Exhibit with Kingston Arts in 2027

Exterior viewpoint looking into brightly lit glass fronted gallery space with several people looking at paintings on the walls

Emerging and established artists are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to exhibit in our 2027 exhibition program.

Our exhibition spaces include three indoor galleries, an Outdoor Lightbox Gallery and a nightly Skybridge projection space, showcasing contemporary art by artists from the City of Kingston, across Victoria and interstate.

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are open for exhibition proposals from early August to early September 2026 for exhibitions presented in 2027. Applications must be submitted via the online form (link) which will become available under 'How to apply' on this page when applications are open.

What Kingston Arts offers:

  • curatorial, installation and invigilation support
  • promotion
  • some exhibition equipment and infrastructure 
  • celebration event
  • artist fee

There are no application or exhibition fees. We welcome applications for solo, group and curated exhibitions.

If you have any accessibility requirements, need assistance with your application, or have any questions, please contact: visualarts@kingston.vic.gov.au

Image credit: Home Show by Lily Walker, 2026, at G3 Artspace.  Photographed by James Henry.

2027 Exhibition program information pack

Please read the 2027 Exhibition program information pack carefully before submitting your application. This will be available to download here in the coming days.

Application timeline

  • Applications open: early August, 2026
  • Applications close: early September, 2026
  • Artists selected: September, 2026
  • All applicants notified: by end of October, 2026
  • For exhibitions commencing: mid January, 2027

How to apply

We encourage applications from a diverse range of artists from across spectrums of ability, age, cultural background, gender identity and sexual orientation. We welcome practitioners from all fields of contemporary art including sculpture, installation, moving image, painting, drawing, textiles, digital media, sound, photography, and live art.

All applications must be submitted via the link that will appear when EOIs open. Late submissions are not accepted.

Please ensure you have read the EOI exhibition information pack prior to submission.

Selection criteria

Applications that address one or more of the following criteria will be considered favourably:

  • well-considered, inclusive and accessible proposals
  • proposals by under-represented community members
  • showcase new and/or experimental work
  • artistic merit


Exhibition spaces at Kingston Arts

G1 Gallery, Kingston Arts Centre

An exhibition space with six framed colour photographs on white walls, a sculpture on a small upright white plinth, various very small sculptural items on a long low charcoal gray plinth in the middle of the wooden floored room and various cream-coloured organic shaped items hanging directly above

Location: 979 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin

Opening hours: 11 am to 4 pm, Wednesday to Saturday 

Technical drawing of floorplan

 

Standard specifications:

  • ceiling mounted track lighting
  • picture rail hanging system
  • polished floorboards
  • air conditioning
  • video surveillance
  • running metres: 27 m
  • ceiling height: approx. 3.7 m
  • fully accessible 

 

Image credit: Ex Libris (from the collection of) by Christina Lowrey, 2026, at G1, Kingston Arts Centre.  Photo by James Henry

G2 Gallery, Kingston Arts Centre

A gallery space with a horizontal row of colour photographic images on white walls with two light gray fabric benches on wooden floor

 

Location: 979 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin

Opening hours: 11 am to 4 pm, Wednesday to Saturday

Technical drawing of floorplan

 

Standard specifications:

  • ceiling mounted track lighting
  • picture rail hanging system
  • polished floorboards
  • air conditioning
  • two exterior north-facing windows, no blinds
  • video surveillance
  • running metres: 20 m (excluding windows)
  • ceiling height: approx. 3.7 m
  • fully accessible
  • Includes 'The Vault' (multimedia room) - approx 3.4 x 2.1 m. Featuring black walls and carpet, projector, audio, screen, ceiling hanging points, track lighting system. (For use as either 'black box' projection space, or to display static artworks on floor/plinth, or from ceiling.) 

Image credit: ছোড়দি– My Elder Sister by Abhijit Pal, at G2, Kingston Arts Centre.  Photo by James Henry

G3 Artspace, Shirley Burke Theatre

Exterior viewpoint looking into brightly lit glass fronted gallery space with several people looking at paintings on the walls

 

Location: 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale

Opening hours: 11 am to 4 pm, Wednesday to Saturday 

Technical drawing of floorplan

 

Standard specifications:

  • ceiling mounted track lighting
  • picture rail hanging system
  • polished floorboards
  • air conditioning
  • large street front west-facing window, with blinds
  • video surveillance
  • running metres: 17 m (excluding window)
  • ceiling height: approx. 2.8 m
  • fully accessible

 

Image credit: Home Show by Lily Walker, 2026, at G3 Artspace. Photographed by James Henry

Outdoor Lightbox Gallery, Kingston Arts Precinct

Two freestanding lightboxes containing abstract colour photographic images located five metres apart on a concreted area with a brick building and landscaped area with tree in the background

 

Location: 979-985 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin

Visible: 24 hours, 7 days a week 

 

Artwork files required to suit the following dimensions:

  • 2 x artworks at 1980mm W x 1490mm H (visible area 1800mm W x 1320mm H)
  • 4 x artworks at 1180mm W x 1490mm H (visible area 1000mm W x 1320mm H)
  • 1 x artworks at 1290mm W x 890mm H (visible area 1260mm W x 860 mm H)
  • 2 x artwork at 890mm W x1290mm H (visible area 860mm W x 1260mm H)

Exhibition files to be supplied as high quality PDFs, to the above dimensions, at 300 dpi. To be printed and installed by Kingston Arts, on high quality print stock.

 

Image credit: A Circular Exchange by Katie Paine, 2026, at Kingston’s Outdoor Lightbox gallery. Photo by Sebastian Kainey.

Skybridge, Kingston Arts Precinct

Looking up at a projection of a colourful sunset scene on a raised concrete and glass enclosed walkway.

 

Location: 979-985 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin. Skybridge is located on the south side of City Hall, connected to 999 Nepean Highway

Operating: 5 pm to 7 am daily. Visible from sunset to sunrise. 

Standard Specifications:

  • three-channel rear projections
  • 3 x EPSON EB-700U short-throw projectors integrated with Brightsign media player and software
  • duration no more than 10 minutes
  • video and animation files are generally prepared at 24fps as a guide. This can be changed depending on the project and style of your video.
  • GIFs can be prepared at alternative frame rates per second. Please remember that glitch or strobe-light simulated media can be a health and safety risk to viewers and may not be suitable
  • Files are required to be one video file at 5760 x 1080 resolution and exported at H2.254 in .mp4 or .mov format (5760 x 1080 is three 1080p screens side by side)

 

Image credit: water body by Judy Watson, 2026. Skybridge projection, Kingston City Hall. Photo by James Henry.