Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 2026
The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 2026, administered by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, is now accepting applications from emerging Australian artists aged 20 to 30 with an…
Common Ground
Our Space Brisbane is inviting emerging and established artists to submit work for Common Ground, a three-day exhibition celebrating the studio’s fourth birthday. Open to artists working across ceramics, 2D…
Audrey Gibbs Art Prize
Entries are now open for the Audrey Gibbs Art Prize 2026, presented by the Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS). The annual prize celebrates genre painting and drawing, honouring the legacy…
UniSQ Biennial Art Award 2026
Entries are now open for the UniSQ Biennial Art Award 2026, a national acquisitive art prize celebrating outstanding contemporary Australian art. Launched in 2024, the biennial award has quickly established…
Portia Geach Memorial Award 2026
Entries are now open for the Portia Geach Memorial Award 2026, Australia’s most prestigious portrait prize for women artists. Presented annually by the S.H. Ervin Gallery, the $30,000 non-acquisitive award…
Urunga Small Sculpture Prize
Entries are now open for the Urunga Small Sculpture Prize 2026, a national sculpture award presented by Art Space Urunga. Established in 2018, the prize celebrates original small-scale sculpture and…
Calleen Art Award 2026
Entries are now open for the Calleen Art Award 2026, one of Australia’s longest-running acquisitive painting prizes. Established in 1977, the annual award celebrates originality, creativity and excellence in contemporary…
LOOKOUT @ QUT Art Museum
QUT Art Museum is inviting applications for LOOKOUT, an exhibition program showcasing the research and creative practice of QUT students. Open to projects across visual art, design, research and interdisciplinary…
Korean Cultural Centre Australia
The Korean Cultural Centre Australia (KCCAU) is inviting applications for its 2026–27 Exhibition Program, supporting contemporary visual arts projects that foster cultural exchange between Australia and Korea. Selected exhibitions will…
Mosman Art Prize 2026
Entries are now open for the 2026 Mosman Art Prize, Australia’s premier open painting prize and one of the nation’s longest-running acquisitive art awards. Established in 1947, the Mosman Art…
Clunes Ceramic Award 2026
Entries are now open for the Clunes Ceramic Award 2026, a prestigious biennial national award celebrating excellence and innovation in contemporary ceramics. First held in 2009, the award has become…
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026
Entries are now open for the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026, one of the world’s leading international awards celebrating excellence in representational visual arts. Now in its ninth year, the…
Evelyn Chapman Art Award 2026
Entries are now open for the Evelyn Chapman Art Award 2026, a prestigious biennial award supporting the professional development of emerging Australian painters. Presented by the S.H. Ervin Gallery, the…
Prisma Art Prize: 20th Edition
Prisma Art Prize has opened submissions for its 20th edition, inviting painters, illustrators, printmakers and traditional 2D artists from around the world to apply. Based in Rome, the international award…
2026 Banyule Award for Works on Paper
Entries are now open for the 2026 Banyule Award for Works on Paper, a prestigious national acquisitive art prize presented by Banyule City Council. Awarded biennially, the prize celebrates outstanding…
Trades Hall Art Prize
The Victorian Trades Hall Council is inviting artists from across Australia to enter the Trades Hall Art Prize 2026, a national exhibition exploring the legacy of one of the world’s…
Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong
Applications are now open for Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong 2027, one of regional Australia’s leading outdoor sculpture exhibitions. Presented by Wollongong City Council, the biennial exhibition transforms the Wollongong…
Basil Sellers Art Prize
Entries are now open for the 2026 Basil Sellers Art Prize, a major national acquisitive art prize presented by The Bas in Moruya, NSW. Celebrating excellence in traditional 2D practice,…
Southern Ocean Art Prize
Entries are now open for the Southern Ocean Art Prize 2026, inviting artists from across Australia to submit work in any medium for this non-acquisitive national art prize. The open…
BigCi Environmental Awards 2026
