Commissions
Supporting the development of bold and ambitious new artworks.
ACMI offers commissioning opportunities to support the creation of new works using live action, archive materials, animation, games engines, generative code, interactives and video installations.
Our commissions foster innovation, cross-disciplinary collaboration and new creative processes, helping artists to develop their ideas, expand their practice and achieve new career milestones.
ACMI has a long history of commissioning, presenting and collecting works from outstanding contemporary artists in screen culture.
Apply for the 2026 ACMI + Artbank + MAF Commission
A $60,000 commission to create a new moving image work for exhibition at ACMI in 2026.
Applications close at 5pm on Monday 7 April 2025
Explore ACMI Commissions
Touring exhibitions
Our award-winning exhibitions can be adapted to suit a variety of venues and audiences.
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.
Collections Access
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ACMI Collection Strategy 2024–2029
Discover how we preserve, share and expand screen culture. Explore our vision and approach today.