FORM: Studio Maverik Exhibition Call Out
FORM is a community-focused exhibition curated by Studio Maverik that brings together local artists exploring the human figure across a range of visual media. The exhibition invites artists of all…
Rewiring Townhall #1: Metro Arts Sector Gathering
Metro Arts presents the first of its new Townhall gatherings, bringing together Brisbane’s creative community to connect, share ideas and hear updates as the organisation launches a new direction for…
Blaklash Built Environment Scholarship
The Blaklash Built Environment Scholarship supports Indigenous Australian students studying architecture and built environment disciplines, encouraging them to connect their university studies with First Nations stories, culture and knowledge. Offered…
Curator Expressions of Interest: Outdoor Gallery
Curator Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are now open for the Outdoor Gallery exhibition program running from 2026 to 2027. Brisbane City Council is seeking experienced curators, producers or curatorial teams…
Pro Hart Outback Art Prize 2026
Entries are opening soon for the 2026 Pro Hart Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill City Art Gallery’s largest annual exhibition and a major national acquisitive art prize celebrating artistic responses…
Workshop: (Un)Disciplined Works: Public Social Art in Brisbane
Metro Arts presents (Un)Disciplined Works: Public Social Art in Brisbane, a two-day workshop exploring experimental approaches to engaging communities through creative work in public places. Facilitated by artist, curator-producer and…
Stardust Residency 2026
Applications are now open for the Stardust Residency 2026, a studio residency program hosted by Watch This Space in Mparntwe (Alice Springs). The Stardust Residency was established in honour of…
Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2026: Call for Entries
Submissions are now open for Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2026, inviting artists from Australia and around the world to present sculptural works along Sydney’s iconic coastal walk. Sculptures of…
Curator Position: Metro Arts
Metro Arts is seeking a Curator to join its team and support the design and delivery of the organisation’s artistic program. Working closely with the CEO, the Curator will collaborate…
Experimental Performance Art Residency: Outer Space x Performance Space
Outer Space, in partnership with Performance Space (Gadigal/Sydney), announces an Experimental Performance Art Residency for Queensland-based artists working across movement, dance, theatre, drag, sound and hybrid practices. This process-led residency…
Brisbane / Meanjin Paste Up Festival
The Brisbane / Meanjin Paste Up Festival (BMPUF) returns for its second edition in May 2026 as part of BSAF and Meeting of Styles. Inspired by similar events in Argentina…
Artbank Prize 2026
The inaugural Artbank Prize is a national open call for Australian artists who are not currently represented in the Artbank collection. One artist from each state and territory will be…
Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2026
The Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2026 is now open to Australian residents working in any 2D medium and new media. This national acquisitive prize recognises outstanding contemporary visual arts…
Residency Program: The Farm Margaret River
Applications open 2 March 2026 for the 2027 Funded Residency Program at The Farm Margaret River, a not-for-profit arts organisation located on Wardandi Noongar Country in Western Australia’s South West.…
Lab Art Contest: Milan 2026
Malamegi Lab presents the Lab Art Contest, an international call for submissions open to professional and amateur artists worldwide. The competition welcomes drawings, paintings, sculptures, photography, graphics, mixed media, digital…
Omnia Art Prize
The Omnia Art Prize & Exhibition returns in 2026, offering Australian contemporary artists the opportunity to exhibit, sell their work and compete for $19,000 in prizes. Celebrating its 55th exhibition,…
Gallipoli Art Prize 2026
The Gallipoli Art Prize 2026 is now open for entries. Established in 2006 by The Gallipoli Memorial Club, this acquisitive award invites artists to respond to the legacy of the…
Arte Laguna Prize: 21st Edition Open Call
Arte Laguna Prize, the Venice-based International Contemporary Art Competition, has opened applications for its 21st edition. Open to emerging artists worldwide without age or nationality restrictions, the prize offers exhibition,…
TRIGGER #7: Ocean
FOMU – Museum of Photography Antwerp invites photographers, filmmakers and visual artists to submit proposals for TRIGGER #7: Ocean, the seventh edition of its critical publication series. This open call…
Latrobe Art Space: Call for Expressions of Interest
Latrobe Art Space is inviting expressions of interest from artists and collectives seeking to exhibit in 2026, with the 2027 calendar to be released soon. The light-filled, flexible venue supports…
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…
Tertiary Artists Book Prize
The 2027 Tertiary Artists Book Prize is an invitational award open to Australian artists currently undertaking, or who have recently completed (within the last two years), tertiary studies in art,…
Studio Maverik Life Drawing