Applications are now open for the BigCi Environmental Awards 2026, inviting Australian and international artists working across visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, filmmaking and curatorial practice to…
Burnie Print Prize 2027
Entries are now open for the Burnie Print Prize 2027, one of Australia’s leading national printmaking awards, celebrating excellence, innovation and technical skill in contemporary print practice. Presented by Burnie…
Bindi Digital Art Prize
Entries are now open for the Bindi Digital Art Prize 2026, a national art prize celebrating digital and moving image practice by artists of all abilities across Australia. Presented by…
Fisher's Ghost Art Award
Entries are now open for the 2026 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, one of Australia’s longest-running and most prestigious regional art awards, presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre. Now in its 64th…
Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio Residency
Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio welcomes applications for its ongoing artist residency program, offering self-funded residencies of up to three months in one of Japan’s leading public art centres. Located within…
Metropolitan Fukujusou Artist Residency
Applications are open for the Metropolitan Fukujusou Artist Residency, a Kyoto-based international residency offering artists the opportunity to live and work within a 200-year-old traditional Kyo-Machiya townhouse. Designed for artists…
Ongoing AIR
Art Center Ongoing is inviting applications for its Ongoing AIR residency program, a two-month international residency based in Kichijoji, Tokyo. Open to artists and curators from Japan and overseas, the…
Drawing Festival
The Drawing Festival returns to Queensland Art Gallery for a weekend of creativity, exploration and fun, featuring more than 50 free events across two days. Expanded in 2026 due to…
trenarren HOUSE Artist Residency
Applications are open for the 2025/2026 trenarren HOUSE Residency Season, inviting artists from all creative disciplines to immerse themselves in a unique rural residency centred on the theme Community. Located…
L’AiR Arts International Arts Research Residency
Applications are open for the L’AiR Arts International Arts Research Residency, offering artists and cultural practitioners the opportunity to live and work in the historic Atelier 11 Cité Falguière in…
Mudhouse Residency
The Mudhouse Residency invites visual artists, writers, musicians and performers to undertake a two-week creative residency on the island of Crete, Greece, surrounded by the historic mountain village of Agios…
Venuvana Artist Residency
The Venuvana Artist Residency, presented by ABARI, invites artists, architects, writers and interdisciplinary practitioners to immerse themselves in the landscapes of Nepal through nature-based creative research and making. Hosted on…
Life Drawing & Painting at Vacant Assembly
Join a welcoming weekly life drawing and painting session at Vacant Assembly, open to all skill levels and all mediums. Bring your own materials—charcoal, oils, acrylics, pencils—and settle into a…
John Leslie Art Prize 2026
Entries are now open for the John Leslie Art Prize 2026, one of Australia’s most established landscape painting awards. First presented in 2000 and named after John Leslie OBE, the…
E.SUN International Art Prize
Black Door Gallery invites painters to apply for the E.SUN International Art Prize, a global painting award established by E.SUN Bank in Taiwan, offering a total prize pool of approximately…
Redland Art Awards 2026
The Redland Art Awards is a biennial contemporary painting competition open to Australian citizens and permanent residents aged 18 and over. The award celebrates innovation and excellence in painting, with…
Paddo Sculpture Prize
The Paddington Art Prize introduces the inaugural Paddo Sculpture Prize, a national, non-acquisitive award offering $10,000 for a 3D free-standing sculpture inspired by the Australian landscape. Open to artists across…
SWELL Art Prize 2025
Deadline:
20250202
Calling all artists – SWELL’s indoor autumn exhibition is back! Local, national, and international artists working in 2D and 3D multidisciplinary mediums are invited to apply. The 10-day exhibition is an opportunity for artists to sell works and editions, connect with a lineup of emerging and established artists, and showcase…
Noorderlicht Biennale: Machine Entanglements
Deadline:
20250106
