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…
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…
Objects: One Day Studio Workshop in Art and Drawing
Open Field Studio presents Objects: One Day Studio Workshop in Art and Drawing, a drawing program exploring line, mark-making and form through a series of structured but open-ended studio sessions.…
Watch This Space 2027 Program Callout
Watch This Space (WTS) is inviting applications for its 2027 program, contributing to the creative ecology of Mparntwe/Alice Springs through exhibitions, residencies and screenings. Applications are open to artists and…
Exhibit with Incinerator Gallery
Incinerator Gallery is a platform for unique cultural experiences that connect society through art and design. Share a proposal to exhibit at Incinerator in 2027. Established in 2011 in Aberfeldie,…
Newtown ArtSeat
Have an artwork idea perfect for the heart of Newtown? Newtown ArtSeat is inviting proposals for its 2027 exhibition program. Located in Pride Square, this much-loved public art landmark showcases…
Little Things Art Prize 2026
The Little Things Art Prize was founded by Marnie Ross in 2015 and invites artists to submit creative expressions of the ‘Little Things’ that make them happy or feel grateful.…
The Willoughby Emerging Art Prize
The Willoughby Emerging Art Prize is returning after a 19-year hiatus, relaunching as a prize dedicated to supporting and celebrating the next generation of Australian artists. Originally established in 1983,…
Basil Sellers Art Prize 2026
The Basil Sellers Art Prize is a major national Australian art prize celebrating artistic excellence in 2D works across painting, drawing and printmaking. The acquisitive biennial prize supports artists at…
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…
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…
Australian Tapestry Workshop 2027: Artist in Residence Program
The Australian Tapestry Workshop’s annual residency program offers mid-career artists the chance to extend their practice through engagement with its resources. For over 20 years, artists in residence have immersed…
fortyfivedownstairs: Exhibition Opportunities 2027
fortyfivedownstairs is inviting proposals for exhibitions in 2027. Located at 45 Flinders Lane in Melbourne CBD, the organisation features two distinctive exhibition spaces: the Small Gallery and the Large Gallery.…
Crafty Party
Get hands-on with Brisbane artists at Museum of Brisbane’s after-dark Crafty Party workshops. These relaxed, artist-led evenings invite participants to explore creative processes, learn new skills and create a handmade…
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,…
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…
Maud Gallery: Photography Workshops
Maud Gallery is offering a range of photography workshops and courses exploring traditional analogue photography and darkroom techniques. 6-Week Darkroom Course for Beginners Starting 5 October 2026 Artist and educator…
Exhibition Opportunity: Grace Cossington Smith Gallery
The Grace Cossington Smith Gallery is calling for proposals for solo and group exhibitions in 2027, welcoming submissions from emerging and established artists and curators. With a focus on contemporary…
Queensland Regional Art Awards 2026
Entries are now open for the 2026 Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA), Australia’s largest regional art awards program for artists living in regional, rural and remote Queensland. With a total…
Tokyo Biennale 2027: Social Dive
The Tokyo Biennale 2027 Social Dive Open Call invites artists, curators, researchers, collectives and practitioners from Japan and around the world to propose projects responding to the theme “From ‘Me’…
Women in Print
Impress Art invites women printmakers to take part in Women in Print, a two-week celebration of women working in printmaking. Artists are invited to submit recent or historical work that…
Dobell Drawing Prize
Applications are now open for the 25th Dobell Drawing Prize, Australia’s leading biennial award dedicated to drawing, celebrating excellence in technique, innovation and expanded contemporary drawing practice. Presented by the…
Australian Coin Review: Coin Design Competition
Australian Coin Review is inviting artists and designers from across Australia to enter its 2027 Coin Design Competition, offering a AUD $50,000 first prize for a new Australian coin design.…
Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award
Entries are now open for the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2026, a biennial $50,000 non-acquisitive award celebrating excellence in realistic portrait painting. Presented by the South East Centre for…
Kilgour Prize 2027
Entries are now open for the Kilgour Prize 2027, one of Australia’s leading annual awards for figurative and portrait painting. Presented by Newcastle Art Gallery, the non-acquisitive prize awards AUD…
South Side Festival Artist Commission
Expressions of Interest are now open for the 2027 South Side Festival Artist Commission, presented by Frankston City Council. Now in its sixth year, South Side Festival is a ten-day…