Studio Maverik presents weekly social life drawing sessions at the iconic Flying Colours in West End. Designed for both beginners and experienced life drawers, these relaxed sessions combine traditional life…
Prisma Art Prize 2026
Prisma Art Prize is an international art competition dedicated to promoting emerging painters and visual artists. Its mission is to showcase the full potential of painting as a medium, embracing…
Working with the Grain: Workshop with Mika Nakamura-Mather
Working with the Grain is an artist-led workshop with Japanese-born, Australian-based artist Mika Nakamura-Mather, introducing participants to Kyōgi — thin sheets of wood veneer traditionally used in Japan for writing…
World Illustration Awards 2026
The World Illustration Awards 2026 are now open for entries, celebrating global excellence and innovation in contemporary illustration. This internationally respected awards program shines a spotlight on outstanding work from…
Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery: Artist in Residence Program
Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery (SRAG) is inviting Australian visual artists to apply for its inaugural 4-week Artist in Residence (AiR) Program, taking place during October–November 2026 in the scenic Granite…
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…
Paper on Skin 2026
Paper on Skin™ celebrates wearable paper art from around the world. Artists and designers are invited to create garments made from at least 80% paper. The event features 11 prizes…
National Photography Prize 2026
Presented by Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA), the National Photography Prize is Australia’s longest-running acquisitive photography award. The 2026 prize offers a $40,000 acquisitive award, named in honour of Dr…
photoED magazine: Order / Chaos
photoED magazine invites submissions of photographic-based works for Issue #76, exploring the theme Order VS Chaos. This call seeks well-considered fine art photography projects that interpret order, minimalism, chaos, maximalism,…
Queensland Figurative
Queensland Figurative is a non-acquisitive art competition that celebrates the dynamic and expressive role of the human figure in contemporary visual art. Open exclusively to artists residing in Queensland, the…
Harden Art Prize 2026
The Harden Art Prize celebrates the beauty, diversity, and creativity of Australian landscape painting. Based in the twin towns of Harden–Murrumburrah in regional New South Wales, this prestigious national award…
Impress Printmakers Studio: February 2026
Impress Printmakers Studio Brisbane welcomes 2026 with a full program of creative events, workshops, and exhibitions. January and February offer opportunities to learn new printmaking skills, engage with artists, and…
Rabbit Island Residency Program
The Rabbit Island Residency Program 2026 is now accepting applications for three residencies taking place on Rabbit Island, Michigan (USA). The residency supports artists working in dialogue with contemporary environmental…
2026 Mandorla Art Award
Now celebrating its 40th year, the Mandorla Art Award invites submissions from professional and emerging Australian artists working in any medium. Recognised as Australia’s most significant thematic Christian art prize,…
3-Hour Long Pose Life Drawing
Deadline:
20231005
Join Studio Maverik for a Thursday session of self-guided extended Long Pose Life Drawing, with three whole hours to explore a single pose. This session is absolutely perfect for those who are looking to take their sweet time to creatively explore a single pose/composition without time pressures. In this extended…
YICCA 23/24
Deadline:
20231026
The competition’s aim is to promote the enrolled artists, giving them chance to join the international market of contemporary art. Internationality and networking make YICCA a huge opportunity for the artists, which can: • Win a cash prize: – Euro 3000,00 money prize to the first selected – Euro 1000,00…
Arte Laguna Prize 18
Deadline:
20231026
Join the world’s most influential competition for artists and designers. You’ll have the unique opportunity to exhibit in the iconic space of the Arsenale Nord of Venice from March 02 to April 01, 2024, during an international exhibition that welcomes more than 10 thousand visitors each year. With 18…
Small Works Art Prize
Deadline:
20231119
Entries are NOW OPEN for our Small Works Art Prize, Australia’s largest open-call art prize for artworks measuring 35x35x35cm or less! The Small Works Art Prize welcomes artists at all stages of their career to take part, from emerging to established, practicing throughout Australia and beyond. All mediums are accepted including…
Weekly Life Drawing with Studio Maverik
Deadline:
20231205
Are you looking to try a Meanjin / Brisbane Life Drawing session? Studio Maverik runs inclusive, beginner-friendly life drawing classes. Life Drawing involves drawing a live, often nude model. Life Drawing has been a pivotal creative practice throughout Art History. Here at Studio Maverik, we take this tradition and facilitate…
Art Junction Residency
Deadline:
Art Junction offers a unique opportunity for a short to medium term artist residency in Rural Badanga, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Art Junction Residency runs by a group of artists. Providing an open platform for artists where creativity can flow free from distractions amidst the peaceful hills of Udaipur since 2013. .…
Passepartout Photo Prize: 7th edition
