Commissions
ACMI supports the development of bold and ambitious new artworks.
We support the creation of new works by providing artists with the time and resources to nurture and develop ideas, to pursue cross-disciplinary collaborations and to work at a scale that would not otherwise be possible.
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Projects and partnerships
ACMI First Nations Welcome Installation
ACMI awarded Mick Harding a $20,000 commission to create an animation celebrating First nations Culture.
Melbourne Art Foundation 2022 Commission
Kaylene Whiskey's video work was unveiled at the 2022 Melbourne Art Fair before it moved to its permanent home in the ACMI collection.
Mordant Family Moving Image Commission for a young artist
A three-year commissioning program that supports young artists to create contemporary moving image works.
Ian Potter Moving Image Commission
A long-term commissioning program of new contemporary moving image art by Australian artists.
The Mordant Family VR Commission
Supporting established Australian artists who have never worked in the medium of Virtual Reality to create immersive new works.
Design commission: Constellation data display
Greg More of OOM Creative and Pete Brundle and James Sandri of Studio PDA collaborated to design a large-scale, dynamic data-driven display within our new free centrepiece exhibition, The Story of the Moving Image.
ACMI + Asia TOPA Commission
Ex Nilalang is a cumulative performance video project by artist collective Club Ate, founded by Sydney-based artists Justin Shoulder and Benji Ra.
ACMI + Hyphenated Projects Digital Commission
A new opportunity for a moving image artist of Asia-Pacific heritage to develop a digital work for ACMI Gallery 5.