Noorderlicht invites image-makers, photographers, and artists working with all forms of lens-based media to participate in the 2025 Biennale: Machine Entanglements. The festival explores the relationship between technology, ecology, and heritage. Do you have work that critically reflects on these themes and examines the impact of technology such as AI…
CULTURHUB: Virtual Art House Online Residency
Deadline:
20241231
CULTURHUB, a project by Art House Turku (Finland) and funded by NextGeneration EU, is calling for applications from culture professionals, including organisation representatives, to co-create a major part of the ambitious global scale event EXTRA LIVE in Virtual Art House (and extending to related digital and physical venues), which will…
Collide Copenhagen Residency 2025
Deadline:
20241213
CERN and Copenhagen Contemporary are calling for applications from artists and collectives from any country for a fully funded, two-month residency split between CERN in Geneva (May 2025) and Copenhagen Contemporary in Copenhagen (June 2025). Collide is an annual residency programme for artists with a distinct interest in science and technology,…
21st Athens Digital Arts Festival
Deadline:
20241215
As we move further into the age of AI and digital innovation, the Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF) invites artists to explore the theme Simulacra—a concept that questions the intersection of reality, representation, and hyperreality in the modern world. In an era dominated by digital technologies and artificial intelligence, we…
The Visual Field
Deadline:
20241207
Curious about a career in the arts after school or wanting to immerse yourself in the world of contemporary art? The Visual Field is an immersive program for students in years 10 to 12 to explore career pathways in the arts. This program is a joint initiative between Flying Arts Alliance…
HOME 25: Invisible Cities
Deadline:
20241215
Inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, this exhibition will examine the symbolic power of language, gesture, and visual markers like maps and borders. It will ask how these symbols shape our reality and how their complexities invite deeper interpretation. The exhibition will take place across various iconic locations in central…
Paradise Gloss: Next Edition 2024
Deadline:
20241209
The annual Side Gallery end-of-year show is titled ‘Paradise Gloss — Next Edition’, which will run from December 12 — 22. The theme ‘Paradise Gloss’ is the exhibition title that curator Laura Brinin has explored this year with a project for the Outdoor Gallery, presented by Brisbane City Council. In…
Lab Art Prize VENICE’25
Deadline:
20241129
Malamegi Lab Art Prize, is a call for submissions open to all kind of artists. Works allo wed in the art competition are: drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphics, mix media and video. A great opportunity for the artists, which can win a cash prize, have the opportunity to exhibit their…
Darwin Fringe Festival 2025
Deadline:
20250105
The Darwin Fringe Festival is thrilled to announce its hybrid open-access callout for the 2025 Festival! Scheduled to take place 11 – 20 July 2025, the Fringe is back and looking for provocateurs, creators, performers, and innovators of all skill levels, working in any art form, to join this vibrant…
Farm Studio Artist Residency: India
Deadline:
20241215
Farm Studio International Artist Residency is located in a rural community in India. Residents stay and create in a quiet art centre and beautiful environment where they can develop their artwork free from accustomed distractions. Farm Studio residency provides three types of working spaces where artists can explore their art…
Swatch Art Peace Hotel Artist Residency
Deadline:
20241231
The Swatch Art Peace Hotel artist residency is calling for applications from artists from around the world to undertake a 3 to 6-month residency in the city of Shanghai, China. Dancers, musicians, photographers, filmmakers, writers, painters, conceptual artists, and many more creative individuals from around the world can apply to live…
Collie Art Prize 2025
Deadline:
20241212
The highly anticipated Collie Art Prize is back for 2025, bringing together talented artists from across Australia. With over $60K in prize money up for grabs, next year’s competition promises to be the most exciting yet! Since its inception in 2018, the Collie Art Prize has celebrated artistic excellence, creativity,…
Australia Pavilion Cultural Program
Deadline:
20241231
