A1 Darebin Art Salon

A major community art prize and exhibition allowing local artists and crafters at any stage in their career to exhibit in a public art gallery.

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre presents The A1 Darebin Art Salon. This major community art prize and exhibition allows local artists and crafters at any stage in their career to exhibit their work in a public art gallery.

Open to artists who live, work, study or base their creative practice in the City of Darebin. This exhibition celebrates art, creativity and expression within our community!

The A1 Darebin Art Salon 2025 is currently on display until Sat 24 May 2025. Click here for more details.

2025 JUDGES

Dr Jacina Leong | Independent artist-curator, educator and researcher

Gareth Syvret | Curatorial Program Lead, Maroondah City Council

Sarah Werkmeister | Curator at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre

& YOU!

The four People’s Choice Awards will be judged by you, our community! Voting will be open at our front desk until Friday 16 May 4pm 2025 and announced in the final week of the exhibition.

2025 EXHIBITING ARTISTS

Aditi SINGH | AARTICHOKE STUDIOS | Aldona KMIEĆ | Alizon GRAY | Allanah SARAFIAN | Amelia GEORGE | Andrew GALT | Andrew TAN | Angela BLAZEVIC | Ange LOUDON | Anne WARREN | Annette WAGNER | Annie WALTER | BILLIE | Antoinetta O'KEEFE | Arie Rain GLORIE | BASH | Beatrice ASLANIDIS | Bruce BAYCROFT | Celeste DE CLARIO DAVIS | Chabelo MENDEZ | Chan JADE | Chelsea POUNTNEY | Chris ELSBURY | Chris ERLANDSEN | Clare Patricia DILWORTH | GLORIE | Cristina ALVARADO | Csilla DWYER HINKLEY | Dana KABAILA | Danae SWINBURNE | Daniel REED | Darryl TILSON | Dedunu HEWAMADDUMA | Dimitra NUND | Dipinder KAUR | Dominic MOLINARI | Eddy BURGER | Ekim KOSE | Elana GRUNBERG | Elise FRANCIS | Elizabeth BARR | Elsie-Marina GRIMMER | Emily COLAIDIS | Xana THORSSON | Enver CAMDAL | Eugene VON NAGY | Eve MARTIN | Evie ROSA | Fiona TAYLOR | Fiona MCDONALD | Floriane INGABIRE | Gaye BRITT | George EUSTICE | Gina AUCIELLO | Gloria SULLI | Greg FULLERTON | Hacer KOCA | Hannah GORNALLE | Hannah FOX | Hannah DUNLOP | Heidi PETERS | Heidi SCHOENHEIMER | Heika WILLIAMS | Helen KOCIS EDWARDS | Helen ANDERSON | Helen PASSALIS | Helvi APTED | iaki VALLEJO | Isobel HUTTON | Jacinta MAUDE | Jade RICHARDS-BUTLER | James BONNICI | Jennifer SMYTH | Jenny MARINOVIC | Jessi WONG | 23rd Key | Jo ROCK | Joanna KIRIAZIS | Joanne TING MAHON | Joseph CARTER – WEIDENBAUM | Josephine GAMBARO | Joy BARRETT | Justin Louis LABELLE | Karen MACDONALD | Kate GORRINGE-SMITH | Kate GABB | Kathryn O'HALLORAN | Katrina DOBBS | KIKI | Kelsey ROWE | Kim LOUGHRON | Klari AGAR | Kristine LANYON | Kylie ATKINSON | Lauren GORRIE | Lesley and Patrick FRANCIS | Letizia FABA | Lilac KAMIYA | Liwen LIAN | Maddie Jayne YATES | Maggie BROWN | Manda WOLF | Maggy NIGRO | Maria MARAGOS | Maria COLAIDIS | Lucia GAMBARO | Marie PACKER | Marion May CAMPBELL | BRAM | Merinda RIES | Michelle HARRINGTON | Michelle FERREIRA | Mikaela Jane CORDERO | Mohamed ABUMEIS | Natalie GUNN | Natasha PALICH | Nathalie FERNANDES | Nikki O'CALLAGHAN | Nicole ROBERTSON | Nicky TSOURLENES | Nicole GAMMIE | Omondi OKELLO | Oscar SAUNDERS | Trish RANCE | Patrick JONES | Penny POLLARD | Polly BASTOW | HEWA | Renae OKAO | Robert HAILS | Ryley CLARKE | Sally SWAN | Samira STEPHENS | Sandra DRUMMOND | Sandy CALDOW | Shane REYNOLDS | Sharon CRABB | Sheena MATHIESON | Shirley-Mae CHADWICK-PASK | Shive NAGAH | Siobhan HANNIGAN | Sonya BADING | Stephanie MIGNANELLI | Stuart GLUTH | Tess COOPER | Thitibodee RUNGTEERAWATTANANON | Vijai BEBARENDE GURUGE | Wanda GILLESPIE | Xantia VALENTINA | Yasmin ELLIS | Ying HUANG | Zennie

2023 PRIZE WINNERS

The Exhibiting Award: The winner of this prize will receive a Solo Exhibition at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre.

