Applications are now open for Shepparton Art Museum’s Community Gallery 2025 exhibition program.

Two opportunities for local creatives to present work as part of the 2025 exhibition program in Shepparton Art Museum’s (SAM) Hugh D.T Williamson Community Gallery are now open for applications.

 SAM Selects accepts exhibition proposals from local artists, curators, creative practitioners, and community groups to exhibit an existing original creative project or body of work in the Community Gallery at SAM. Previous SAM Selects exhibitions include artist Jen Valender’s multimedia exhibition Field and After the Rain from Echuca-based artist group Tuesday Junction.

 SAM Spotlight is a paid solo exhibition opportunity open to emerging artists living, working or studying in the Goulburn Valley. The artist selected for SAM Spotlight will develop a body of work for exhibition over the following twelve-month period with support from the SAM Curator – Community. In November 2023 Echuca-based artist Ellen Lee presented Landscape; of sight, of sound for her SAM Spotlight exhibition, which featured a selection of large-scale abstract works on paper.

Caroline Esbenshade, SAM Curator – Community, says of the opportunities:

“SAM’s Community Gallery is dedicated to showcasing the talent of creatives in the region. The two opportunities are geared toward artists, curators and community groups who are interested in presenting an art exhibition in the Community Gallery. For both emerging and established creatives, the opportunities offer a rare chance to exhibit within an art museum context, raising the profile of their work and offering unique professional development opportunities.”

Applications to SAM Selects and SAM Spotlight must be submitted by 11.59PM on 1 August 2024 via the SAM website. The successful exhibition proposal for SAM Selects will be on display at the museum from 23 February to 18 May 2025, with the successful SAM Spotlight solo exhibition to follow later in the year from 23 November 2025 to 15 February 2026.

To learn more about SAM Selects and SAM Spotlight and submit your application, visit our website: https://sheppartonartmuseum.com.au/support-get-involved/exhibit-at-sam/

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About SAM:

Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is located on Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Victoria.

As a leading Australian regional art museum, SAM showcases its exhibitions and collections in new and exciting ways to create a welcoming, inclusive, and engaging space for all visitors.

Recognised for its significant Australian ceramics collection and nationally significant collection of Indigenous art, SAM’s programming is designed to be locally relevant and engages with global contemporary ideas. Through its exhibitions, collection, programs and events, SAM creates a place where art helps us to better understand the ancient culture of this country and contemporary multicultural Australia.

Media enquiries, please contact: Mikela Guseli, Marketing Officer, SAM

p: (03) 4804 5009 e: mguseli@sheppartonartmuseum.com.au

Featured image: Artist group Tuesday Junction with their 2023 SAM Selects exhibition After the Rain. Photo: Shepparton Art Museum