Deadline:
20231010
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…
Queensland Regional Art Awards 2023
Deadline:
20231006
The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland hosted by Flying Arts Alliance. This year the highly anticipated regional art awards offer a record prize pool of over $140,000. The theme for the 2023…
Cut X Paste
Deadline:
20230827
Communal cut and paste sessions for collage artists and the collage curious across Brisbane this August. Share conversation, dip into a treasure-trove of materials and make collages inspired by a monthly theme. In August we’re : In/Tuition. Hosted by Emma Anna @emma_anna_chatter All materials are provided but please remember to…
Studio Maverik Market
Deadline:
20230831
MEANJIN MAKERS — MARKET APPLICATION CALLOUT Are you a Meanjin/Brisbane-based maker or creative & are keen to share your work with the community? We want to hear from you. The Studio Maverik Art & Makers Market is back for 2023 and we’re planning on hosting an even bigger and more…
Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize
Deadline:
20230825
Entries are now open for the 2023 Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize. Held every two years, this prestigious acquisitive cash pirze attracts some of Australia’s most accomplished artists, awarding a generous cash prize of $50,000. The Prize provides Bendigo Art Gallery with the opportunity to survey contemporary painting by established and emerging…
Queer Here: Call for Submissions
Deadline:
20230828
The Queensland College of Art, Griffith University is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Brisbane Pride Festival. Queer Here celebrates the talents, vision and experiences of queer artists and designers from Brisbane/Meanjin. The exhibition will run from 14 – 30 September 2023 in the Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College…
SNACK POP UP: Soft Sculpture by David Spooner & Gulnoza Akhmedova
Deadline:
20230817
Snack is a pop-up concept store within the Gallery Shop designed to platform functional, affordable products made by emerging artists. Be the first to view and purchase new and exciting products and get a chance to meet these talented makers. Embracing queer, grunge and D.I.Y aesthetics, artist David Spooner creates…
PhotoAccess 2024 Gallery Program
Deadline:
20230814
PhotoAccess is seeking expressions of interest from artists and curators at all stages of their careers to participate in our curated exhibition program for the 2024 Huw Davies Gallery season at PhotoAccess. This is an opportunity to showcase your work in a gallery with an established local and national profile,…
Co-director IN | artist run initiative
Deadline:
20230818
We are looking for a new co-director You will be part of a small team overseeing and contributing to the operation and development of a young and growing ARI on the Sunshine Coast/Kabi Kabi Country. We are currently based out of The Old Lock Up in Maroochydore, supported by…
Art Course: Artists Illuminated
Deadline:
20230819
Join us on a three–part art historical journey that will trace universal themes seen across historic, modern and contemporary art. Links between artworks, including works from QAGOMA’s Collection will be illuminated. Discover the fascinating stories behind artists from the past through to Michael Zavros and eX de Medici. The three sessions held on…
International Miniature Print Competition
Deadline:
20230820
The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is delighted to announce the 14th Biennial International Miniature Print Competition and Exhibition. This juried competition and exhibition, limited to works that are no more than four square inches (25.8 square cm), encourages artists to explore the miniature print format and provides them with an…
Long Pose Life Drawing
Deadline:
20230817
Back by popular demand, join Studio Maverik for a Thursday session of self-guided long pose life drawing, with plenty of time to capture the finer details of each pose. Long pose life drawing entails an experienced nude Life Model holding a single pose for an extended period of time. In…
The Percivals 2024
Deadline:
20231116
Having begun in 2007, The Percivals is an open competition for artists. While showcasing the outstanding and innovative work currently being produced by Australian artists, the competitions have also given many emerging artists an opportunity to engage with portraiture and share their expressions of themselves and those close to them. The Percival Portrait…
National Photography Prize 2024
Deadline:
20230930
Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) invites you to submit your application for the 2024 National Photography Prize. Every two years the National Photography Prize offers an opportunity to consider the vital role of photography in contemporary art in Australia. The National Photography Prize brings together artists from across Australia who…
Hornsby Art Prize 2023
Deadline:
20230905
The 13th Hornsby Art Prize is organised and sponsored by Hornsby Shire Council and delivered in partnership with the Hornsby Art Society. Artists are invited to submit works in the following categories: Painting Drawing Printmaking Digital art stills Sculpture Prizes: The Art Prize has an overall prize pool of $23,000, with…
Head On Student Awards
Deadline:
20230827
