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This call is presenting new commissions from seven artists working at the forefront of contemporary practice for the NEW26 exhibition.
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Get matched →NEW26 is a major commissioning exhibition at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), on view from 18 September to 22 November 2026. The exhibition is curated by Dr Shelley McSpedden and Sophie Prince and features new commissions from seven artists: Amanda Bell, Amanda Bennetts, Nicholas Currie, Naveed Farro, Caesar Florence-Howard, Diego Ramírez and EJ Son.
The new commissions span painting, moving image, ceramics, sound, installation, writing and architectural intervention, reflecting key artistic and social preoccupations of our time. These include technology and AI, identity, colonial legacies, traditional mediums, and the roles of cultural institutions.
The NEW26 catalogue, edited by the co-curators and designed by Lavinia Puccetti of Studio Martini, presents the work and ideas of the exhibition. It features contributions from Dr Taous Dahmani, Michael Gentle, Pablo Helguera, Emily Martin, Dr Kimberley Moulton, Lana Nguyen and Dr Francis Plagne, which situate each commission within the artists practices and broader concerns. The catalogue will be available for purchase via ACCA's online shop from June 2025.
Presented biennially, NEW26 relaunches ACCA s NEW series, which was first presented annually from 2003 to 2016. The series continues its mission to support local and emerging artists to create ambitious, experimental and critically engaged contemporary art.
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