Expressions of Interest for South Side Festival’s 2026 artist commissions are now open!
Frankston City Council is seeking expressions of interest from creatives for artistic works to be presented within the South Side Festival in 2026. We encourage creatives across all artistic mediums, platforms and career stages to apply. There are no creative restraints or parameters, so let your imagination run wild!
Over ten days every May, South Side Festival brings contemporary arts, culture and heritage to the fore across Frankston in a series of performances, exhibitions, installations, experiences and creative outcomes.
2026 will be the fifth year of this dynamic series of events and we are so excited to start programming it.
South Side Festival 2026 dates: Friday 8 – Sunday 17 May
Frankston City Council Funding amount for this EOI category: Up to $5,000.00 AUD (plus
GST if applicable)
The Artistic Commissions to be granted from a pool of $20,000.00 AUD. The maximum
amount that can be applied for is $5,000.00 AUD (plus GST if applicable).
Funding to be provided in two stages: 50% on signing of the agreement and 50% post-delivery of the project/event and acquittal.
The link to the application portal is in this guidelines document:
SSF-Artist-Commissions-EOI-Guidelines-2026.pdf(PDF, 370KB)
Key Dates:
EOIs open: Monday 7th July, 2025
EOIs close: Monday 11th August, 2025
Recipient Notified: Mid-September 2025
Queries:
Please direct all queries to Freyja Macfarlane, Senior Producer: Freyja.Macfarlane@frankston.vic.gov.au
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