The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre is calling all artists, curators, and arts collectives to submit their proposal for exhibitions that will take place in the 2025 Gallery program. The Altitude Program is the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre's annual call out for submissions by Blue Mountains and Western Sydney Artists who are looking to exhibit in the world call facility.
Up to four artists will be selected and programmed into the 2025 artistic calendar, exhibiting alongside nationally renowned artists and touring shows from major Australian institutions. The successful applicants will take advantage of the resources, marketing and programming of one of New South Wales' premier public exhibition spaces. Exhibiting at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre is a chance to extend the artistic and curatorial practice by exploring exhibition concepts, utilising professional museum and gallery display techniques and working with our experienced exhibition, marketing and public programming teams.
In 2023 Blue Mountains-based artists Ida Jaroš and Dr Bette Mifsud collaborated on an exhibition containing over 60 urban and rural landscapes photographed from moving vehicles.
The resulting exhibition, Shifting Screens, was a mesmerising exhibition engaging the audience with the fleeting nature of human life, and the navigation of its uncertain terrains.
Speaking of the Altitude experience, Dr Bette Mifsud said "We had great support from the very kind, helpful and hardworking staff at the gallery. This professional gallery space is versatile, well-resourced and beautifully presented."
"Publicity and opening were free, in addition to which we were paid an exhibition fee.10,607 people visited our show over its six-week duration, and received much positive feedback", she said.
In 2024 the selected Altitude artists are Bill Hope, Gregory Crocetti and Linda Seiffert, Jennifer Brady and Rebecca Waterstone. Bill Hope is one of Australia's leading contemporary illustrators and his exhibition Living Room will be the first of the 2024 Altitude round on exhibition, opening on Friday 8 March.
The Altitude Exhibition Program is open to artists, curators, artist groups and arts collectives residing in the Blue Mountains City Council Local Government Area and the Greater Western Sydney Region. Visit the Blue Mountains Cultural Centres website for a list of eligible local government areas, as well as to access the guidelines and application form.
For interested parties, there will be an information session held at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre on Wednesday 24 January, 5.30 - 6.30 pm with Artistic Program Leader Rilka Oakley and Curator Hayley Zena Poynton who will be present to answer any questions.
Applications for the 2025 Altitude Program will close 11 February 2024.
Photo: Bill Hope
