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Event information

The program title should be less than ten words and provide a clue to what the event is about. Use a colon over hyphen, en- or em-dash to break parts of title.

List the event organiser. You can add more than one presenter name, Please format as ‘Presenter name & Presenter name‘. If there are several supporters or collaborators, you can list this with a sentence in the event description further below.

This text should describe the event, including what people should expect when they come to your event. Please write in third person and limit superlatives.

This is the email for which all public enquires should be sent for this event.

Your event's accessibility features.

Please do not use text or logos on this image. This is to be a photo or render. Please ensure your image includes an image caption. We are unable to publish an event listing if its image does not have a corresponding caption. Include the title, the year, and the photographer’s name. For example: Installation View, Australiana: Designing a Nation, Bendigo Art Gallery 2023. Image by Leon Shoots.

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Requirements: at least 1800x1200px. 
JPG, PNG, GIF. Maximum file size 2MB
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Dates and ticketing

If your event runs over multiple days, please add each date one at a time. If you have events planned as part of exhibitions, you can add the date and time, and then write in the date notes what the event is, for example, Talk or Opening.

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Leave blank if booking is not required.
Add date

Location details

The name of the venue can be manually added under Venue. Please note, the venue must be in Victoria, Australia. If your event is online, please type ‘Online’. The event address can be populated via a search bar connected to Google maps that will generate the venue directly under Location.

Participant details

This can include bios for hosts, panellists, speakers, curators etc.

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NOTE: You may continue to edit your submissions until the MABF portal closes.

ABOUT

The Melbourne Art Book Fair presents a range of programs across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria from 14-24 of May, 2026.

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

The first weekend of the Fair focuses on events at NGV (15-18 May), with the broader events program taking place from Monday 19 May to Sunday 24 May. We encourage applicants to plan their events after the first weekend as to not overlap with the Stallholder Fair programming. If you want to host an event on-site at NGV during the first weekend, please specify this in your application.

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 however we encourage events, where possible, to be free or have an affordable ticket price.

Have questions about the EOI process? View our Frequently Asked Questions
if you are having trouble uploading your information, please contact the team at artbookfair@ngv.vic.gov.au.

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