Darebin Local Art Salon 2027

Yes! Please join us for an online information session on Wednesday 11 November, 6- 6:45pm. RSVP here

Yes. All 2D artworks must be 60 x 60 x 5cm or smaller, inclusive of any frames or backing boards. All 3D artworks must be no larger than 60 x 60 x 60cm.

Sorry, but this will not be accepted. Artworks are to be strictly as listed or smaller.

Yes, if the entire work (all parts) fit within the dimensions of 60 x 60 x 60cm or less.

Judging for the Darebin Local Art Salon Award as part of the Salon Prize will include two independent experts from the art sector in Victoria and the Bundoora Homestead Art Centre Curator. One artist will be awarded the main prize of $1000 AUD (Non-acquisitive) and does not include an exhibiting opportunity. 

Four People’s Choice Awards will be awarded in the following categories:

• Painting
• Works on paper
• Sculpture
• Textile/mixed media

The People’s Choice Awards will be judged by visitors to the gallery and will be announced at the conclusion of the exhibition. The Winner of each category will be awarded a $250 voucher for an art supplies shop. Darebin City Council reserve the right not to award these prizes if no artworks are submitted under any of the specified prize categories.

Most mediums are allowed as long as the work doesn’t require electricity, can be hung on a wall (painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, collage, textiles), or placed on a plinth (sculpture, ceramics, jewellery and small objects). Any 3D works that can be classed as jewellery must come in a secure box with a hole in the bottom of the box so that it can be tethered to a plinth.

Audio visual works such as moving image, sound, or digital screen-based works, are not accepted for the Art Salon. Any works requiring electricity will not be allowed.

If your work is framed or on canvas it must have a secure hanging/display system such as D-rings, or it will not be included in the exhibition.

Yes, works can be pinned to the wall. Alternatively, we have magnets that can be used to display unframed works on paper. Note that we cannot guarantee that these will not leave a mark. Please attach hanging tabs to your work should you wish for it not to obtain marks or pin-holes.

Artists may be of any age and must live, work, study or base their creative practice in the City of Darebin. Artists entering the Salon do not need to be represented by a gallery. City of Darebin council employees cannot enter.

You must live, work, study, or base your creative practice in the City of Darebin to enter.

Sorry, but you will not be accepted into the Salon. You must live, work, study or base your creative practice in the City of Darebin.

No. There is no cost to enter.

Artists may enter original work created between 2025 – 2026.

No, only one work per person may be submitted.

Yes, artists may submit work that has already been shown. We recommend proposing a work that hasn't been presented before at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre.

Please contact bundoorahomestead@darebin.vic.gov.au or call 03 8470 8888 to organise a chat about how you can make a submission. If you require translation support, please call 03 8470 8470. You can call us through the National Relay Service.

Due to space restrictions, only the first 160 applications will be accepted, so long as they meet the Terms and Conditions.(PDF, 163KB)

No. Transport is the responsibility of the artist. All entries must be delivered to and collected from Bundoora Homestead. In person delivery is preferred but postal deliveries will also be accepted.

Finalists must collect their work between Wednesday 9 June – Saturday 12 June 2027. Finalists' artwork is required to be shown for the duration of the exhibition.

The Gallery will not coordinate artwork sales, however we will collect interested buyers’ contact details and forward the information through to the entrant where applicable. It is the entrant’s responsibility to process artwork sales and hand over sold artworks to the buyer after the conclusion of the exhibition.