Commissions
Supporting the development of bold and ambitious new artworks.
Our commissions support the creation of new works by providing artists with the time and resources to nurture and develop ideas, to pursue cross-disciplinary collaborations and to work at a scale that would not otherwise be possible.
Kaylene Whiskey awarded Melbourne Art Foundation 2022 Commission
The Yankunytjatjara artist's new video work is set to be unveiled at the 2022 Melbourne Art Fair before moving 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.
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.
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.
Gallery 5
Explore art that reflects, celebrates and interrogates the internet and digital culture through a series of free virtual exhibitions and performances.