Public Art Brief: Koroit and Mortlake

Moyne Shire Council invites expressions of interest from young visual artists to present work in Koroit and Mortlake as part of the Moyne Public Art Program.

Selected artworks will be digitally printed in full color on vinyl for public display. 

Submissions are open to emerging and established artists aged 12-25 based across the south-west.

The opportunity

Selected artists will:

  • Have their work produced as large-scale vinyl artwork
  • Exhibit work in a public location within Moyne Shire
  • Receive an artist fee of up to $1,500 per site
  • Have their work displayed for approximately three months

Important information

  • This is a presentation opportunity, not a commissioned artwork
  • Artists may submit existing work or propose new work
  • There is no theme – submissions are open to all concepts and styles

The sites

Koroit Theatre

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This site includes three panels (a triptych), which artists can utilise in any way they choose. This could include:

  • a single artwork designed to span all three panels, or
  • three individual artworks that work together as a series or cohesive set

Artists should consider how their work will translate across this format. 

Panel size: 2400mm (height) mm x 1500mm (width) per panel:

These are designed for a 4:3 ratio, which means the design is slightly wider than it is tall (or slightly taller than it is wide for portrait artworks). Common sizes that use this ratio include 8 × 6 inches, 12 × 9 inches, 16 × 12 inches, 40 × 30 cm, and 80 × 60 cm. Creating your artwork at a 4:3 ratio will help ensure it fits correctly without important parts being cropped. As a general tip, leave some space around the edges of your artwork so key details, text, or features are not too close to the border.

 

Mortlake Community Hub

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Single wall display
Panel size 1785mm (height) x 4670mm (width)
 
Please create your artwork in a 2.6:1 ratio, which means it should be much wider than it is tall. Example sizes include 26 × 10 cm, 52 × 20 cm, 78 × 30 cm, and 105 × 40 cm. This ratio matches the Mortlake banner format and will help ensure your artwork fits without being cropped. Leave some space around the edges and avoid placing important details too close to the top, bottom, or sides of your design.

 

Scope of works

Selected artists will be required to:

  • Provide a final artwork suitable for large-scale vinyl application
  • Deliver print-ready artwork files to agreed specifications and timelines
  • Liaise with council staff as required throughout the process
  • Participate in agreed media and promotional activities (with potential for an artist talk or public engagement activity)

Council responsibilities

Moyne Shire Council will:

  • print and produce the artwork in vinyl format
  • manage installation and de-installation
  • provide and prepare the exhibition site
  • project manage the delivery of the program
  • undertake communications, marketing and promotion

Production and installation

  • Artworks will be digitally printed in full color on vinyl
  • Fabrication, installation and de-installation will be managed by council
  • Exhibition period approximately three months

Eligibility

Open to artists based in Moyne and the south-west region aged 12-25

What to submit

  • Artist bio (max 150 words)
  • Images of your work (submission requirements vary depending on whether you are submitting an existing artwork or proposing a new one - refer to EOI form for details)

Selection criteria

  • Artistic quality
  • Visual impact
  • Suitability for large-scale display
  • Appropriateness for a public setting

Artist fee and responsibilities

The artist fees

Mortlake Community Hub

  • One Artist: $1500

Koroit Theatre

  • One artwork (One Panel) $500
  • Three artworks by the same artist (One for each panel): $1500
  • One artwork across all three panels: $1500

Responsibilities

  • Supply of artwork
  • Meetings and coordination (as required)
  • Participation in media and promotional activities

Contractual arrangements

Selected artists will be engaged and paid by Moyne Shire Council under a formal agreement.

Copyright and licence

The artist retains copyright of the artwork.

The artist grants Moyne Shire Council a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to reproduce, publish and communicate the artwork for the purposes of:

  • promotion of the Moyne Shire Public Art Program
  • council communications, including website, social media and publications
  • display on the Moyne Virtual Gallery
  • media and marketing activities
  • reporting, documentation and archival records

This licence is ongoing and does not restrict the artist from using, reproducing or licensing the artwork elsewhere.

Physical artwork

Where the artwork is produced as a physical banner or installation, the physical item remains the property of Moyne Shire Council.

Council may reuse or relocate the physical artwork for future display across the shire. This does not affect the artist’s copyright.

Attribution

Moyne Shire Council will ensure that the artist’s preferred name and the name of the artwork appear on any website or in any promotional material in which images of the artwork appear.

Key milestones and indicative timeline

  • Expression of interest open - 14 August 2026
  • Expression of interest close- 13 September 2026
  • Artist contracted - 17 September 2026
  • Artwork files presented to council in required digital format - 9 October 2026
  • Installation of artwork - 2 November 2026
  • Exhibition period - 2 November 2026 to 31 January 2027

Contact

For more information, please contact the Youth Development Officer Lee Malady lee.malady@moyne.vic.gov.au  1300 656 564

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