The Cotton Mills Presents | The Cotton Mills Presents

ABOUT

The Cotton Mills Presents is an initiative dedicated to supporting and nurturing emerging and mid-level career artists. Spanning across multiple mediums, we showcase some of the finest creatives that the West has to offer.

Hosted by The Cotton Mills Business Association, a volunteer run group made up of artists and creatives, along with support from the Maribyrnong Council, The Cotton Mills Presents invites artists to exhibit their work in a professional environment.

what

The Exhibitions

Two annual art exhibitions held at XXXX

Exhibition 1 - Emerging Artists

New and emerging artists will showcase 4 works in a group exhibition of 6 artists.

Exhibition 2 - Mid-level Artists

Two mid-level career artists will showcase 8 works.

Each artist receives a stipend for exhibiting their work as well as all profits from sales. We don't take any commissions! There is no theme to submissions, we want to see what you have without placing restrictions or distracting from your true body of work.

when

The Dates

Exhibition 1 - 21st March 2025 - 28th of March 2025

Opening night Friday 21st March 2025

Exhibition 2 - 13th June 2025 - 20th June 2025

Opening night Friday 13th June 2025

Exhibition visiting hours 10am - 4pm

details

How Do I Get Involved?

Ready to show the West what you can do? Applications for expressions of interest are now open. Simply submit below!

Artist expressions of interest are now open! Are you ready to exhibit your work to the world? We think so. Show us what you've got in the application form below.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Artist Callout

FAQs

artist stipends

Exhibition 1 - NEW AND EMERGING ARTISTS Successful applicants will receive $673.53 each for participating in the group exhibition Exhibition 2 - MID-LEVEL CAREER ARTISTS Successful applicants will receive $1768 each for participating in the 2 person exhibition

artist commissions

All participating artists will 100% of proceeds for the sale of their work. The Cotton Mills Presents will not take a commission.

promotion

Cotton Mills Presents will market and campaign the promotion of both exhibitions. Successful applicants will also be required to promote the exhibition details to their wider network.

eligibility

All artists must reside or be based in the City of Maribyrnong. We strongly welcome applications from Aboriginal, culturally and linguistically diverse, LGBTQI+ and/or people who have a disability. Artwork must be newly created or not exhibited within the last 6 months.

funding

50% of the artists stipend will be paid upon acceptance to our exhibition. The balance of the artist stipend will be paid upon completion of the exhibition. All costs incurred to the creation of the artwork are the artists responsibility.

what's involved

Our team treat these exhibitions as professional shows. Each exhibition will have a programme outlining your art, artist name, sale price (if available to buy) and image of each artwork. Prior to the exhibition we will require small images of each piece you plan to exhibit in order to have the programmes as accurate as possible. The team will also curate your works for the gallery space, outlining where the works need to be hung. All works must be ready to hang or display with clear instructions where needed. Our team will always be available to speak with if you ever have any doubts. We want to make this exhibition as carefree and seamless as possible especially if this is your first time exhibiting your work.