Public art

Public art brings creativity into everyday places, making art a visible and valued part of community life. Whether temporary or permanent, it invites us to pause, discover something unexpected and connect more deeply with the places and communities around us.

BIG ART. SMALL TOWNS.

Explore Creative Moyne's temporary public art program BIG ART. SMALL TOWNS. Through a rotating series of exhibitions, local and regional artists share their work in public spaces across Moyne, bringing creativity into everyday places and creating opportunities to discover art in our towns.

Current exhibitions

Matthew Clarke - Koroit Theatre

Chrystel Galea - Mortlake

Public art opportunities

Creative Moyne's next expression of interest for BIG ART. SMALL TOWNS. will open on 5 October 2026.

One expression of interest process will select artists for the 2027 exhibition program, with successful artworks programmed across three exhibition periods throughout the year. 

This is not a traditional public art commission. Artists can propose an existing artwork or create something new for the opportunity.

The opportunity

• Exhibit your work in a prominent public location
• Receive a $1,500 artist fee
• Open to emerging and established artists
• Existing or new artworks can be proposed
• No set theme - artists have creative freedom, but should consider how their work connects with or responds to the location and surrounding area
• Be part of a rotating public art program brining creativity into everyday spaces across Moyne
  
  

2027 exhibition periods

Successful artists will be programmed into one of the three exhibition periods:

• Exhibition 1: 1 February - 30 April 2027
• Exhibition 2: 30 April - 30 July 2027
• Exhibition 3: 30 July - 1 November 

A fourth exhibition period, from 1 November 2027 to 31 January 2028, will be dedicated to young artists aged 12–25 and will have a separate expression of interest process.

Exhibition locations

Koroit Theatre

Artwork is displayed across three portrait-format panels. Artists can propose three individual artworks, or one artwork suitable for presentation across the three panels.

Mortlake Community Hub

Artwork is displayed on a large landscape-format panel in central Mortlake.

Artists are encouraged to consider the location, scale and format of the exhibition site when proposing their artwork.

Who can apply

The program is open to emerging and established artists based in Moyne and South West Victoria.

Please note current Moyne Shire Council employees are not eligible to apply to the program. 

Artist fee

Selected artists receive a $1,500 artist fee for the exhibition of their artwork. 

Council manages the reproduction and installation of selected artworks.

Key Dates

Expressions of interest 5 October - 13 November 2026

Learn more and apply

Artist brief

Expression of interest form 

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