The Head On Student Awards are open to Australia’s young photographers from kindergarten to year 12. There is no theme and you can enter work of any photographic genre or style. The Head On Student Awards is one of four categories of the Head On Photo Awards. Since 2004 we have been helping…
Rachel Burke + Bonnie Hislop: Crafty Party
Deadline:
20231013
Put on your glad rags and get ready to get crafty with two of the city’s most beloved creatives. Join Rachel Burke and Bonnie Hislop for a night of colour, creativity and craft for one night only in the Museum. Grab a glass of bubbly and get stuck into a…
Cut X Paste: November
Deadline:
20231114
A cut and paste session for collage artists and the collage curious. Beginners will love this introduction to collage – no prior experience is required. Share conversation, dip into a treasure-trove of materials and make collages inspired by a monthly creative brief. Hosted by Emma Anna @emma_anna_chatter and The Burrow…
Introduction to pastels with Tricia Reust
Deadline:
20230826
Discover the vibrant world of pastel art and unlock your creativity by learning the basics in this introductory workshop. Experienced facilitator, Tricia Reust will guide you through a series of hands-on exercises on: mark making glazing blending wet underpainting with soft pastel. Tricia will also take you through the best…
The Portia Geach Memorial Award 2023
Deadline:
20230915
The Portia Geach Memorial Award is Australia’s most prestigious art prize for portraiture by women artists. The Award was established by the will of the late Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, Portia Geach. The non-acquisitive award of $30,000 is awarded by the Trustee for the entry which is of…
Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award
Deadline:
20231111
Since its inauguration in 2016 the Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award has quickly established itself as an important award in the ecology of the arts. With finalists selected from across the country, the non-acquisitive annual award is a survey of outstanding queer artists working across mediums reflecting their potent…
Botanica: Contemporary Art Outside 2024
Deadline:
20230918
Presented by Brisbane City Council and produced by Museum of Brisbane, Botanica is Queensland’s premier outdoor exhibition of site-specific contemporary artwork, taking place in Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens. Featuring artworks and installations from some of Australia’s leading contemporary artists and designers, this open-air exhibition at the nexus of art and design…
The Hopper Prize Fall 2023
Deadline:
20231115
The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Fall 2023 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…
Exhibit at QCA Galleries
Deadline:
20231008
Applications to exhibit at QCA Galleries are now open! Apply to exhibit from January – May 2024. We accept proposals from QCAD students, staff, and external applicants. Please take the time to read through the information listed on the QCA Galleries website, including the Terms and Conditions prior to applying.…
Artist Essentials Workshop
Deadline:
20230813
Pine Rivers Art Gallery is proud to host a two-day intensive art workshop by Flying Arts Alliance Inc. The workshop is designed for early-career artists and arts workers. The workshop will focus on networking, how to pitch your artwork and collaboration skills. These skills are essential for any contemporary artist.…
Queensland Memory Awards
Deadline:
20230814
Fellowships and residencies support researchers and creatives of all kinds to interpret the significant collections of the John Oxley Library. Through deep engagement and interaction with the collections, these interpretations provide new insights into the collection and contribute new knowledge about Queensland’s history.
DIY Costume Workshop
Deadline:
20230819
Want to escape your current reality but don’t know how? Fashion and costume can expand our reality and transcend our earthy bodies to imagine fun and diverse bodies and futures. Join us at the Caboolture Regional Art Gallery for this workshop guided by fashion designer and lecturer Dr. Sal Edwards.…
Art Futures Fellowship
Deadline:
20230815
Artists from all arts disciplines are invited to apply for a fellowship, which includes a two-month residency in Athens and a two-month residency in Zutphen in 2024, both in a fully equipped studio-apartments. Successful applicants will additionally receive a total fee of 8000 euro which is intended to cover travel costs/expenses,…
The International Symposium on Electronic Art
Deadline:
20230824
The International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) is a prominent event that brings together scholars, artists, and scientists from around the world to explore the intersection of art, science, and technology. The symposium was first held in 1988 and has since become one of the most significant forums for exchanging…
Experimental and collaborative drawing with Spencer Harvie
Deadline:
20230902
Join the Get me out! exhibiting artist, Spencer Harvie, in an experimental and collaborative drawing workshop. You will explore the role of drawn images in the era of information overload. In this workshop, you will use a wide range of methods including tracing, collaging, photocopying, erasure, and remixing. Together with…







































































