Camden Art Prize
The Camden Art Prize is an annual competition and exhibition in Camden, NSW. It offers a prize pool of AUD $14,000, including a major First Prize of $10,000. Finalists’ works will be exhibited at the Camden Civic Centre.
Nyland Prize
The Nyland Prize is a photography award associated with the Kennedy Prize exhibition in Adelaide, offering $5,000 for the most outstanding photographic work interpreting the theme of “Beauty.” Open to Australian photographers, this prize celebrates exceptional photographic art and runs alongside the Kennedy Prize. Image: Nyland Prize 2024 Winner, Alan Moyle, “Reuben Kaye”
AMPLIFY: Mural Open Call
Each year, the Spruill Gallery in Dunwoody, Georgia, accepts nationwide submissions for its AMPLIFY mural competition. The winning artist will receive a $10,000 prize, and their mural will be installed on the side of the Spruill Smoke House outside the gallery for the coming year. The call is open to individual artists or art teams
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Sherrie Knipe: Air Strips
Cascade Art Concept invites you to the opening of Air Strips, an exhibition showcasing the work of Sherrie Knipe. Known for her sculptural explorations of memory and materiality, Knipe’s practice frequently draws on everyday objects and poetic juxtapositions. Image: Recliner, 2023.
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‘the churchie’ 2025: Winners Announced
Melissa Nguyen has been awarded the $30,000 Overall Prize for ‘the churchie’ emerging art prize 2025, with her diptych The Last Great Dynasty and Royal Bloodlines. Selected by guest judge Myles Russell-Cook (Artistic Director and CEO of ACCA), Nguyen’s work is celebrated for its quiet power, exploring themes of identity, ancestry, and diasporic dissonance through
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Sam Harrison: Letters Home
Letters Home is a new body of work by Sam Harrison that explores the limitations of language in expressing deeply personal and culturally nuanced experiences. Through powerful visual storytelling, Harrison questions whether colonial languages can truly hold space for emotions and meanings shaped by vastly different belief systems. The exhibition considers how language is structured
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MAC yapang Art Prize
The MAC yapang Art Prize is a new national art prize launched by the Museum of Art and Culture (MAC), Lake Macquarie. Open to Australian artists working in any medium or discipline, the prize has a total pool of over $40,000. The main award is a $30,000 acquisitive prize, with additional $5,000 awards for an
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Fisher’s Ghost Art Award
The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an annual art award and exhibition held in Campbelltown, NSW. Now in its 63rd year, the award invites Australian artists to submit works across a variety of categories and mediums, with over $60,000 in prize money available. The highlight is the acquisitive Open Award, valued at $50,000, which is
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Portia Geach Memorial Award 2025
The Portia Geach Memorial Award is Australia’s most prestigious art prize for portraiture by women artists. Valued at $30,000, this non-acquisitive prize is awarded for the best portrait painted from life of a distinguished person. It is open to female Australian artists (including those British-born who are Australian residents). Established in 1961, this award continues
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Fantastic Forms
Fantastic Forms celebrates the creative practice of Merric Boyd (1888–1959), often referred to as Australia’s father of studio pottery. This exhibition features over 150 drawings and ceramics from the Bundanon Collection, presented in conversation with works by contemporary artists Nabilah Nordin, Stephen Benwell, and Rubyrose Bancroft. Beginning with Boyd’s playful and spiritual approach to pottery
John Honeywill
John Honeywill (b. 1952, Brisbane) is a still life painter living and working in Brisbane. An accomplished art educator for much of his professional life, Honeywill now focusses solely on his painting practice. His meticulous and inquisitive works continue the tradition of still life painting with the artist describing – “I paint the quiet visual conversations
Wentworth Galleries: Emerging Artist Pop-Up
Wentworth Galleries invites emerging artists from Brisbane and greater Queensland to submit work for an exciting Pop-Up Exhibition in 2025. This is a call for bold, curious, and creative early-career artists ready to present fresh and engaging work in a professional commercial gallery setting. There are no set themes or categories—just bring your best. Accepted
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Looking Out, Looking In: Exploring the Self-Portrait
People’s persistent interest in self-image is explored in this touring exhibition from the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Collection. Looking Out, Looking In: Exploring the Self-Portrait highlights richly diverse approaches to the enduring artistic genre, drawing from QAGOMA’s Australian, Indigenous Australian, Asia Pacific, and International collections. In an age when digital
