Exhibits,
2026 Open Call
Dates: Applications due: Sat. 28 Sept. 2025, 11:59pm (AEST).
Bus Projects invites artists, curators, collectives, and creatives to submit proposals for our 2026 artistic program. We are seeking bold, rigorous, and experimental ideas for exhibitions, public programs, performances, and more.
Founded in 2001 by a group of artists and designers, Bus Projects was originally located at 117 Little Lonsdale St in Naarm Melbourne’s CBD. Bus Projects’ early years were characterised by experimental and interdisciplinary programming, championing generations of pioneering artists working in ephemeral mediums such as video, sound, installation and performance.
As we celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2026, we’re re-centring our commitment to our origins in experimentation, self-determined practice, and artist-led production.
Exhibiting at Bus Projects is free. We are able to provide payments to exhibitors in line with NAVA standards thanks to the generous support from Creative Australia.
Application form.
Application guide: PDF, HTML, Word
We will be hosting a drop-in information session on Sat 20 Sept 10-1pm. You can bring in your drafts and ask any last-minute questions.
Image credit: Installation view. Jah Maskell, ‘Rust Belt’, exhibition at Bus Projects, 2024. Photography by Astrid Mulder.
Bus Projects is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts funding and advisory body.
