Deadly Fringe x Fed Square Public Art Commission 2026
Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday 20th July, 2025.
Melbourne Fringe are on the lookout for bold and ambitious ideas in any artform that respond to Fed Square as a site. They specifically want artistic projects that will have a huge impact on audiences and draw in the public to become key participants in the artwork.
From the applications, a panel will select one brilliant idea to receive a huge $150,000 to develop and deliver the work, which will be centred at the heart of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe Curated Program and presented at Fed Square.
Given the ambitious scope and nature of the commission, this opportunity is aimed primarily at established First Nations artists with experience in creating works of scale, or who have enough experience to demonstrate their capacity and readiness to create a significant, exciting and complex public artwork that engages the people of Melbourne. The selected work must be creatively led by First Nations artists and/or community and must be operating within best practice protocols for First Nations cultural and intellectual property in the arts.
Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday 20th July, 2025.
For more information, visit: https://melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-sector-leadership/fringe-fund