The IMA Program Assistant is a part-time position created to support an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander arts worker in the early stages of their career. The candidate will work closely with the IMA team across a range of areas–including programs, curatorial, and operations–to prepare them to become a future…

Malamegi Lab Art Prize, is a call for submissions open to all kind of artists. Works allowed 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 artworks,…

Brisbane City Council is seeking proposals for one producer, curator or cultural organisation to develop, program, and deliver the Indigenous Art Program for 2023. The successful applicant will present a six-month program that celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, heritage and community. Since 2016, the Indigenous Art Program has transformed Brisbane’s…

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHOW YOUR WORK IN OUR HISTORIC BOMB SHELTER EXHIBITION SPACE IN 2023?  We’re now calling for proposals from local artists (anyone within a 120kms radius of Toogoolawah) who would like to present their work in The Condensery’s bomb shelter space. Download the information package on our website…

2023 ArtTreasury Collector’s Annual Call For Artists  ArtTreasury is an annual time capsule of global creativity, a treasure box of artwork by diverse artists. This magazine provides a special feature on each artist, complete with their art, artist statement and contact information. Book your space in this special catalogue of…

Applications are now open for the 2023 Footscray Art Prize, and this year the Main Prize money has doubled to support artists emerging from the pandemic.  This biennial visual art prize welcomes entries from local and national artists, providing an opportunity to celebrate the artistic vibrancy and creativity within the local Footscray community and beyond.…

Gomma has been a photographers hub since 2004. Now running for the 9th year consecutive the Gomma Grant: a quality-focused grant contest with high international exposure and funding. The Gomma Photography Grant is a grant contest tailored to fund and support photographers working in various genres. Launched in 2014, the Gomma Grant…

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 the annual catalogue as well as in our partners’ magazines, and…

Ephemera: Seaside Sculptures 2023 Call for Artists are open now. Competitive works will be on display along Townsville’s picturesque 2-kilometer beachfront, The Strand, from 22 July to 6 August 2023. Artists are invited to submit original works and concepts for Ephemera 2023. In developing proposals, artists are asked to consider…

IN | artist run initiative CELL MATES RESIDENCY 2022 One month Two artists Two cells Unlock your practice IN | artist run initiative is taking expressions of interest from artists who wish to take part in our Cell Mates Residency Program for the month of December 2022 (late nov bump…

Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grants aim to support small arts or cultural projects that cannot be funded by other means because of their nature or timing. For example, you may wish to attend a workshop or complete a project within a certain time frame and cannot access appropriate funding…

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 2022. Two Winners of the Awards will each receive (4) free weeks of BigCi residency and $4,000 prize money. The…

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) Art Competition is back again in 2022, with the theme ‘Emergence’. In quantum physics, emergence can be described as a phenomenon whereby a collective group of interacting objects can have vastly different behaviour to isolated objects. Visual, audio, written—any kind of art is…

The Mistra Environmental Communication team at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) are excited to facilitate one paid artist-in-residence (AiR) from 1 March to 30 April 2023! The AiR@UniSC offers the opportunity to investigate and explore the environment and sustainability through immersion in the Mistra Environmental Communication research that is ongoing…

Northern Rivers Creative is calling out to artists for inclusion in <cite>, an upcoming group exhibition at Lone Goat Gallery, Byron Bay. The exhibition will open from 28 Jan – 25 Feb 2023 and will feature up to 5 artists from the directory. A salute to emerging technologies, <cite> invites applications from artists…

The Hayward Street Theatre Art Gallery is seeking expressions of interest from visual artists and guest curators for their new gallery programs. The Hayward Street Theatre Gallery is an exciting new initiative that supports the visual arts community in Brisbane and beyond. Our vision is to create an accessible arts…

With the support of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, Museums & Galleries Queensland (M&G QLD) is offering the Mentorship and Internship Program 2022–2024 for paid staff and volunteers in public, not-for-profit museums and galleries located in Queensland. The Program makes possible opportunities for staff and volunteers to access expertise in cultural institutions in…

QCA Galleries are now accepting proposals to exhibit at one of our four exhibition spaces between May – December 2023. We accept proposals from Queensland College of Art students, staff, and external applicants. Please take the time to read through the information listed on the QCA Galleries website, including the Terms and…

Are you interested in presenting an event (exhibition, open studio, in conversation, workshop) as part of BAD 2023? Review the BAD BRIEF, then apply through the expression of interest to be considered. EOIs close COB Friday 14 October 2022.