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Little Things Art Prize 2025
The Little Things Art Prize invites artists to reflect on the small moments, gestures, or details that bring happiness or gratitude. Rooted in the principles of Positive Psychology, the prize promotes wellbeing through creativity and community engagement. Each year, selected finalists are exhibited in a vibrant, joyful celebration of life’s overlooked but meaningful moments. The
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Tay Haggarty: Mock Sun for an Inverted Daisy
Mock Sun for an Inverted Daisy is an installation by artist Tay Haggarty that uses the warmth of the sun as an entry-point for archiving queer and trans joy. The artworks selected for display in The Condensery’s bomb shelter form part of a larger series, titled Sun on Bare Back (SOBB), which were created prior to
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Queer Here 2025
Queer Here returns for its third year as a vibrant celebration of LGBTQIA+ creative voices in Meanjin/Brisbane. Presented by the Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, in proud partnership with Brisbane Pride Inc., this inclusive group exhibition invites artists to express their stories, identities, and visions across all mediums. There is no set
Du Rietz Art Awards 2025
The Du Rietz Art Awards are the premier visual arts competition for the Gympie region, celebrating excellence in 2D and 3D visual art from across Australia. Named after the architect of the historic School of Arts building that houses the gallery, the Awards aim to showcase a stunning range of artistic talent and vision. With
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Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris: 2026 Residency Program
The Cité Internationale des Arts is a non-profit international arts centre in Paris, offering studio accommodation for artists and scholars from around the world. In partnership with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australian visual artists and researchers are invited to apply for a three-month studio residency in either the Moya Dyring Studio or
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Redland Art Gallery: Exhibition Program EOI
Applications have reopened for artists, collectives, and curators to be considered for the 2026–2028 exhibition program at Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland and the RPAC Mezzanine. This is a professional opportunity open to contemporary practitioners working across a wide range of media and disciplines. Expressions of Interest are submitted via SmartyGrants. If you didn’t apply in
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Darren Blackman: Post Truth
Following its debut at CIAF 2025, Onespace Gallery proudly presents Post Truth, a striking solo exhibition by Darren Blackman. This new body of work features LED neon text-based sculptures that blend political commentary with pop sensibility, reimagining language as illuminated art. A proud Gureng Gureng and South Sea Islander artist, Blackman draws on lived experience
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Precious
Museum of Brisbane’s major new exhibition, Precious, brings together over 3,000 extraordinary objects from 30 remarkable collections and collectors. For the first time, these treasured items—often hidden away in suburban homes and institutions—are on public display, offering a rare glimpse into Brisbane’s diverse collecting culture. From Queensland Rugby League memorabilia and international dolls to wind-up
The way things grow
Greenhouses and gardens are a way to escape time and place, offering a means for community building, creativity and experimentation amidst climate change. They are spaces where synthetic environments can be manufactured to protect, cultivate and propagate plants; spaces where both humans and other organisms can grow together; and, where we can improve knowledge in
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Suburban Sublime: Australian Photography
‘Suburban Sublime’ explores how artists have used photography to interpret the Australian suburbs. The exhibition brings together works that pause to reflect on everyday settings, places, and people, imbuing them with aesthetic, historical, and emotional significance. Image: Tracey Moffatt, Australia b.1960 / Picturesque Cherbourg no.1 (from ‘Picturesque Cherbourg’ series within the ‘Spirit landscapes’ series) 2013 /
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Christina Lowry: Ex Libris
Award-winning conceptual artist Christina Lowry presents Ex Libris, a poetic and interdisciplinary response to avian extinction, mourning, and the museum. Through sculpture, taxidermy, photography, and installation, Lowry explores ecological loss, memory, and speculative archives. The exhibition challenges extractive traditions with her concept of non-remnant taxidermy—sculptural representations of animals created without their physical remains. Viewers encounter
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Tara Marynowsky: Cave
For millions of years, caves have symbolised sanctuary, reflection, and creative experimentation. In Cave, Tara Marynowsky draws from this metaphorical space to explore femininity, suburbia, pop culture, and nature through chaotic energy, layered humour, and vivid colour. The exhibition features works ranging from delicate watercolours to large oil and acrylic canvases, created over the past
