Considerations and restrictions
There are special considerations when exhibiting in a children’s hospital environment.
We are unable to show artworks that:
- Conflict with the Hospital’s key Healthcare policies and messages
- Exploit or compromise the image of children in any way
- Can be construed as scary, gloomy or overly sad, or are gory/anatomical
- Feature nudity or images of an overtly sexual nature
- Depict images that are overtly religious or political in subject matter
- Depict recently deceased Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
To ensure that artworks are safely displayed in the Hospital and that no exhibition constitutes an infection control risk:
- Artworks must be framed or on stretched canvas and be hanging-ready with D-RINGS
Exhibitions should be developed to appeal to the Art Program’s key audiences (in order of priority):
- Patients and their families
- Staff
- Supporters
- Visitors
- The wider community
About the exhibition spaces
The Hospital contains two gallery spaces along a single corridor of the Hospital. These art spaces are situated on level 3 of the Outpatients department and are transformed every three months with a rotating exhibition schedule of selling and non-selling shows. Our exhibitions feature art from independent and emerging artists, community groups, institutions and curated group shows.
Exhibitions in the spaces offer patients a window to an external world that is creative, educational and inspiring. They also introduce contemporary art to new audiences.
Sales attract a 25% commission of the selling price and are used to support patient-led exhibitions and programs as well as costs associated with the administration of the gallery space.
The exhibition program is changed every three months to create a dynamic environment and more opportunities for patients to engage directly with the art collection.
Proposals
When preparing your submission, please consider:
- The clarity of your proposal
- The quality of your proposal and its ability to effectively communicate the aims of the exhibition as well as your overall practice
- The conceivability of the project within the Hospital space
Submission process
- Complete the online proposal form detailing your exhibition and concept, preferred time of year for exhibiting and your preferred ArtSpace. Click here to access the website.
- Using the upload field on the website, submit a maximum of 10 images of your work as a single PDF. These images should be of the artworks you would like to display in the Hospital or a strong indication of your intended style.
- Optional: Use the website to upload a CV (max. 1 A4 page) detailing relevant experience
NOTE: If you encounter issues submitting through the online system, please send your application in PDF format to ivy.baddock@health.nsw.gov.au
Selection process
- Please note: Selection for our exhibition program will be made based on relevance to our key audiences and program objectives
- Applicants may submit separate applications to multiple exhibitions (solo exhibitions, group shows etc.)
- We may suggest combining the applications of solo exhibitors to form group shows
- Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their submission within 2 months of the closing date
Successful applications
Successful applicants will be required to enter into a contractual agreement with CHW Art Program. This agreement details all aspects of developing and/or exhibiting work in the Hospital, including but not limited to: sales, media requirements, public program obligations, practical installation and de-installation.
