Ceramic artists are being invited from throughout Australia to investigate the beauty and sense of intimacy experienced when eating or drinking from an exquisitely crafted plate, or vessel. Do you make plates, bowls, platters, cups, mugs, jugs or tea/ coffee pots that take the dining experience to another level? We…

The UniSQ Biennial Art Award is an exciting addition to Australia’s vibrant art scene. This award will celebrate and champion contemporary Australian art, providing a platform for talented artists to showcase their work and gain recognition. With a generous prize pool of $40,000, the new award will offer a significant…

The Lethbridge Landscape Prize returns in 2024. The award invites all artistic interpretations of the Australian landscape, from conventional to the unusual, and from monumental to intricate. The definition of ‘landscape’ has been extended to include urbanscapes and interiors. All mediums are welcome, including digital and video. Image: River City…

Set against the stunning backdrop of Gap Park, Watson’s Bay NSW, the Lumière Sculpture Festival offers a remarkable platform for artists to unleash their creativity amid this uniquelandscape. A distinguished panel of judges will select sculptures for nightly illumination, transforming Gap Park into an enchanting wonderland. We look forward to providing…

Celebrating the legacy of John Glover, The John Glover Art Prize (Glover Prize) has become one of Australia’s most significant awards for landscape painting, open to artists from anywhere in the world. It is awarded annually by The John Glover Society Inc. for the work judged the best contemporary landscape…

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is calling for applications from local and international artists for their 2025 edition, to be held from 8 to 19 January 2025. The Festival focuses on contemporary, cutting-edge and socially engaged performing and live art works. They are calling for proposal that are concerned with in…

Powerhouse Parramatta and the Cité internationale des arts (Paris) are proud to announce the galang residency program 2024 supporting Australia-based First Nations creative practitioners. It offers an opportunity for two Australia-based First Nations creative practitioners to travel to Paris for a fully supported 12-week residency hosted by Cité internationale des arts. RESIDENCIES OFFERED…

IN | ARI are looking for experimental, contemporary projects for their 2024 IN | SITE Destabilise Program. These can take the form of exhibitions, performance, installations, film screenings, participatory practice, sound works, or interdisciplinary collaborations. Have a project that doesn’t fit neatly into these categories? We want to hear from…

George Town Festival (GTF) 2024 is calling for applications from artists from any creative discipline to participate in a unique one- to three-month residency programme in George Town, Malaysia, between 15 March and 15 June 2024. The residency offers artists a dynamic and culturally vibrant environment to delve into their…

Hoofbeats Sanctuary is a mental health charity on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. The sanctuary is a safe, restorative space that brings people, animals and nature together to improve the emotional well-being of some of the most vulnerable members of our community – women and girls living with mental health challenges…

YUI – PORT is calling for applications from Japanese and international artists for their Artist-in-Residence programme in 2024 near Niigata City, Japan. The purpose of Artist in Residence project is to host and support artists from Japan and overseas who conduct creative activities while residing at the Niigata City Centre…

The Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize is offered by the Fleurieu Art Foundation and is a non-acquisitive South Australian art prize open to all Australian visual artists (aged 18 years of over) who create two or three dimensional artworks. There will be two prizes awarded by the judges in 2024. The…

The 9th edition of the Ulaanbaatar International Media Art Festival is calling for applications for the festival, which will take place from 6 to 19 May 2024. In this edition, the media art festival will be organised under the theme ‘Seeing is Believing’ in collaboration with German curator Inga Seidler.…

Join us for the first of the ‘Making of’ artist series, an in-depth talk with guest artist Taloi Havini. ‘Making of’ is a platform different artists and perspectives within the arts world, to share their early career explorations, and walk us through the opportunities and decisions significant in their journeys.…

This professional development webinar for artists and arts workers will discuss different approaches to visitor engagement through Cultural Mediation practice. Cultural mediation is a visitor engagement practice that sees museum staff and volunteers’ journey alongside the visitor in an act of mutual exchange. In this webinar, you will learn about…

Open to artists across Australia working in any medium. Mandorla is a contemporary fine art award and Australia’s most significant thematic Christian art prize. 2024 Theme: Refocus: Let all that you do be done in love (1 Cor. 16:14) Entries close 13 March 2024 Finalists exhibited at Holmes à Court…

Dive into a night of creativity like never before at our LIFE DRAWING PARTY with Studio Maverik! Join us on Thursday, March 21st, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at The Station on 16 School Street for a Social Drawing Session that promises to be a vibrant and unique experience.…