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TERRAMURMUR: Drawings by Nameer Davis
Terramurmur presents a collection of drawings developed during the process of a larger painting series. These works are not preparatory sketches, but stand-alone moments within a broader, evolving narrative. They reflect themes not yet fully formed—murmurings of half-seen characters, ambiguous relationships, and intersections of marks and meaning. As artist Nameer Davis describes, the exhibition offers
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Eckersley’s Art & Craft Prize
To mark 60 years of creative excellence, Eckersley’s launches its inaugural Art & Craft Prize, offering a $25,000 prize pool ($20K first prize, $4K second, $1K third). It’s open to artists across Australia working in 2D and 3D using analogue materials. A finalist exhibition will be held at Hazelhurst Arts Centre in Sydney, giving national
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OKAERI: Handmade in Japan
Returning for its second year, Handmade in Japan with OKAERI invites you to experience the elegance, beauty, and enduring traditions of Japanese craftsmanship. Hosted at Vacant Assembly throughout July, this thoughtfully curated showcase celebrates functional art from local Japanese artists and artisan makers across Japan. Discover handcrafted ceramics, paper lanterns, natural fragrances, and finely made
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Arte Laguna Prize
Arte Laguna Prize is the Venice-based International Contemporary Art Competition that welcomes and exhibits emerging artists of all ages, countries, genders and artistic backgrounds, and is free-themed. With two decades of experience, the competition offers numerous opportunities for participants to expand their contacts, gain global visibility and access crucial resources for career development. In the jury, as for each edition, prominent
Sculpture by the Sea: Cottesloe 2026
Submissions are now open for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026, held in Perth, Western Australia. Artists at all stages of their careers — from emerging to senior — are invited to submit sculptural works of any material, type, form, or scale. Submission requirements include: High-resolution image(s) or artist impression of your proposed work Your
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Aleks Danko: MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS (CODA)
This July, Milani Gallery presents MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS (CODA) across Galleries 1, 2 and 3. The exhibition brings together new and historical sculptures, editions, paintings, and installation by Aleks Danko. Organised thematically across four rooms, the show expands on Danko’s decades-long engagement with language, satire, and political critique. Aleks Danko (b. 1950, Adelaide) is a
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Bronwyn Searle: The Silver Coffee Pot
A Brisbane-based artist trained at the Brisbane College of Art, Bronwyn’s extensive background spans graphic design, exhibition illustration, and over a decade of experience at the Queensland Museum. Now a professional painter and tutor at Bienarte, she is known for guiding others through the artistic process and for her signature oil painting technique. Her work
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House Conspiracy: Opportunities
House Conspiracy is a vibrant, artist-run space located in West End, Brisbane, dedicated to supporting emerging creatives, experimental projects, and community-focused initiatives. Since its founding, it has operated as a grassroots incubator for ideas—offering residencies, event space, a community darkroom, and a welcoming environment for artists and collectives to collaborate, create, and exhibit. With a
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Iluwanti Ken: Walawuru Tjukurpa – Story of the Eagles
Jan Murphy Gallery proudly presents Walawuru Tjukurpa – Story of the Eagles, a solo exhibition by esteemed senior Pitjantjatjara artist Iluwanti Ken. Known for her intricate large-scale ink drawings, Iluwanti Ken uses punu sticks to depict Walawuru (eagles) and other birds in richly detailed scenes that express her Tjukurpa (Anangu cultural law and storytelling). Her
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Clayton Utz Art Award
Open exclusively to Queensland-based artists (or with strong connection), this prestigious award offers a $20,000 winner’s prize plus exhibition space for finalists at Lethbridge Gallery in Brisbane. Past editions have highlighted innovative 2D contemporary practices.
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Ian Buchanan: What is Schizoanalysis?
‘Desire is a machine!’ When Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari made this bold claim in Anti-Oedipus (1972), it was a provocation against dominant intellectual frameworks like psychoanalysis, Marxism, and structuralism. Rather than rejecting these outright, they sought to reengineer them—merging their insights into a radical new method of thought: schizoanalysis. In this lecture, cultural theorist
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