Calling all Artists!

Fragile Ecosystem - Christine Tingay

How can you work with us to become "more than a Gallery"?

Hoop Gallery is seeking expressions of interest from artists and creative practitioners who have developed or are developing a high-quality exhibition-ready body of work. We showcase artists from the Surf Coast and G21 regions and beyond who make thoughtful and provocative statements through their art and demonstrate new, experimental and diverse ideas and approaches to creative practice.

We anticipate our gallery to be a vibrant creative space filled with drawings and paintings, sculpture, fixed and moving images, soundscapes, installations, jewellery, ceramics, textiles and designed artefacts.

Our Gallery is equipped with large white walls, projection equipment, two large displays, a Public Address system, six mobile display units and a number of plinths (refer plan and elevations).

Exhibitions at Hoop Gallery rotate on a monthly basis and, from the short list of artist applicants, we select and curate exhibitions of between one and four solo artists, or a single collective of artists working together.

Typically, we curate exhibitions with a complementary selection of 2-D artists accompanied by a 3-D artist. Across the annual calendar, we look for diversity in our offering of people, mediums and methods to expose the community to the spectrum of talent in the region.

Interested artists should visit and follow our Instagram '@hoopgallery_torquay' to review previous exhibitions in the gallery. For solo exhibitions, artists must demonstrate that they can fill the gallery with a body of high quality works.

Artists will be selected by our committee for exhibitions based on the following selection criteria:

Quality and presentation of work
Thoughtfulness, experimentation and depth of consideration in the artist’s practice
Exhibition-readiness or demonstrated ability to deliver a high-quality exhibition
How the artist’s proposal contributes to the diversity of our exhibition schedule

Ceramic Vase - Larissa Taylor

The Details

Round 2 EOI Open: 19th August

Round 2 EOI Close: 03rd October

Artists notified: 20th October 2025

This round is structured differently to encourage diversity, experimentation and to invite new artists and ideas into our gallery. We will return to our standard open call structure in the second half of 2026.

Round 2 Exhibition Dates: February to July 2026

Exhibition 1 - 5 Feb - 22 Feb 2026

3D Design Focus: Calling for all designers with a high quality exhibition-ready body of work, including furniture makers, industrial designers, architects, modellers, fashion designers, textile crafters, jewellers, digital fabricators and makers. Note - 3 week exhibition period, fees adjusted accordingly.

Exhibition 2 - 5 March - 29 March 2026

ASCEND - early career startup focus: Calling for artists aged between 15 and 25 years living in the G21 region, with a small body of work who are passionate about pursuing a career in the creative industries. We are encouraging submissions from artists across a diverse range of mediums, including traditional and explorative artforms. There will be opportunities for experiencing and being involved in all facets of the exhibition from marketing, curation, hanging and work experience in the gallery. This exhibition is intended to be a launchpad for the next stage of the artist’s career. This exhibition will be at a reduced fee ($1350 for the entire gallery, divided between exhibiting artists) and no commission will be taken for works sold.

Exhibition 3 - 2 April - 12 April 2026

The Soul of Surfing: To celebrate Torquay as the home of Australian surfing culture and to coincide with the 2026 Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, Hoop Gallery call all local surfer artists! We aim to fill the Gallery with artworks across a range of media that explores the true essence, the ‘Soul of Surfing’ away from the commercialisation, crowds and hype. What does surfing mean to you?

Exhibition 4 - 16 April - 26 April 2026

Digital Interactive Focus: Calling all practitioners engaging in advanced digital technologies for creative expression. Hoop Gallery is calling for artworks and installations in generative and algorithmic design, Virtual and Augmented Reality, animation, immersive soundscapes, Artificial Intelligence and related areas.

Artists must provide a technical specification outlining resources required from the Gallery to support their exhibition. Hoop Gallery owns two large displays, a projector and a mixing desk and speakers- and will work with artists, volunteers, Council and other galleries to source equipment to deliver this innovative exhibition. Together, we can build an exhibition that showcases interactive digital media to the region!

Note: For this exhibition, Hoop Gallery will charge an entry fee for this exhibition and opening, with income split 20% to Hoop Gallery and the remaining 80% split equally between exhibiting artists. As part of this exhibition, Hoop Gallery will develop a series of events to educate and inform the community on digital design- artists are encouraged to participate and share their expertise!

Exhibition 5 - 30 April - 24 May 2026

Hoop Gallery Members Exhibition: Showcasing the wonderful creativity of Hoop Gallery members!

Exhibition 6 - 28 May - 21 June 2026

Sculpture Focus: Calling for sculptural artworks in all mediums to fill our volumetric gallery. Installation concepts welcome. All sizes of sculpture works will be considered. Plinths available for small and medium size works. The only limitation on large scale sculpture will be accessibility to the gallery.

Exhibition 7 - 25 June - 19 July 2026

Open Call: For artists and creatives across Australia with a high quality body of creative work to exhibit at Hoop Gallery.

View this page for Exhibition Space and Cost.

Need more information? Please email our Exhibition Coordinator at hoopgalleryexhibitions@gmail.com

EOI SUBMISSION

Fairy Wren Still Life - Brittany March