Event submission

Title *

Event type(s)

• Activation
• Book launch
• Exhibition
• Film
• Free
• Kids
• Lecture
• Performance
• Regional
• Talk
• Workshop
• Other

If the event type is not in the above list, enter it here:

Event proposal *

Describe your proposed event (max 300 words)

Proposed venue

Please note, the venue must be in Victoria, Australia. If you have not confirmed a venue, please enter details of your ideal venue, or venues you plan to pursue.

Event objective

Describe the objective of your event (max 50 words)

Audience

Describe your proposed audience (max 50 words)

Who is involved in your event?

You can list proposed participants, exhibitors or facilitators at this stage. They do not need to be confirmed.

Previous involvement in Melbourne Art Book Fair

Have you participated in the Melbourne Art Book Fair before? If not, why would like to be involved in the Melbourne Art Book Fair?

Previous event experience

Please describe any events you have been involved with before. (Max 50 words)

Does your practice or event involve any of the following:

Dates must fall between 22 May 2025 and 1 June 2025. You are welcome to enter estimated or unconfirmed dates at this time.

• First-nations led
• First-nations involvement
• BIPOC led
• BIPOC involvement
• LGBTQIA+ involvement
• LGBTQIA+ led
• Deaf or Disabled led
• Deaf or Disabled involvement
• Migrants, refugees, asylum seekers led
• Migrants, refugees, asylum seekers involvement

Reference/concept image

Please upload a promotional image and caption that helps illustrate your proposal. At least 1800x1200px.
JPG, PNG, GIF. Maximum file size 2MB

Presenter information

Presenter name *

Who is presenting the Melbourne Art Book Fair event? This will appear as the official publisher of the event. Please ensure the correct trading name of individual, artist/s, publishing house, university, etc is entered.

About the presenter

(max 200 words)

Where is the presenter based?

(For example: Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)

Presenter instagram

Presenter website

Terms and conditions *

I accept the Terms and conditions

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The Melbourne Art Book Fair presents a range of programs across the dates, taking place across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

We encourage applications across a range of disciplines, and encourage a creative response to the theme of art and design publishing.

The first weekend on the Fair focuses on events at NGV, with the broader events program taking place from Monday 27 May and across the second weekend. We encourage applicants to plan their events after the second weekend.

The Melbourne Art Book Fair strives to support under-represented and emerging makers. Please provide information about your practice/publishing imprint so our team can best support your involvement.

Applications will be assessed with the following criteria in mind:

• relevance to art and design publishing, and the objectives of Melbourne Art Book Fair
• the quality of the concept
• demonstrated capacity of the applicant to successfully deliver the event

Please note, past participation in the Melbourne Art Book Fair does not guarantee future participation. Our team is unable to discuss application outcomes or provide feedback. Participants are required to independently secure venues within the state of Victoria. Venues must meet minimum access requirements. Presenters are welcome to charge for events. Melbourne Art Book Fair does not charge a fee to event presenters. We encourage events, where possible, to be free or have an affordable ticket price.