Kangaroo Valley Art Prize
Entries are now open for the Kangaroo Valley Art Prize 2026, a national art prize presented as part of the Visual Arts in the Valley Festival. Offering a total prize…
M16 Artspace: Drawing Prize 2026
Entries are now open for the M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2026, a national award celebrating the diversity and innovation of contemporary drawing practice. Established in 2006, the annual prize welcomes…
ANAT: Synapse Residency Program 2027
Applications are now open for the 2027 ANAT Synapse Residency Program, supporting Australian artists to undertake a creative research residency in partnership with a leading Australian research organisation. The program…
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…
Land Street Gallery: Exhibition Applications Open
Land Street Gallery is calling for applications for solo and group exhibitions from May through to December 2026. Artists, performers, and curators across all disciplines and career stages are invited…
artisan: August Workshop Series
artisan continues its new workshop program at The Parlour within the State Library of Queensland, offering a series of hands-on creative workshops led by Queensland artists, makers and designers. Following…
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…
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…
Arts Queensland: Funding opportunities
As part of the Creative Together: Grow 2022–2026 action plan, Arts Queensland offers a dynamic range of funding opportunities to support artists, venues, and organisations across the state. These grants…
Innovate Grant: Summer 2026
Applications are now open for the Innovate Grant Summer 2026 funding round, supporting emerging and established visual artists and photographers worldwide. Each quarter, Innovate Grant awards two unrestricted grants of…
Passepartout Photo Prize 2024
Deadline:
20240610
Passepartout Photo Prize aims to support the development of talented photographers from all over the world by awarding 1,000 euros in monetary prizes every year, organizing exhibition in a fine art gallery in the heart of Rome, publication in our partners’ magazines, and providing other opportunities for international exposure. What…
Art After Dark: Kellie O'Dempsey
Deadline:
20240531
May’s Art after dark special edition presents Wish you were here artist Kellie O’Dempsey. Kellie will bring the fun as she runs an “exquisite corpse” game at Redcliffe Art Gallery. Invented in Paris by the Surrealists in 1925, exquisite corpse is a collective parlour game of chance where each player conceals their contribution before passing…
Crafty Party with Gillian Mercer
Deadline:
20240516
Make a date with your creativity when artist Gillian Mercer joins us for another Crafty Party this May. Step into the vibrant world of assemblage with Gillian Mercer, an artist who creates tiny gardens out of upcycled materials. In this 2.5 hour workshop you will learn how to make a…
2024 Brisbane Portrait Prize
Deadline:
20240522
The Brisbane Portrait Prize is all about celebrating Brisbane portrait artists and their sitters, while encouraging public engagement with the arts. Any artist with a connection to Brisbane is eligible to enter. The sitter must also have a connection with Brisbane. All entrants will be eligible for the $50,000 Lord…
The Farm: Margaret River’s Residency
Deadline:
20240602
The Farm Margaret River is a working rural property and a mecca for artistic practice, dedicated to exploring our connection to land through art. Each year, local, national and international artists and collaborators are invited to an ever-changing, ancient piece of land to create site-specific artwork informed by this unique…
Stanthorpe Art Prize 2024
Deadline:
20240531
The prestigious Stanthorpe Art Prize is back, and it’s time to showcase your talent to the world. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a budding newcomer, this is your chance to shine on the artistic stage. We are thrilled to announce that submissions are now open for this renowned competition.…
Singapore Art Museum: Residency
Deadline:
20240531
Applications are now open for SAM’s Artist Community & Education; and Curatorial & Research residencies. The studio-based residencies will take place within a period of one to six months. We welcome applicants from around the world and across all mediums and disciplines. Cycle 3, which will take place from April…
BSAF 2024: Within These Walls
Deadline:
20240519
Brisbane Street Art Festival is back with its annual exhibition, ‘Within These Walls’, and we are looking for passionate artists to take part in a group showcase of works by local, interstate and international artists. ‘Within These Walls’ celebrates all works from paintings to sculptures to photographs – and we…
Forecast Mentorships
Deadline:
Forecast has announced the six new mentors and its call for project ideas for the ninth edition of Forecast Mentorships. Artistic practitioners and cultural producers working in all creative fields, anywhere in the world, are encouraged to apply to Forecast’s international mentorship program with projects that could benefit from the…
Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award 2024
Deadline:
20240530
Artists from across Australia are invited to submit entries for the 2024 JADA. Grafton Regional Gallery is pleased to announce that entries are open for the 2024 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA), artists from across Australia aged over 18 are invited to submit entries until midnight 30 June 2024. The JADA is…
The Hopper Prize Spring 2024
Deadline:
20240514
The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Spring 2024 artist grants. We are offering $3,500 and $1,000 grants to artists & photographers around the world. For this open call, we will be providing 6 grants totaling $11,000 USD. 2 artists will each receive $3,500 and 4 artists will…
Cut X Paste Workshops
Deadline:
20240601
An online workshop series with Cut X paste’s Emma Anna @emma_anna_chatter exploring collage and colour. Join Emma for a 2-hour Zoom session kicking off at 9AM Brisbane time (we recommend checking https://www.timeanddate.com for time conversions if you’re joining from elsewhere). Celebrate the start of the weekend with this relaxing collage session, perfect…
The Doyles Art Award
Deadline:
20240707
The Doyles is held annually in the historical village of Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The exhibition will run from the 27th June 2024 until 7th July 2024. Entries open 1 March and close 24 May 2024. The Doyles is a prestigious event on a nationally competitive art calendar.…
Brunswick Street Gallery: Exhibition Proposals
Deadline:
20240721
As a contemporary art space championing creative practices that demonstrate exceptional skill and craftsmanship, we pride ourselves on showcasing some of Australia’s most exciting emerging and established artists and craftspeople. Located in the heart of Fitzroy–one of Melbourne’s most creative suburbs–Brunswick Street Gallery has multiple exhibition spaces and two dedicated…
FABRIQUE RESIDENCY
Deadline:
20250731
The Fondation Fiminco is launching a call for applications for international visual artists for a 11-month creative and production residency in Romainville (Seine-Saint-Denis). The call for applications is open until midnight on the 15th of April 2024. The Fondation Fiminco artist residency will last 11 months, from September 2024 to…
Open Call: BBA Photography Prize 2024
Deadline:
20240715
The 2024 BBA Photography Prize open call is searching for the best photographic talent from all around the world. Open to any theme or medium, the competition spotlights emerging photographers without restrictions on age, gender, or background. An international jury will select 50 photographers for the longlist and 20+ for…
Arte Laguna Prize 19
Deadline:
20240731
Arte Laguna Prize 19, Contemporary Art Contest based in Venice, is open to artists and designers from all around the world. There are no restrictions of age, gender, nationality and artistic background, and the theme is free. The techniques admitted are: painting, sculpture and installation, photographic art, video art and…
Brisbane Rotary Art Show 2024
Deadline:
20240530
We are thrilled to announce the return of the prestigious Brisbane Rotary Art Show, extending its artistic reach and vibrant offerings in 2024. Mark your calendars for a journey of creative exploration, as the Show unfolds for two weeks, from July 15th to 26th, 2024, at the esteemed Queen Plaza One in the heart of…
The Homiens Art Prize
Deadline:
20240514
The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize open to all artists and art forms. We celebrate our chosen artists across our media, exhibiting their art online where it is viewed by artists and collectors in the United States and throughout the world. Homiens sponsors a platform for…
William Fletcher Foundation Grants
Deadline:
20240530
After 35 years of providing tertiary student grants, the Foundation believes there is a need to provide a broader support for artists throughout the community. We now welcome applications from any artist who is an Australian resident, and who fulfils our selection criteria regarding the skills and aesthetic principles that…
Portraiture Workshop with Tori-Jay Mordey
Deadline:
20240715
Join Tori-Jay Mordey at this beginner-friendly portrait workshop. Tori-Jay is a First Nations artist and illustrator. Her portraits are created using various mediums including digital illustrations and drawings, printmaking and mural painting. Tori-Jay will show her process of marking out faces and developing a portrait. Participants will practise using these techniques before…
Fifty Squared Art Prize 2024
Deadline:
20240519
Brunswick Street Gallery is excited to announce that entries are NOW OPEN for the 2024 Fifty Squared Art Prize, Australia’s largest open-call art prize for 2D artworks measuring 50x50cm or less. The Fifty Squared Art Prize welcomes artists at all stages of their career, from emerging to established, praciticing throughout…
BigCi Environmental Awards
Deadline:
20240722
