Community Art Spaces: EOI's
The Mornington Peninsula Shire provides community art spaces where local artists can display their artworks and gain exposure within the community.
The 2025 program celebrates local talent and offers diverse settings to showcase your work! Applications close on Friday 25 January 2025. Selected exhibitions and scheduling will be finalized by mid-February 2025.
There is one expression of interest form to complete listing your preferred locations (button below). Please read more about each location before completing the form to establish what site will suit your artwork.
Through this program we aim to:
- Promote awareness and appreciation of our creative communities.
- Assist artists to develop and exhibit work.
- Provide diverse, high-quality and accessible creative experiences for audiences.
- Ensure that our public spaces are stimulating and engaging for visitors.
- Support collaboration and creative learning for our community.
Individual and group exhibition applications are invited from local artists primarily producing two-dimensional artworks and some limited three-dimensional space by arrangement.
The Arts and Cultural Development team are currently working to develop additional community exhibition spaces across the Shire. If you have any ideas, feedback or suggestions please contact us at artsandculture@mornpen.vic.gov.au
We offer successful applicants the space to exhibit their work at no cost.
Can I sell and promote my artwork?
Artists are responsible for managing sales directly of their works and we can work with you to provide flyers with your contact details for interested buyers. Artists or groups can promote their exhibition using their own channels and marketing.
The Mornington Peninsula Shire additionally provides exhibitors with a range of promotional opportunities, including:
- Profile of the artist and list of works to accompany the exhibition.
- Promotion via the Shire’s Arts and Culture website, our social media pages, eNEWs distributed to subscribers and some other communication channels.
- Opportunity can be arranged for an Artist talk at the library.
Applications for Red Hill close on Friday 25 January. Click the Expression of Interest button above to complete the form. Any issues in applying, please reach out to the Arts & Culture team: artsandculture@mornpen.vic.gov.au
MORNINGTON: Mornington Library
The foyer exhibition space at the Mornington Library is a prominent community area for local artists to display original works. This space attracts over 3000 visitors per week and comprises three walls with ten running metres of hanging space and a display window opportunity for non-hanging physical displays.
Each exhibition period runs for approximately 6 weeks.
We welcome applications from emerging, mid-career and established individuals, collective and groups who live or work on the Mornington Peninsula. We endeavour to showcase artists whose portfolio of works draws inspiration from the local region and its community.
Where is the Foyer Exhibition Space?
The Foyer Exhibition Space is located at Mornington Library, Vancouver St, Mornington VIC 3931
Please Note: The couch in the Mornington Library Foyer is a fixture of the space and is not able to be moved.
SOMERVILLE: Somerville Central Shopping Centre
The Somerville Central – Community Art Space is a dedicated initiative aimed at providing local artists with an accessible platform to display their artworks at no cost or for a small fee. This program not only fosters a greater awareness and appreciation of our local creatives but also enhances the vibrancy and engagement of our public spaces.
Where is the Centre located?
Located in the breezeway of the bustling Somerville Central Shopping Centre, our community exhibition space features custom-built exhibition frames designed to showcase two-dimensional artworks. This high-traffic area ensures maximum visibility and interaction with a diverse audience, enriching the cultural experience of shoppers and visitors alike.
For more information about the space sizes, requirements and availability please contact us directly at artsandculture@mornpen.vic.gov.au
RED HILL
Our newest Community Art Space opens in December.
Where is the Centre located?
Located inside the Red Hill Local Connection Point building. Address:Shop 3, 137 Shoreham Road, Red Hill
Hours: 9am - 5pm Thursdays (excluding public holidays)
Space display details
For more information about the space sizes, requirements and availability please contact us directly at artsandculture@mornpen.vic.gov.au
HASTINGS
Details to follow once the space is opened. Please complete the EOI process for 2025.
ROSEBUD: Yawa Aquatic Centre
Yawa Aquatic Centre in Rosebud is a state-of-the-art facility designed to encourage community health and connection offering year round water-based activities and wellness programs. Visitors can also unwind, socialise and connect at the on-site destination cafe, Elements Eatery. ‘Yawa’ draws its inspiration from its indigenous meaning ’to swim’ and our unique coastal landscape of the Mornington Peninsula.
Where is the Centre located?
Situated in Rosebud’s sporting precinct of Olympic Park, Yawa attracts over 60,000 visitations per month by all ages and abilities comprising of our local community members to visitors of our region.
Address: 100 Besgrove Street, Rosebud. 3939.
Yawa has gallery style and window canvas spaces which can feature large and medium scale artwork, a flood of natural light and rail lighting provides a professional and enhanced display ensuring your work features at its best.
Mornington Peninsula Shire is seeking to engage an artist through a comprehensive EOI process to create a series of works to be presented in the Yawa Aquatic Centre.
Located on prominent walls within the entrance of the Centre (the main thoroughfare from the car park), this exhibition space aims to:
- Celebrate and champion the work of a local artist.
- Promote awareness and appreciation of our creative communities.
- Ensure that our public spaces are stimulating and engaging for visitors.
The successful artist will be awarded $5,000. This opportunity is only available to artists who live within the boundary of Mornington Peninsula Shire. The design needs to consider the facility and be appropriate for the centre.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Currently closed on October 2024 for the current bi-annual community space exhibition.
For more information about the EOI process, space sizes, requirements and availability please contact us directly at rac@mornpen.vic.gov.au