Woodlupine Community Centre Youth Art Mural Public Artwork Opportunity

• EOI's Open 24 November 2025

  24 November 2025

• EOI's close

  15 December 2025

• Selection

  15 December to 30 December

• Artist Announced

  5 January 2026

• Youth Community Workshop dates

  10am - 2pm, 14 January 2026
  10am - 2pm, 15 January 2026
  10am - 2pm, 16 January 2026
  

• Mural Painting

  April 2026

• Project Acquittal

  July 2026

• $20, 000 grant, payable in two instalments
• In-kind administrative support from the City of Kalamunda
• Event assistance, photography, and community connection
  

1. Artists must be 18 years and over to apply.

2. This public art opportunity is open to artists of any level based anywhere. Special consideration will be given to artists who have a connection to the local area (Forrestfield, City of Kalamunda).

3. All applications must be submitted online via email to zzgallery@kalamunda.wa.gov.au.

4. Creatives are encouraged to consider workshops, artist talks, and community engagement activities that will support their own creative practice and help strengthen their community connections.

5. On acceptance of the grant offer, successful artists will be awarded a grant of $20,000 paid in 2 separate instalments of $10,000. Artist fee includes cost of materials and workshop fees.

6. Artists must provide their bio and details of their art practice, project, and other activities plus images for promotional purposes to Council as requested. Copyright will remain with the artist, but reproduction of the images/material for non-commercial promotional purposes will be granted to Council.

7. Please contact the Zig Zag Art Gallery curator, Gok-Lim Finch, at zzgallery@kalamunda.wa.gov.au if you require support applying and to discuss your access needs.

Assessments will be made on the following criteria:

1. Evidence of active ongoing artistic practice and public artwork experience (emerging, mid-career, or established artist; continuing professional practice, skill level, critical acclaim).
2. Quality of submitted samples of work.
3. Likely impact of residency on applicant’s progression of artistic practice.
4. Community Benefit – do the proposed community sessions add value to young people in the community?
5. Quality of the proposed project and artistic merit.

Email zzgallery@kalamunda.wa.gov.au with the following:

• A resume
• An artist portfolio with examples of past work (either image files, or video/website links)
• A short project proposal (including youth art engagement plan)
• A short artist biography (100 to 150 words)

Any queries or help with the application, please get in touch with the Zig Zag Art Gallery curator, Gok-Lim Finch, at zzgallery@kalamunda.wa.gov.au.