The International FiKVA Award for painters 2022 is a global online competition, open to all artists age 18 or older, worldwide. Enter the paintings produced the last two years you are most proud of and you could win up to €5000 in cash and other prizes. The FiKVA Award welcomes entries in all genres:…

AiRSpace is our new name for the Southern Midlands Artist in Residence program. Formerly located in the old Oatlands Gaoler’s Residence, our A-i-R program has a new home at 79 High Street Oatlands, Tasmania. Oatlands is one of the most iconic heritage town in Tasmania and located roughly halfway between…

We are offering artist grants in the amount of $3,500 (2 available) and $1,000 (4 available) to artists worldwide working in all media. In total, 6 artists will receive unrestricted cash grants. Submissions will be juried by: — Jody Graf, Assistant Curator, MoMA PS1 — Pamela Meadows, Curator, Boulder Museum…

Have you ever looked at an artwork and thought ‘I just don’t get it’? Or had a tricky time understanding why an artwork makes you feel, or not feel, a certain way? Come along to Caboolture Regional Art Gallery and DIG into contemporary art to find out more about the…

Early career artists are invited to learn more about how to write a powerful artist statement to attract income opportunities. About this event This micro-learning webinar will be hosted by Rosalind Davis, who is an artist, Curator, Royal College of Art (RCA) graduate, and author of ‘What They Didn’t Teach You in Art School.’…

What is it like to face a beast? Can everybody see monsters? … Or are they invisible just to your eye? You have the answer and we want to know. Join artist and sculptor, Mark du Potiers, for a free and fun workshop combining colour, construction, and pathways to good…

Il Varco is proud to host the 10th edition of Prisma Art Prize, in partnership with Biafarin, ArtRights, Artuu and Vivivacolors, Atelier Montez and ArtUp a quarterly art contest with €2000 yearly cash prize, more than €3000 in service prizes and the possibility to be exhibited at Contemporary Cluster gallery…

This annual acquisitive award and exhibition is in its twelfth year and organised by the Art Collection and Galleries Unit at Deakin University. One outstanding entry will be awarded $10 000 and will become part of the Deakin University Art Collection. Entry to the Deakin University Contemporary Sculpture Award is…

The Lumen Prize celebrates the very best art created with technology through a global competition. Now in its 11th year, it has distributed more than US$100,000 in prize money and created opportunities with partners worldwide for artists who have been longlisted, shortlisted or won Lumen Awards.

Visions in the Nunnery is the Nunnery Gallery’s renowned showcase of moving image, digital and performance art. The biennial open call is an opportunity to be part of one of the most varied and exciting presentations of moving image in London. Each year we invite lead artists, celebrated for their…

The Lester Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious art prizes which puts both artists and the community front-and-centre. We’re on the hunt once again for the country’s most talented portrait painters. Help us celebrate the art of portraiture – submit your work for the chance to win a share…

Between November and December 2022, Kyber Theatre organises in Cagliari (Italy) the 9th Edition of theInternational Theatre, Art and New Technologies Festival called “The Wonders of Possible” LMDP Festival is the first of this kind in the whole Italy. Its aim is to promote the interrelation between artistic and technological…

Entries are now open for the 20th anniversary of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award, presenting the best of contemporary Australian photography at HOTA, Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast. As the richest prize for photography in Queensland, the $25,000 acquisitive award is open to artists…

Rupert is calling for local and international cultural practitioners and thinkers (artists, writers, curators, researchers, managers and academics) for their 2023 residency programme in Vilnius, Lithuania. A residency can run from 1 to 3 months (between January and December 2023) and is intended to develop individual or collaborative projects, reflections and research…

The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM) is calling for contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals to apply for the travel grant to attend CIMAM’s 2022 Annual Conference. The conferences is titled The Attentive Museum Permeable Practices for a Common Ground and it takes place in Mallorca, the…

The Tamworth Textile Triennial showcases the best of textile art from across the country, attracting wide audiences and critical review. Tamworth Regional Gallery is seeking artists to work with curator Dr Carol McGregor to respond to this moment in time and bring the fifth Triennial to life. The 5th Tamworth…

Join artist Mick Richards for a masterclass on portrait photography. Drawing on his extensive experience in portraiture through his art practice and commercial work, Richards will guide you through the steps of a professional portrait photoshoot. Learn budget hacks to create your own DIY photo studio on the job and…

Grafton Regional Gallery is delighted to announce that entries are now open to all artists residing in Australia aged 16 years and over for the 2022 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA) Commencing in 1988, this historical, biennial art prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious regional drawing awards, which seeks…

Verge Gallery is currently seeking expressions of interest to participate in our 2023/24 artistic program. The call-out for EOIs is for applicants who wish to participate in our exhibition program and/or public programs at Verge Gallery. Verge warmly accepts applications from all artists, curators, writers and creative producers. Applicants are…

