

Eligibility
Proposals are only accepted from Artists currently living and working in Australia. Moonee Valley City Council employees and councillors, or their family members, relatives or household members are ineligible to enter.

Artist Responsibilities
Artists must ensure that they can meet all Terms and Conditions before submitting their application. The artwork must be available for the duration of the exhibition. Artists agree that: The artwork is their sole original work. The Artist has the power to grant the rights under the artwork. The Artist has obtained any appropriate releases, including locations, collaborators, and/or performers. The Artist is entitled to reproduce any rights in the artwork. The Artist will compensate the Gallery against any loss resulting from breach of these promises.

Exhibition Conditions
All artworks selected for the exhibition remain the property of the Artist. The Artist is responsible for the packaging and transportation of the artwork to and from the Gallery within the time period set. The final layout of the exhibition is determined by Incinerator Gallery. All efforts of site-specific installation will be considered but may not be accommodated. The Artist is responsible to install and de-install artworks within the time period set. The Artist is responsible for providing the equipment required to exhibit the artwork. All artworks and supplied equipment must comply with OH&S standards. See gov.au/occupational-health-and-safety-act-and-regulations. The Artist must complete and sign the Artist Exhibition Agreement and return within the requested time frame. Artworks will be insured by Moonee Valley City Council for the duration of the exhibition and installation period. Moonee Valley City Council will not be responsible for artworks not collected within the time period specified by Incinerator Gallery and will be disposed of at the discretion of Council. The Artist will receive a $1,000 fee to exhibit their artwork and present a public program at Incinerator Gallery (plus the Superannuation Guarantee as contribution to their nominated fund).

Use of Images
The Artist will include with their proposal 3 x high-resolution image (at least 1600 pixels wide at 300DPI) of the proposed artwork or a relevant past artworks for publicity purposes. It is recognised that authorship and copyright of artworks proposed belong to the Artist. If selected, the Artist gives permission for Moonee Valley City Council to use: images of artworks; their name, biographical details and likeness for marketing purposes; the Artist will be attributed to the artwork as reasonably possible wherever the image is reproduced.

Selection
Decisions for selections are final and appeals will not be considered. Incinerator Gallery reserves the right to accept or reject any artworks proposed.

Applicant information

Name(Required)
Main contact person for application.
Pronouns(Required)

Address(Required)
Artist Instagram, Artist Soundcloud, etc.
This may be used for marketing purposes.

About your work

Are you applying for a solo or group exhibition?(Required)
Please ensure correct grammar and capitalisation.
What materials will be used in the artworks proposed?
List the estimated or actual dimensions of the artworks and the space they will occupy in the exhibition. Use centimeters as measuring unit.
Does your artwork contain copyright material?(Required)
Is this artwork entirely original or have you incorporated elements created by another person? If yes, see next question.
A brief description of the proposal—this should be a short summary of the exhibition captured within a few sentences. This text may be used for marketing purposes.
This is an extended version of the text above, capturing the full scope of the exhibition within a short essay. This text may be used for marketing purposes.
What do you anticipate being the installation requirements for this exhibition?
Which gallery space is your preference?(Required)
Your preference will assist in the overall annual program curated by Incinerator Gallery.
This is an opportunity to pitch a public program idea associated with your exhibition, it may be a workshop, artist talk, performance, etc. A public program pitch is not essential for your proposal but would be advantageous. The proposed public program should be considered within the scope of the artist fee.

Upload your files using the file naming conventions listed.

15MB file limit.
*PDF preferred.
Drop files here or
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, zip, Max. file size: 15 MB.
    15MB file limit
    *Images must be a minimum of 1600 pixels wide at 300DPI; JPEGs only
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    Accepted file types: jpeg, jpg, Max. file size: 15 MB.
      15MB file limit
      *Images must be a minimum of 1600 pixels wide at 300DPI; JPEGs only
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      Accepted file types: jpeg, jpg, Max. file size: 15 MB.
        15MB file limit
        *Images must be a minimum of 1600 pixels wide at 300DPI; JPEGs only
        Drop files here or
        Accepted file types: jpeg, jpg, Max. file size: 15 MB.
          15MB file limit
          *Images must be a minimum of 1600 pixels wide at 300DPI; JPEGs only
          Drop files here or
          Accepted file types: jpeg, jpg, Max. file size: 15 MB.
            15MB file limit
            *Images must be a minimum of 1600 pixels wide at 300DPI; JPEGs only
            Drop files here or
            Accepted file types: jpeg, jpg, Max. file size: 15 MB.
              Vimeo or YouTube links only. Remember to include any passwords.

              Stay in touch

              Would you like to be notified of future art opportunities from Moonee Valley City Council?(Required)
              These could include call for entries, call-outs for artists, or public art opportunities.
              Would you like to sign up to Incinerator Gallery's E-news?(Required)

              Submit your application

              All of the information I have provided in this application is true to the best of my knowledge.(Required)