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia is calling for expressions of interest from individuals and organisations interested in participating in the Australia Pavilion cultural programme at Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan, from 13 April to 13 October 2025. The cultural programme aligns to the Australian Government’s National Cultural Policy, Revive.…
Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence
Deadline:
20250110
The Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence is a recognition and celebration of artistic excellence and innovation in ceramics. Since being established in 2015, the Siliceous Award has grown in profile and now receives local, national, and international media coverage. It attracts a high standard of entries from both full-time career artists and enthusiasts around Australia.…
Ramsay Art Prize 2025
Deadline:
20241213
Open to Australian artists under 40 working in any medium, the Ramsay Art Prize is presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in perpetuity by the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation. The Prize aims to support and encourage contemporary Australian artists to make their best work at…
The John Villiers Outback Art Prize 2025
Deadline:
20250108
The John Villiers Outback Art Prize is now open for artists from all over Australia to submit their paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures depicting the uniqueness of country landscapes and communities. Adult and youth, professional and emerging artists are invited to submit their work for the chance to gain recognition,…
9 by 5 Exhibition
Deadline:
20241201
Celebrating its 17th year in 2025, 9 by 5 commemorates the original exhibition held in Melbourne in 1889. This featured artists Tom Roberts, Charles Conder, Arthur Streeton and Frederick McCubbin who produced uniform artwork on nine by five-inch cigar box lids. Arts in Greater Dandenong’s adaptation has now become a nationally recognised…
Riddergade Artist-in-Residence
Deadline:
20241124
Riddergade AIR is calling for applications from professional visual artists from all over the world for their three-month residency programme in Viborg, Denmark, in 2025. The purpose of Riddergade AIR is to create connections between the residents and Danish artists and to facilitate new opportunities for international development of the Danish contemporary art…
Pallas Projects: Artist-Initiated Projects
Deadline:
20241126
Pallas Projects/Studios’ Artist-Initiated Projects, is an Arts Council funded, open-submission, annual gallery programme that is highly accessible to artists, presented in the context of an established gallery space with a dedicated tradition towards the development of artists in a peer-led, supportive environment. Its focus is on early/mid career, emerging artists and…
Landslide Gallery: Exhibition Call Out
Deadline:
20241110
Landslide Gallery is a Blue Mountains based Artist Run Initiative (ARI) established in 2023 by artists Amber Hearn, Heather Miller and Kevina-Jo Smith. Landslide has a focus on contemporary painting, broadening to a variety of mediums including ceramics, sculpture, video, photography and installation. Presenting a dynamic range of work from…
BBA Photography Prize
Deadline:
20241125
We invite artists and photographers of all mediums, from all around the world, to participate in our biggest exhibition ever. We will be taking over the iconic Kühlhaus Berlin to present the best artworks and photographs from our international Artist Prize and Photography Prize open calls in May/June 2025. Don’t…
The Ipswich Community Gallery: Call Out
Deadline:
20241115
The Ipswich Community Gallery is excited to announce that we are now accepting exhibition applications for 2025. Whether you’re an emerging talent or an established creative, we want to hear from you. We welcome both group and solo exhibitions that celebrate contemporary art and foster deep connections with our amazing…
PICA: Hatched Curatorial Associate
Deadline:
20241104
The 2025–26 Hatched Curatorial Associate is a key role within PICA’s Exhibitions team, supported by funding from The Minderoo Foundation. This position offers practical experience to build expertise in the WA arts sector and is ideal for an early-career curator with exhibition experience and strong communication and administrative skills. The Hatched:…
A Stage Called Home
Deadline:
20241021
Submit your proposals for ‘A Stage Called Home’: BEMAC’s 2025 Artistic Program, including the BEMAC Live and BEMAC Unplugged series, as well as a special event for BrisAsia festival and a Creative Development in partnership with Metro Arts by Monday, October 21. The invitation is open to individuals, bands, collectives,…