International and Australian artists from various fields – visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, film making, curating – are invited to submit entries for the BigCi Environmental Awards 2024. The winning artists will have an opportunity to explore the Wollemi, the Blue Mountains and the Gardens of Stone…
Jeremy Hynes Award
Deadline:
20240609
Jeremy Hynes was a much-loved figure in the Meanjin/Brisbane art scene. In the 1990s, he was known for his audacious, daredevil performance art (lighting fires, smashing mirrors, and confining his audience to taxis) and his experimental video work (with Georgie Pinn, he directed the animated music clip for Regurgitator’s Polyester Girl). In…
The Floating Land Artist Camp
Deadline:
20240715
The Floating Land Artist camp is a five-night creative and professional development program for artists interested in developing a project for consideration for the Floating Land 2025 artistic program. The camp will take place from Sunday 20 to Friday 24 October 2024 at Habitat Noosa Everglades Eco Camp on the…
Black and White Photo Awards 2024
Deadline:
20240615
Black & White Photo Awards is a contest created with the intention of recognizing and rewarding talent in this discipline, with 5 Thematic category to show your creativity as a photographer: Architecture Street Fauna and Flora Portrait Landscape Black and White Photo Awards 2024 brings you the chance to win…
RECIPROCITY ART SWAP
Deadline:
20240803
Pine Rivers Art Gallery RECIPROCITY ART SWAP is the next in a series of ongoing initiatives aimed at creating opportunities for connection, generosity, and collaboration within the South East Queensland art community. This project is part of an ongoing series of exchanges connected to the visual practice of Magan-djin/Brisbane based…
Lethbridge Residency Program
Deadline:
20240531
Running for 5-weeks, the residency program is designed to give an artist quality time to produce a body of work responding to the beautiful and unique features of Brisbane’s Paddington Through studio space, opportunities to run artist workshops, public events and an outcome exhibition, The Lethbridge Residency Program is a…
Tess Bakharia: Public Art Made Public
Deadline:
20240515
In this webinar Assistant Curator, Tess Bakharia, will showcase a range of UAP’s public art projects and delve into how public artworks evolve from the initial concept stage to design fabrication and installation in the public realm. Participants will learn about: – The public art commissioning process – Translation…
Art for Change Prize 2024
Deadline:
20240717
Open to emerging artists around the world in the first five years of active practice, this year’s Art for Change Prize asks artists to creatively respond to the theme ‘Tomorrow’ing: Visions of a better future’. As part of a shared mission in making art, culture, and creativity accessible to everyone,…
Contested Desires: Constructive Dialogues
Deadline:
20240507
Join the conversation: exploring colonial heritage through contemporary art. Embark on a transformative journey with Contested Desires: Constructive Dialogues (CDCD). Are you a visual artist based in The Netherlands passionate about unravelling the layers of our shared colonial past and its impact on contemporary culture? This is your chance to be part…
New Light: Community Photographic Display
Deadline:
20240603
Photographers of all levels are invited to submit a black and white digital photograph inspired by Brisbane’s built environment. Museum of Brisbane will select a number of submissions to display in our upcoming exhibition, New Light: Photography Now + Then (opening August 2024). New Light draws on the Elliott Collection, one of the…
Mosman Art Prize
Deadline:
20240701
The Mosman Art Prize is an acquisitive award of $70,000 sponsored by Mosman Council. The it is the longest running and most prestigious municipal art prize in Australia. Winning entries form the basis of the Mosman Art Collection, a valuable and historic collection that surveys Australian painting since 1947. Entries…
EOI: First Nations Artists
Deadline:
20240520
This opportunity will profile the talents of a First Nations artist from the Moreton Bay Region (or with a strong connection to the region). The artwork will be positioned at the entrance to the Community Hub to enhance cultural safety and welcoming access to the space. The successful Artist will…
Fifty Squared Art Prize
Deadline:
20240519
Entries are now open for the 2024 Fifty Squared Art Prize, Australia’s largest open-call art prize for 2D artworks measuring 50x50cm or less! Each year the Fifty Squared Art Prize showcases artists at all stages of their career, from emerging to established, practicing throughout Australia and beyond, with an exhibition…
Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Deadline:
20240614
Eastablised in 2009, the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award is organised by the Art Collection and Galleries Unit at Deakin University, Victoria. The award celebrates contemporary sculptures from artists around Australia, culminating in an exhibition of finalists’ work held in August to October each year at the Deakin University…







































































