The Zig Zag Gallery NAIDOC Emerging Artist Exhibition Award 2026

• EOI's Open 24 November 2025

   

• EOI's close 31 December 2025

   

• Selection 1 January to 7 January

   

• Artist Announced 10 January 2026

   

• Exhibition dates 3 July – 26 July 2026

   

• Exhibition space
• In-kind venue support for equipment and space hire (subject to availability)
• A $3,000 grant, payable in two instalments.
• Installation support, gallery invigilation, and artwork sales administration
• Catering, event assistance, and photography
• Exhibition promotion support

1. Artists must be 18 years and over to apply.
2. This exhibition opportunity is for Nyoongar artists.
3. All forms of visual arts, literary arts and performing arts or cross-disciplinary practices across these art forms are eligible. We ask, however, that interested artists take into consideration the gallery and the space on offer.
4. All applications must be submitted via email to zzgallery@kalamunda.wa.gov.au. Assistance can be provided with the application if required.
5. 5. Applicants are encouraged to consider workshops, artist talks, and community engagement activities that will support their own creative practice and help strengthen their community connections.
6. On acceptance of the grant offer, successful artists will be awarded a grant of $3000 paid in 2 separate instalments of $1500.
7. Artists must provide their bio and details of their art practice, project and other activities plus images for promotional purposes to Council as requested. Copyright will remain with the artist but reproduction of the images/material for noncommercial promotional purposes will be granted to Council.
8. Please contact the gallery if you require support applying and to discuss your access needs.

Assessments will be made on the following criteria:

• Evidence of active ongoing artistic practice and public artwork experience.
• Quality of submitted samples of work.
• Likely impact of residency on applicant’s progression of artistic practice.
• Community Benefit.
• Quality of the proposed project and artistic merit.

Email zzgallery@kalamunda.wa.gov.au with:

• A resume
• An artist portfolio with examples of past work (either image files, or video/website links)
• A short artist biography (100 to 150 words)

Any queries or help with the form, please get in touch with the Zig Zag Art Gallery curator, Gok-Lim Finch at zzgallery@kalamunda.wa.gov.au.