Kuweni Dias Mendis: Reverberations
Deadline:
20241020
Reverberations chronicles artist Kuweni Dias Mendis’ journey of belonging as a migrant woman of colour and culture in Australia. This multisensory arts experience incorporates film, live music, movement and visual arts in an exploration of identity and belonging, forged in spirituality. ‘Reverberations’ comprises three segments, starting with the screening of…
Small Works Art Prize 2025
Deadline:
20241117
Brunswick Street Gallery is excited to announce that entries are NOW OPEN for our 2025 Small Works Art Prize, Australia’s largest open-call art prize for artworks measuring 35x35x35cm or less. All levels of experience are welcome and all mediums accepted–including painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, weaving, sculpture, ceramics and more. ALL…
Call Out: The Hub Gallery
Deadline:
20241104
The Hub Gallery at Caboolture Regional Art Gallery is a professional exhibition space dedicated to highlighting emerging and established artists. Local schools, art groups, and artists who live in or have a connection to, or whose artworks are relevant to the region can apply. The gallery accepts applications for solo…
Jewellery Making with Rosa Lusvardi
Deadline:
20241109
Join jewellery designer Rosa Lusvardi to create a unique accessory while exploring fun jewellery making techniques! Hand sculpt and decorate a charm using air dry clay to take home and treasure that channels childhood nostalgia, femininity and girlhood. Suitable for beginners. Accessibility We are committed to making the IMA accessible…
IMA Zine Fair
Deadline:
20241026
The Institute of Modern Art invites you to join our Zine Fair on Saturday 26th October. Zines are old-school, cheap, individual, easy to make and foster self-expression, communication and community building. Explore a massive selection of independent, experimental and alternative publications. The Zine Fair will take place at the IMA, from 10am –…
Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art
Deadline:
20241030
Entries are now open for the Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art (NPCA) to artists across Australia, working in any medium. This biennial competition includes four monetary prizes: Open Prize: $20,000 Local Prize: $10,000 Mayor’s Award: $500 People’s Choice Award: $500 Image credits: Tina Stefanou, Hym(e)nals, NPCA2023 Local Winner, Jarrad Martyn, Refuge, NPCA2023 Mayor’s Award, Laresa Kosloff,…
Ellen José Art Award for Young Women
Deadline:
20241101
Ellen José (1951-2017) was a pioneer in Australia’s urban Indigenous art movement and a radical activist and social justice campaigner. The Ellen José Memorial Foundation is providing a $15,000 non-acquisitive award to a female visual artist aged 18-35 years working in any medium. Managed by Bayside Gallery, the Ellen José…
Decolonial Natural Pigments Instructional Residency
Deadline:
20241104
Arquetopia’s artist residencies are designed with a decolonial framework that challenges traditional narratives and promotes diverse perspectives in art and cultural practices. These residencies offer artists the opportunity to engage deeply with local communities, traditions, and knowledge systems in Oaxaca, Puebla, and Cusco. By immersing themselves in the rich cultural…
Burnie Print Prize 2025
Deadline:
20241103
The Burnie Print Prize presents the best works from established, emerging and cross-disciplinary artists. We welcome all artists living and working in Australia to enter a print or an artist’s book created utilising any printing process. Offering a prize pool of $23,000 the winner will take home $17,000 cash, and an…
Ephemera: Trace-less
Deadline:
20241105
Ephemera emerged in 2001 through the initiative of Townsville City Council. Its purpose was to provide a platform for regional artists to showcase their exceptional talent. Today, Ephemera stands proudly as the North’s leading temporary public art festival. Now in its 13th iteration, this beloved and highly anticipated biennial event attracts local, national, and…
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia’s Nature Photo Contest
Deadline:
20241108
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia’s Nature Photo Contest is back, with more than $14,000 worth of prizes up for grabs for photography and nature lovers from across Oceania. Oceania is an extraordinary region, with many of its species found nowhere else on Earth. We’re on the lookout for shots that help…







































































