• EOI Opens: Friday 19th June 5pm

• EOI Closes: Monday 13 July 5pm

• Exhibition Install: 19th – 21st October

• Exhibition Opening: Thursday 22 October 2026 6pm – 8pm

• Exhibition dates: 22 October – 15 November 2026

• Exhibition deinstallation: Monday 16 November

• Artwork collection: Tuesday 17 November 2026

• Artists must live within a 100km radius of the ACT

• Artists must be over the age of 18 years.

• Both proposed new works and completed past works will be considered (please submit indicative images if proposing new works)

• Selected artworks must be for sale

• ‍Maximum of 10 images (JPEG format maximum 3MB. Professional documentation is not required. Indicative images or images or works-in-process are fine). Files must be named as ArtistName_ArtworkTitle_Year Completed (Or indicative/WIP). Image credit (if professional).jpg. Image credit must be the name of the photographer.

• Selected artworks must be available to be displayed in Bespoke Utopia at M16 Artspace in Gallery 1, between 22 October – 15 November 2026.

• Artworks submitted must be the original work of the artist. Known copies of other artworks will not be accepted. Editioned artworks must be clearly labelled as editions.

• Artists must ensure that their work does not infringe Copyright or Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP).

• Digital artworks will not be considered for this exhibition that is focussed on handmade craftsmanship. However, artworks or installations that incorporate both handmade skills and use digitial media will be considered.

• Artworks of any other medium will be accepted for entry, except those made from hazardous materials.

• There are no fees associated with this exhibition.

• M16 Artspace is responsible for the installation and deinstallation of the exhibition.

• M16 Artspace will provide an exhibitor’s contract to the selected artists.

• M16 Artspace will commission a thematic essay to be written about the exhibition.

• M16 Artspace will host a public program event about the exhibition theme as part of the Craft + Design Festival.

• All Artworks must be available for sale. If selected for the exhibition you will be asked to include the appropriate gallery commission, and GST if you are registered, in your retail price.

• M16 Artspace will coordinate the sale of works and charge a commission of 30% to all artists who are not affiliated with a commercial gallery.

• A commission of 40% applies to artists who are affiliated with a commercial gallery, divided equally between M16 Artspace and that gallery. The name of the gallery must be included in the EOI . 

• Commission will be deducted from the selling price of any work sold. The sale price provided to M16 Artspace must remain fixed throughout the exhibition and should include the commission and GST (if applicable) and any other commercial gallery or agent fees.

• If your work has multiple pieces selected artists must email a diagram and written installation instructions.

• M16 Artspace will provide plinths for sculptural works for the unless the artist prefers to supply these.

• M16 Artspace will provide systems for presenting works using video, sound, and film.

• For complex or specialised installation pieces artists may be required to install their work themselves in the exhibition.

• If detailed instructions are required, please list them on your submission.

• M16 Artspace reserves the right not to exhibit the work if the earlier images submitted are not an adequate representation of the actual work received and/or if work is received not ready to hang.

• The Curator’s decisions are final on all aspects of the artist selection for inclusion in the exhibition.

• No correspondence or appeal will be entered into or considered.

• Feedback to unselected artists will not be provided.

• Artists will be notified of the outcome of their submission by Thursday 13 August.

• Artists are responsible for delivering artworks to M16 Artspace by Monday 19th October.

• Artists are responsible for collecting artworks from M16 Artspace on Tuesday 17th November. If these dates are not suitable, it is the artist’s responsibility to make alternative arrangements with M16 Artspace. Otherwise, M16 Artspace cannot be held responsible for the storage of the artwork.

• If artworks are to be delivered or collected by courier, artists must organise the courier and advise M16 Artspace of all details, including the name of the courier company and approximate time and date for collection.

• Freight costs, insurance and all charges relating to delivery and collection of works of art are the responsibility of the artist.

• M16 Artspace will take all reasonable care with the works submitted but is not responsible for any loss or damage of work during the period of the exhibition, or while in transit to or from the exhibition.

• It is the responsibility of the artists to arrange insurance for their own artworks in transit to/from and during the exhibition.

• All artists must clearly label all packaging materials. All packaging materials must be provided by the artist. Upon sale of works the packaging provided by the artist will be used.

• Each artist consents to the reproduction and/or publication of their work being photographed and/or used for the purposes of publicity, criticism, review, research, reports and/or reference in connection with activities of M16 Artspace and/or the exhibition.

• Prior to submitting the EOI, artists must have received permission from their dealer or gallery to have their work hung in the exhibition and used for promotional purposes and accept that M16 Artspace will take a commission on sold work as detailed above.

• By submitting an EOI to Bespoke Utopia the artist agrees to all Terms & Conditions as outlined in this document.

• Artists who are selected agree to make themselves available for the purposes of promotion and publicity at times and dates and in places reasonably requested by M16 Artspace.

• Copyright for submitted works remains the property of the artist.

• Selected artists grant M16 Artspace non-exclusive licence to use images of their work, in print and online, within Australia for the purpose of promoting the Bespoke Utopia and M16 Artspace.

• All entrants grant M16 Artspace non-exclusive licence to use images of their work and associated artist statements for the purposes of listing on the M16 Artspace website and M16 social media.

• The entrant accepts that M16 Artspace reserves the right to edit the supplied artist statement to ensure editorial consistency with the requirements outlined in these terms and conditions.

• M16 reserves the right to edit artist statements and artwork images, in consultation with the artist, for the purposes of any media release and any text labels that are associated with the exhibition. M16 may make changes at its discretion for the purposes of quality control or ensuring content meets the Gallery’s ethical standards.

• Where an artist objects to the inclusion of their work in this publicly available digital record, they may email M16 Artspace to arrange the removal of the image.

• When an image is used, the artist and title of the work will be acknowledged.

Artists will be credited both online and alongside their physical artworks when on display.

• Personal information collected by M16 Artspace will be used for the purpose of the delivery of the M16 Bespoke Utopia exhibition.

• Additional demographic data is requested optionally for the purposes of understanding M16 Artspace’s accessibility to, and connections with, diverse sections of the community.

• M16 Artspace may report aggregated data to its current or potential funders.

• All data reported externally to M16 Artspace will be deidentified and aggregated.