A mainstay on the Brisbane art calendar and major Queensland Mental Health Week event, the Recovered Futures Art Exhibition showcases the talents of artists with a lived experience of mental illness while raising awareness of mental health, recovery and wellbeing. Artists with a lived experience of mental illness interested in…

Bundanon’s multi-disciplinary residency program is the largest in Australia, offering a unique location in which artists can conceive and develop new work and ideas. Each year, hundreds of artists travel to the Shoalhaven to participate in Bundanon’s annual Artist in Residence program. Supporting contemporary arts practice was central to Arthur…

Attracting thousands of visitors to its showcase exhibition and featuring hundreds of artworks from artists from all across Australia and beyond, the Fifty Squared Art Prize is Australia’s largest open call art prize for 2D artworks measuring 50x50cm or less. All levels of experience welcome, all themes, styles and 2D…

Join artist and naturopath Dhana Merritt for a special scent making workshop to make your own personalised scented body cream using essential oils. The Brisbane-based multidisciplinary artist was engaged to create the scent embedded in Jenn Nkiru’s installation ‘REBIRTH IS NECESSARY’. Hear from Merritt about the process of making this…

Join QCA’s Professor Ross Woodrow, master printer David Jones and Gwenn Tasker for a unique opportunity to view original etchings by Rembrandt and a discussion about Rembrandt’s etching techniques. A demonstration of etching will follow in the QCA Print Studio with Turnbull Fellow David Jones. Printmaking at QCA is grounded…

The Paul Guest Prize is an award and exhibition held biennially that highlights contemporary drawing practice in Australia. The Prize was initiated by former Family Court Judge and Olympic rower, The Honourable Paul Guest OAM QC and encourages artists from across Australia to engage with the important medium of drawing…

K-Lab calls for applications from professional, international artists to make site-specific land art projects in Kjerringøy, Northern Norway. The six to eight artists will be selected to plan and develop a site-specific work of art to be presented as part of the 9th Kjerringøy Land Art Biennale, during the European Capital of…

The Boynes Emerging Artist Award is an international, independent artist run online award. We provide a platform for talented artists worldwide to showcase and get rewarded for their incredible works. Emerging artists worldwide are welcome to submit all visual 2D & 3D mediums ie Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media and…

Remagine Art Prize has a focus on sustainability and the environment. There is $11,000 in total prize money to be won and is open to digital art – stills, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, painting, drawing and printmaking. This year’s theme ‘Planet Earth: The future is Circular’ relates to the reduction…

Established under the patronage of acclaimed artist Dr Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher (Thainakuith), the acquisitive prize attracts ceramic works from Indigenous artists across Australia and builds on SAM’s significant holdings of Indigenous ceramics. Presented on Yorta Yorta Country, this Award provides a national platform to share personal, historical and deep cultural…

Artist submissions are now being accepted for The Doyles Art Award (previously the d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards). The Doyles exhibition is held in Mudgeeraba (Gold Coast) from 22nd June to 3rd July. Major art prize of $10,000 for the landscape winner, with minor prizes for figurative, still life, people’s choice…

Churchill Fellowships offer everyday Australians the life-changing opportunity to explore international best practice and innovation in a field of their choosing. This non-academic program is open to people from diverse walks of life. No specific qualifications are needed to apply. Recipients will receive an average of $28,000 and Trust support…

This leading multidisciplinary program is unique to Western Australia, offering a supportive environment in a regional setting for creatives to conceive and develop new works and ideas. The residency focuses on site-specific projects and is open to Western Australian professional creatives of all disciplines, both early and established within their…

Celebrated artist Shannon Novak aims to use his socially engaged and collaborative practice to build spaces that acknowledge, celebrate, and support diversity and inclusion. In this webinar, Shannon Novak will discuss the importance of LGBTQI+ friendly spaces in schools and what tools visual art can offer to create a welcoming…

Now in its 13th year, Arquetopia Foundation is a multiple award-winning nonprofit arts and cultural foundation with a social scope that is internationally established on three continents. Our mission emphasizes critical thinking, a commitment to reciprocity, and a sense of ethics at the core of all artistic practices. Our customized,…

Join renowned Australian contemporary artist Deborah Kelly for an exciting two-day Masterclass that explores collage, collaborative art making and participatory art practices. Fresh from her recent inclusion in The National at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; APT10 at QAGOMA; and exhibitions at Lismore Regional Gallery and Griffith University Art Museum, Deborah…

Sunshine Coast Council is calling for entries from artists across the nation for the acquisitive Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2022, one of the most prestigious regional 2D art prizes in Australia. This visual arts award is a showcase for outstanding contemporary 2D arts practice in Australia and offers an enticing…