Miguel Villanueva, Of A Hot Summer With Few Resources.

People’s Choice Awards: Recipients will receive a $250 Deans Art Voucher each.

Drawing/Printmaking Prize: Megan Tampaline, Home Among the Rocks
Photography Prize: Liam Murphy, Stellar Pulpit
Textile/Mixed Media Prize: Carolyn Lunt, Fu*k Covid
Painting Prize: Isobel Hutton, Eastern Spinebill in Kangaroo Paw

2023 JUDGES

Uncle Alan Brown | Gunditjmara elder and co-Chair of the Darebin Aboriginal Advisory Committee – DAAC

Bala Starr | Director of the La Trobe Art Institute at La Trobe University

Sarah Werkmeister | Acting Curator at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre

2023 EXHIBITING ARTISTS

George ALAMIDIS | Karryn ARGUS | Carolina ARSENII | Julie ATKINSON | Luka AYTON | Sana BAIG | Tirese BALLARD | Jess Áine BARRY | Bruce BAYCROFT | Revee BENDIXEN | Naomi BISHOP | Kylie BLACKLEY | Annie BOLITHO | Gaye BRITT | Pierce BROMLEY | Jessie BROOKS-DOWSETT | Maggie BROWN | Sheryl BRYCE | Eddy BURGER | Michael CAIRNS | Bronwyn CALCUTT | Sandy CALDOW | Jess CAREY | NEEK | Hugo CIACIA | Emily COLAIDIS | Maria COLAIDIS | Brodie COLBOURNE | Sharon CRABB | Sid CROSS | Jan CROWE | Sheila D’CRUZ | Alex DATHE | Lis DE VRIES | Clive DICKSON | Marie-Louise DREW | Sandra DRUMMOND | Hannah DUNLOP | Con EMMANUELLE | Jay EUESDEN | George EUSTICE | Letizia FABA |Phyllis FALDON |Emma FAYELECAUN | Charlotte FINLEY | Stuart FLENLEY | Bailey FLORENCE | Elise FRANCIS | Lesley & Patrick FRANCIS | Kathy FRANG | Greg FULLERTON | Maria GAMBARO | Samuel GINSBERG | Kate GOLDING | Hannah GORNALLE | Lionel GRIJALVA | Ngaere GUYATT | Siobhan HANNIGAN | Kerry HERRMANN | Stephanie HICKS | Paul HODGES | Amber HOLMES | Carly HOUSIAUX | Holly HUNT | Louise HUNTER | Isobel HUTTON | Laura JOHNSTON | Patrick JONES | Zoe JOSEPH-KUO | Stef KAM | Alister KARL | Gurvinder KAUR | Raksmei KEO | Ae KHONGTHONG | Natalie KOUTS | Sonia KRETSCHMAR | Steven KYRIAKOPOULOS | Sandra LAMONACA | Xiang LI | Jemima LONGWORTH | Kim LOUGHRAN | Carolyn LUNT | Thanh LYONS | Karen MACDONALD | Anna C MADDEN | Kerry MAHONEY | Peter MALINS | Jacinta MAUDE | Joy MCDONALD | Ann MCGINLEY | Robyn MCGRAFF | Aylsa MCHUGH | Cecile MCNAMARA-PLAA | Julie MILTON | Jason MOREY | Claire MOSLEY | Liam MURPHY | William MURRAY | David STOCH | Joanne NETHERCOTE | Maria NGUYEN | Antonietta O’KEEFE | Marcus O'DONNELL | Tahlia PALMER | Jo PARISSIS | Serene PAUL | Seán PAYNE | Rhiannon POLEY | Penny POLLARD | Sammaneh POURSHAFIGHI | Caoife POWER | Lisa POWNALL | Kaewkwanfa PRONGCHAROEN | Patricia RANCE | Moya RICHARDSON | Dawn RIENIETS | Merinda RIES | Vee RODRIGUES | Thitibodee RUNGTEERAWATTANANON | Tamsin RUSSELL | Esther SANDLER | Veronique SCHOCROFT | Heidi SCHOENHEIMER | Stephen SHARPE | Lala SHI | Jennifer SMYTH | Sall SWAN | Georgia SZMERLING | Hanna TAI | Megan TAMPALINE | Andrew TAN | Nat THOMAS | Mai Thi TRAN | Yukiko UENO | Iaki VALLEJO | Miguel VILLANUEVA | Vanessa VUN | Penny WALKER-KEEFE | Florence WANG | Ellie WARE | Xavier WEAR GARDENER | Megan WILLIAMS | Rowan WILLIAMS | Jenni WOODRUFF

To read our A1 Darebin Art Salon terms and conditions click here(PDF, 692KB).

Image: A1 Salon Opening Event Photography credit: Keelan O'Hehir