The Australia Council has launched the open call for artistic proposals for Australia’s national representation at the Venice Biennale 2024.

The open call extends to all Australian artists and curators who meet the published criteria. Artistic teams can comprise of multiple artists and curators or a single artist and curator.

Venice Biennale 2024 will mark 70 years of Australia’s representation at the one of most prestigious international contemporary art events.

Australia Council Chair Robert Morgan said:

“The Venice Biennale is a crucial platform for Australian artists to present ambitious and ground-breaking contemporary art that represents the richness and diversity of Australia’s cultural expression.

“The enduring success of Australia at the Venice project is a testament to the dedicated support of a remarkable group of philanthropic, corporate and government partners who are committed to showcasing contemporary Australian visual arts globally.”

The successful artistic team will be announced in early 2023 and selected based on the advice of a panel of independent industry advisors including national and international visual arts experts.

The Australia Council is pleased to continue its role as the commissioner in the category of national participation and to work with the successful artistic team to produce the exhibition within the Australia Pavilion.

The stage one expression of interest call-out closes on Tuesday, 11 October 2022 at 3pm (AEDT). Click here to read the full guidelines and apply.