The Counihan Gallery is Merri-bek City Council’s free public gallery located in the heart of Brunswick, on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country.
Applications are now open for our 2026 exhibition program. Submit your application before Friday 13 June 2025, 5pm.
To apply for an exhibition, please fill in the Exhibition Application Form on the SnapForms website. SnapForms is an online survey platform.
In 2026, the Counihan Gallery will offer a $1000 honorarium to exhibitors. This honorarium is paid per exhibition space, not per artist.
This year, we are also inviting applications for our Winter Night Screen. The Winter Night Screen faces Sydney Road and displays video work from 5pm to 11pm, nightly. Winter Night Screen exhibitors will receive a $250 honorarium for a two-week slot.
For more information on how to apply, please download our Counihan Gallery Exhibition Application Pack for 2026 (PDF 559Kb)
We will be holding an Information Session on 15 May at 6pm at Counihan Gallery. Come along to learn more, ask questions and see the gallery space. Bookings required.
Book here for the Info Session
If you would like to know more about what to expect as an exhibitor at the Counihan Gallery, you can download our Exhibiting at the Counihan Gallery information sheet (PDF 54Kb).
The Counihan Gallery encourages applications from artists who identify as culturally and linguistically diverse, LGBTQI plus, d/Deaf and/or Disabled, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
Image: Installation view of Future Foundations by Troppo Print Studio, 2024. Photo: Simon Fazio
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