Create a work that represents the idea of human physical perfection

The most iconic commission, the inspiration for Michelangelo’s David, a vision of human perfection carved from a mammoth and flawed slab of marbled stone.

Create a work that divulges a deeply personal, yet unattainable desire.

In 1938, Frida Kahlo received one of her first commissions, a self-portrait from industrialist and philanthropist Anson Conger Goodyear.

Create a work that rails against social injustice through it's clarion call to freedom.

In the early 1970s, adman George Lois approached Bob Dylan with the autobiography of Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, an American-Canadian middleweight boxer who was convicted of triple murder in 1966.

Create a work that examines the inevitability of the passing of time, as well as the desire to hold onto youth.

In 1913, a cast of Camille Claudel’s The Age of Maturity, from a sculpture originally commissioned by the French state, was made for a private client, Captain Tissier.

Create a work that examines debates in your society about an ongoing struggle to give voice to the powerless.

Artists Susan Hewitt and Penelope Lee were commissioned by the State Government to design a large-scale piece to commemorate the ‘Monster Petition’ for womens’ rights.

Create a work depicting an extravagant political figure, alive or dead, using fantastic characters, settings and ideas.

In 1888, Tchaikovsky accepted the commission to adapt the Charles Perrault fairy tale La Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty).

Create the impossible in a work that pushes the boundaries of your discipline to the extreme.

In 1907, chairman of White Star Line, J. Bruce Ismay, proposed the commission of a new class of ocean liner – the ultimate statement of comfort and luxury.