Apply now for the 2026 GPG x MPavilion Parkville collaboration, led by artist Laura Banfield. Students will join Laura for a series of three workshops, culminating in a public presentation/activation at MPavilion Parkville.
Call For Applications
Our 2026 MPavilion collaboration is suitable for anyone with an interest in interdisciplinary practice as it emerges within visual arts contexts. If you have a desire to engage with the possibilities of movement and dance, performance and sculpture, textiles and making, production and curation, this program is for you!
Call out for University of Melbourne students to join artist Laura Banfield for the 2026 George Paton Gallery x MPavilion Parkville presentation. Working across performance, sculpture and video, Laura explores the entanglement of material and bodies through choreography, materials, and iterative experimentation. Drawing on her practice, Laura will lead a series of creative development workshops exploring body extension in the George Paton Gallery Arts Lab.
Over three days in May, students will present the outcomes of this collaborative process at MPavilion Parkville, making practice public.
This project is presented through a collaboration between MPavilion Parkville and the George Paton Gallery.
Key Dates
Participants must be available for all workshops, and some presentation days.
Workshop 1: Thursday 16 April, 4-6PM
Workshop 2: Thursday 23 April, 4-6PM
Workshop 3: Thursday 7 May, 4-6PM
MPavilion Parkville Presentation/Activation: 19-21 May
Applications should include:
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A brief statement (max 300 words) outlining your current practice and why this opportunity is relevant to you
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3–5 images or links to recent work (optional)
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A short bio (max 150 words)
Submit applications via this link. Applications close Friday 27 March at midnight.
More information about MPavilion Parkville can be found here.