Expressions of Interest

South Side Festival Artist Commission EOI's are open!

_{(top, from left to right): Frankston's Cryptids credit Young Ha Kim, Live CInema courtesy of Here&Now Projects. (bottom, from left to right): Arts Access Victoria: Icing on the Cake credit Leonie Van Eyk, 山高水长 (Shan Gao Shui Chang) credit Razan Fakhouri, Kiki and Zuki courtesy Moon Shadow Studio, You Are Me credit Pia Johnson.}

Over ten days every May, South Side Festival brings contemporary arts, culture and heritage to the fore across Frankston in a series of performances, exhibitions, installations, experiences and creative outcomes.

2027 will be the sixth year of this dynamic series of events and we are so excited to start programming it.

South Side Festival 2027 dates: Friday 7 – Sunday 16 May

Expressions of Interest for South Side Festival’s 2027 artist commissions are now open! See Key Dates below.

Frankston City Council Funding amount for this EOI category: Up to $5,000.00 AUD (plus GST if applicable)

Link to the application portal is in the guidelines below.

SSF-Artist-Commissions-EOI-Guidelines-2027.pdf(PDF, 354KB)

Key Dates:

EOIs open: Monday 6 July 2026, 9am

EOIs close: Monday 10 August 2026, midnight

Recipient Notified: Mid-September 2026

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Queries:

Please direct all queries to Freyja Macfarlane, Senior Producer: Freyja.Macfarlane@frankston.vic.gov.au

Check out past successful commissions:

When? by Mindy Meng Wang

The Bandwagon South Side Sessions

Murrundaya Yepengna Dance Workshops

Full festival past program brochures can be viewed here and you can explore the events in more detail here.

South Side Festival returns 7–16 May 2027

Expressions of Interest

South Side Festival Artist Commission EOI's are open!

Key Dates:

Queries:

Check out past successful commissions:

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022