To support artists in their creative endeavours, the Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) has removed the service fee from all new donations, ensuring 100% of funds go directly to artists’ creative projects or initiatives. If you have a project to fund, the ACF can help you fundraise. Register online and start…

Entries for the Ramsay Art Prize are now open. Held every two years, the $100,000 acquisitive prize invites submissions of new or recent work by Australian artists under the age of 40 working in any medium, including sculpture, painting, drawing, photography, installation and time-based art. Presented by AGSA since 2017,…

Entries for the 2023 Nillumbik Prize Contemporary Art responding to the theme ‘Future’ are now open to emerging and established artists working in any medium across Australia. The competition includes four monetary prizes with a total prize pool of $31,000. This includes a $20,000 Acquisitive Open Prize, $10,000 Acquisitive Local…

Blindside invites applications for the 2023 Exhibition Program. For our annual open call, Blindside invites proposals from emerging, mid-career and established artists, curators, collectives or collaborators to present solo or group exhibitions, as well as events, performances, screenings and ephemeral projects. An inclusive space that supports a thriving arts community…

Heysen Prize for Landscape is a contemporary art prize established in 1997 to commemorate the life and work of the internationally renowned, artist, Sir Hans Heysen. It is a biennial event celebrating emerging, mid-career and established artists and their connection to landscape and place. The word ‘landscape’ includes all possible…

The City of Sydney is seeking expressions of interest for an artwork by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist or collective. The artwork will acknowledge and pay respect to Country, celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures, and be used as the visual identity for NAIDOC in…

Lemonade is a new weekly reviews platform for exhibitions in the Sunshine state. Lemonade is inspired by the yellow glaze that filters Queensland’s sky. It references the effervescent sensation of quenching a summer’s thirst, and is a subtle ode to the state’s first art critic—Gertrude Langer—and her penchant for describing…

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. • Prizes: – Euro 3000,00 money prize to the first selected – Euro 1000,00 money prize to the second…

The annual Side Gallery end-of-year show is titled ‘Burn’ for the 2022 iteration, which will run from December 1 – 10. We are seeking expressions of interest and submissions in various media before November 15. As always, the exhibition is a “smalls” work collection, restricting the size of work to…

Are you interested in broadening your arts practice? Undertake a mentorship as Project Curator for Helpmann Academy 2023 Graduate Exhibition. The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition has an established reputation as the showcase exhibition of South Australia’s best emerging artists and shines a spotlight on the top emerging artists from Flinders…

David Humphrey is a New York artist who has maintained a forty-year commitment to making formally inventive, psycho-socially engaged paintings. Over this time he has continued to transform images from the public realm into imaginative hybrids of the social and eccentrically individual, the historic and vividly contemporary. His work celebrates…

Mudgee Arts Precinct is delighted to present its inaugural Portrait Prize with $17,500 in prizes to be won. MAP Portrait Prize is open to submissions in all media to artists at any level of their artistic practice – from beginners right through to arts professionals – encouraged to enter. The…

The National Regional Arts Fellowship Program is a strategic project, supported by the Regional Arts Fund and managed by Regional Arts Australia. The Fellowships Program is an investment in the development of artistic and creative practice. The program is contemporary, flexible and relevant to artists practicing, working and living in…

abbe (artists books brisbane event) is welcoming applications from artists/designers for the abbe 2022 print culture fiesta. The fiesta will feature artists / designers / small publishers who are invited to apply for a table at the event. All applications will be considered in the context of creative print cultures…

Waverley Woollahra Art School’s 9×5 Landscape Prize is now in its 7th year and continues to attract artists wishing to explore the tradition of Australia’s Impressionists. Entry in the 9×5 Landscape Prize may be paintings in any medium, including oil, acrylic or watercolour on a 9×5 plywood board, supplied free…

Artists are invited to submit a work in any medium with a Major Prize of $8,000. A non-acquisitive award that engages with and responds to the Halloran Collection: Science & the Sea at the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum & Gallery. The Collection is internationally significant and contains a diverse range of scientific and…

Calling All Emerging Artists and Students: Museum of Brisbane Wants You MoB is looking for emerging talent for a professional development summer internship programMuseum of Brisbane’s objective as an organisation that cultivates and supports the arts has been bolstered by securing $300,000 in RISE funding. The RISE Fund was established…