Now accepting 2027 First Site Gallery project proposals

Now accepting 2027 First Site Gallery project proposals

  • 28 Sep 2026 - 01 Nov 2026
  • First Site Gallery
  • Storey Hall Basement, 344 Swanston Street, Melbourne
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Are you an RMIT student with a creative project you’d like to share? We are calling for proposals from RMIT students, who are currently enrolled in the College of Design and Social Context, to exhibit in the 2027 First Site Gallery exhibition program.

We are now accepting proposals for our 2027 exhibition program at First Site Gallery, RMIT’s dedicated student gallery. This space provides a platform for emerging practitioners to experiment, take risks and publicly present their work—often for the first time. Exhibiting at First Site Gallery offers students a unique opportunity to become part of a vibrant creative community and build new connections, while expanding their practice.

If you have a project or a creative concept you would like to bring to life in a gallery setting, we invite you to apply for our 2027 program.

We strongly encourage applications from culturally diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, LGBTQIA+ practitioners and individuals with lived experiences of disability.

Applications close on Sunday, 1 November, at 11:59 PM.

For more information about the opportunity, the Gallery and the eligibility criteria, please ensure you read our 2027 First Site Gallery guidelines which can be accessed below.

If you have any further questions, please reach out to us at galleries@rmit.edu.au or call us on 9925 1717.

To apply, read through the guidelines as well as the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and fill out the proposal form for either the Black-box room or for Rooms 1, 2 and 3 (both forms can be accessed below) and then email it to us at:  galleries@rmit.edu.au

The email subject heading should be: 2027 FSG exhibition proposal followed by your name.

Banner image: Installation view of Transformations of energy: drawing in motion, (detail) by Emily Song, First Site Gallery, Melbourne, 2025. Photo by Christian Capurro.

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View our current First Site Gallery exhibitions below

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'Docile Anatomy' by Gina Corridore & Zoe Denton

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Through absurdist video and intricately crocheted metal, 'Docile Anatomy' examines how femininity is shaped and performed, exposing the hidden labour often expected of women and challenging outdated yet enduring societal expectations.

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'The Voice of the Maribyrnong' by Elijah Cristiano

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Elijah Cristiano combines underwater footage, archival images and sound to examine the Maribyrnong River’s colonial and industrial histories – and the ways photography has framed the river.

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'For Holding' by Claire Garwoli, Davin Ivatts and Zosia Slifirski Duckett

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'For Holding' is an invitation to pause – and to hold. Polished bronze objects lie nestled in carved wooden dishes, waiting to be lifted and read. They ask to be held for a moment and perhaps, in turn, to return that touch – a quiet exchange between hand and thing.

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'Vườn lan (Orchid Garden)' by Minh-An Pham

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Rooted in his mother’s favourite flower, 'Vườn lan (Orchid Garden)' revisits Minh-An Pham’s parents’ wedding photographs as a means of reflecting on their relationship, his own experiences, and memory and longing more broadly.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

Learn more about our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples