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2026 Art Exhibition
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Artwork pictured: Rainforest Habitat (2022) by Mellissa Read-Devine

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We’re now seeking submissions for our 2026 seasonal exhibition at Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick!

Each season 5 exhibition sites across 2 floors of the Hospital are transformed with a rotating exhibition schedule. Featured works include those by patients, children and young people, independent and emerging artists, mid-career and senior artists, community groups, institutions and curated group shows. View our previous exhibitions.

We invite you to share your creative practice with the Hospital community enlivening our corridors and helping people feel welcome and engaged to enrich wellbeing within the healthcare environment.

Applications for the exhibition program close on Sunday, 2 November 2025.

To help you prepare your proposal, we’ve compiled some guidelines and useful information about our various programs. We strongly recommend you read these before you complete your proposal form.

For more information please contact the Art Program via email art@schf.org.au.

Application Form

Please complete all mandatory fields. 

If you have trouble submitting your application using the form below, email us directly art@schf.org.au. Please ensure you include answers to all the questions in the form alongside the requested attachments

Preferred Exhibition Rotation/s *

Please check or highlight your preferred rotation. You may select multiple/all rotations. Your rotation preference will be used to determine scheduling when your application is being assessed. 

Autumn: March – May 2026
Winter: June – August 2026
Spring: September – November 2026
Summer: December 2026 – February 2027

Exhibition Outline *

Please provide a brief description of what your exhibition will include (medium, description of subject matter, approximate quantity of work etc.), how this exhibition will capture the aims of the Art Program (as outlined in the support material).

Associated Workshops or Programs *

Please briefly describe possible workshops or programs this exhibition could generate. There is no obligation for exhibiting artists to facilitate workshops or programs. Consider that your concept written below could be delivered by Art Program staff if the participating artist is unavailable. See ‘Arts Learning Program’ in support material.

Examples of Your Work *

Please upload images of your work as a single PDF (10 images max). These images should be of the artworks you intend to display in the Hospital, or a strong indication of your intended style and exhibition subject matter. Include details for each artwork  (artist, title, medium, dimensions, year).

If you are experiencing issues uploading your PDF, please contact art@schf.org.au.