Science Gallery Bengaluru, India, is calling for project proposals for the upcoming hybrid exhibition-season on the theme QUANTUM, held from June 2025 to March 2026 in Bengaluru and online. Science Gallery Bengaluru invites proposals for exhibits as well as ideas for public programmes that respond to the QUANTUM Season. Proposals that may be…

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world. Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision…

The Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (Telstra NATSIAA) is an annual art competition that celebrates the exceptional talent and cultural significance of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait artists from across Australia. As the longest-running and most prestigious Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, the event…

The Centre for Australia–India Relations is calling for applications from Australia-based individuals, organisations or government bodies for the 2023–2024 Maitri Cultural Partnerships grants. The Maitri Cultural Partnerships support greater exchange and collaboration between Australian and Indian creative industries. This grant opportunity requires applicants to develop, implement or deliver collaboration activities, events,…

Join Jessie Hughes and John Swinson for a big day of AI! In this full-day workshop, we delve into the shifting realm of generative AI and how to bring these new tools into your art practice. Discover how fresh evolutions with AI are intersecting storytelling, production, prototyping and artistic processes,…

Inaugurated in 2006, the Prize is named in honour of respected painter, printmaker and draughtswoman, Miss Adelaide Elizabeth Perry (1891-1973) who taught Visual Arts at PLC Sydney from 1930 to 1962, the Prize attracts submissions from around the country. With the enduring and generous support of the Parents and Friends’…

Applications are now open for artisan’s exciting new career-changing residency programs. Offering fully-funded residency opportunities for 2 outstanding Queensland craft and design practitioners! Established Queensland Artist Residency: Collaborating with a national craft and design network, this program sends a Queensland-based established artist to a major facility. The inaugural residency at Canberra Glassworks…

Have you ever wondered what light sounds like? Join Ross Manning at Redcliffe Art Gallery for some school holiday fun! Learn how to turn light into sound at this wild and wacky workshop. The workshop starts in the gallery where Ross will introduce you to his artwork in the 15 Artists exhibition.…

We are now accepting entries for our first 2024 exhibition, Hidden Gems. This is an open-themed exhibition which will allow entrants to show work in any style and media; the exhibition will be on show from Wednesday, 24th January to Sunday 4th February, 2024. Show your recent creations or any…

Sculpture Bermagui brings diverse three-dimensional art to the public for 10 days every Autumn. It showcases the skill and imagination of sculptors by gathering works from established and renowned artists, along with emerging talent, from across the country. Passion for visual arts and cultural growth is driving this uniquely placed…

MGLC Švicarija, a creative and residential centre, in collaboration with the Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory, invites international art historians, art critics and cultural journalists to apply for a fully funded, one-month residency in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 1 to 31 October 2024. The aim of the international residency…

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…

This is a prize for painting, drawing, print and sculpture – but no photography or digital media accepted.  Artworks must correspond to the theme “Outback: A Sense of Place”. The John Villiers Outback Art Prize is an annual art competition open to all Australian artists and presented by the Outback Regional…

The Un[contained] Arts Festival increases the cultural vibrancy of the area, expands, and challenges the ideas of what ‘art’ is, allowing it to break free from the traditional gallery space, and letting it take over the streets, as well as give a platform for local artists to showcase their works.…

Harden Art Prize is in its third year and has gained a following across Australia after its successful inaugural exhibition held in the rural twin towns of Harden Murrumburrah in NSW in 2022. The acquisitive prize of $10,000 is open to all artists who are resident in Australia with our…

The Alice Prize is a national contemporary art prize and welcomes artists from around Australia to submit their works in any medium or on any theme. Coordinated by the Alice Springs Art Foundation, The Alice Prize is held in Alice Springs biennially at the Araluen Arts Centre. The Foundation is…

We are excited to announce that entries to the 2024 National Photographic Portrait Prize are now open. Now in its 17th year, the National Photographic Portrait Prize (NPPP) is a staple of the Australian art prize landscape. Each year, finalists are selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia’s…

Since 1958, the Muswellbrook Art Prize has grown and evolved and is today one of the richest prizes for painting in regional Australia. Finalists for the Muswellbrook Art Prize vie for a total of $70,000 prize money across three prize categories: Painting ($50,000 acquisitive), Works on Paper ($10,000 acquisitive), and Ceramics ($10,000 acquisitive). Astute…

Desenzano Film Festival invites artists from all over the world to participate to the call for the realization of the Official Poster for the 6th Edition of the Desenzano Film Festival. The identity of the festival is described as follows: “Cinema as a mirror of human reflection. Diving deeply in…