Established in 1947, the Mosman Art Prize is Australia’s oldest and most prestigious local government art award. It was founded by the artist, architect and arts advocate, Alderman Allan Gamble, at a time when only a small handful of art prizes were in existence in Australia and the community had…

The annual Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) run by not-for-profit Flying Arts Alliance return for 2022 offering over $40,000 in prizes and awards for artists in Queensland’s rural and remote communities. The Queensland Regional Art Awards has been a familiar highlight on the regional arts calendar for over ten years,…

The Hornsby Art Prize (HAP) returns in 2022 for its 11th edition. HAP is calling all artists living in Australia. There are 5 categories: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Digital art stills, 3D works. All art works must be original, have been produced within the last 2 years (2020 and 2022) and…

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 the highest artistic merit, ‘…for the best portrait painted from life of some man or woman…

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Art Prize is a popular and esteemed regional art competition, attracting artists from far and wide. This annual event has been running for over 30 years and has become an important occasion in the Western Australian arts calendar. Art Prize provides a wonderful platform for artists…

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…

Entries are open to artists for the 2022 Whitsundays Art Prize Exhibition, a highlight of the Whitsundays Arts Festival. In its second year, the Art Prize Exhibition will be held at the Coral Sea Marina Resort, at the heart of Airlie Beach in September. The 2022 judging panel is led…

Uncover the PRIDE in Queensland’s LGBTIQA+ histories and communities with State Library’s $15,000 inaugural Rainbow Research fellowship. Use the John Oxley Library and State Library collections and resources, to research, explore and create new knowledge about Queensland’s LGBTIQA+ history and communities. You’ll receive a stipend of $15,000, a personal workspace within the…

Join Queensland conceptual artist Sebastian Moody and compete in a fast-paced Fluxus style art making contest. Equal parts Squid Games, speed dating, Iron Chef, and Arte Povera, ‘Studio Stadium’ will test your lateral thinking as you battle for glory against your fellow participants. About the Artist: Sebastian Moody is an…

PhotoAccess and Plumwood Mountain are delighted to launch the Forest Stories artist residency program. This program supports one photographic artist, or artist duo, to explore possibilities for creating visual narratives that respond to Plumwood Mountain, a unique conservation property located in the dense temperate rainforest to the south-east of Braidwood,…

Sculpture on the Edge is Arts Connect Inc’s annual sculpture competition held in the stunning Sunshine Coast Hinterland. In 2022 the competition will be hosted at Flaxton Gardens,  with views looking out over the Glasshouse mountains toward the coastline. The competition will include indoor and outdoor sculptures across a variety…

In this workshop, you will create your own textile work to take home using the punch needle tufting technique. Natalya will lead participants through some of the techniques and processes she has employed to create custom textile works in The Interior. Participants will design their own motif to tuft, extracting imagery…

Artist Cost Contribution is available for Australian Artists exhibiting at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2023. Australian artists at all career stages are encouraged to apply for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2023. All types, forms and sizes of sculpture, in all materials, are eligible for entry. With thanks to the Federal Government RISE…

Call for entries is now open for the Basil Sellers Art Prize, a biennial competition celebrating classic artistic excellence in 2D artworks and offers a prize pool of over $30,000. The art prize champions artists working in traditional mediums of painting, drawing or unique state printmaking. Housed in the Basil…

Inaugurated in 2000, the Prize is named after John Leslie OBE (1919—2016), Patron of the Gippsland Art Gallery. The continuation of the Prize is made possible by the generous ongoing support of the John Leslie Foundation, and 2022 marks its 12th iteration. Prizes include the John Leslie $20,000 Acquisitive Prize…

The Perth Centre for Photography invites all photographic artists to enter the 2022 CLIP Award. The CLIP Award is the Perth Centre for Photography’s biennial award for contemporary urban, natural, and conceptual landscape photography. CLIP celebrates new international photography, that exemplifies excellence and intrigue. Selected works will be critically engaging,…

Join exhibiting artist Laith McGregor for a floor talk and collage workshop reflecting on his installation artwork Some Days, featured in the After Fairweather exhibition. Spend time making while you hear about the inspiration behind the creation of Laith’s artworks. Laith McGregor has explored both real and fictional identities throughout his two-decade…

Join  a live art experience with local artist Aaron Butt as he creates a new portrait artwork inspired by the famous Bribie Island artist, Ian Fairweather. Learn more from Aaron as he paints about the influence Ian Fairweather has had on his art practice. Aaron Butt is an exhibiting artist…

World Science Festival Brisbane (WSFB) invites expressions of interest to participate in Curiocity Brisbane 2023, an annual temporary public art event. Artists can submit ideas for artworks that celebrate the interconnectivity of art and science. The festival is seeking a diverse array of artworks varying in scale, budget and type…

Clayton Utz is proud to support the Arts through the Clayton Utz Art Award. The Award offers a $20,000 winner’s prize and exhibition space for the finalists and is awarded to an outstanding artwork by a Queensland-based artist, or an artist with a strong connection to Queensland. We are looking forward…

Logan Art Gallery Pop Up current exhibitions: Adult workshop program. Logan Art Gallery and Southside Upcycling Stitchers Collective artists are excited to offer a series of workshops which highlight the joy and creative possibilities to be found by giving unused and unwanted objects and materials a new lease on life.…

Want to be a part of something exceptional?   Applications are now open for State Library’s research fellowships and awards totalling $85,000 as part of the Queensland Memory Awards.  Use State Library’s vast resources to uncover and share your stories of Queensland’s limitless history. Australian researchers and creatives from all walks…

INSIGHT Professional Development Workshop Series delivers five cross-disciplinary practice-led workshops by some of Queensland’s leading arts professionals to Sunshine Coast based contemporary artists. IN | artist run initiative x The Old Lock Up are proud to host Hamish Sawyer, Louise R Mayhew, Kellie O’Dempsey, Daniele Constance x Aha Ensemble, and…

Sharpen your sketching skills and make new friends as we combine art and local history at the monthly still life social. Featuring eclectic collection pieces for your inspiration, you’re invited to capture a new display each month. Light refreshments available – Bookings required Image credit: Photo by cottonbro from Pexels.

The annual Samstag Scholarships enable Australian artists to develop their artistic capacities and skills through a dedicated period of practice-based learning in an international learning institution. The scholarship provides each artist with institutional fees for one academic year of study and a US$50,000 tax free allowance and covers travel expenses…

With a prize pool of more than $45,000, this competition aims to ignite the passion and courage of artists across the country, many of whom lost the opportunity to display and sell their work during 2020-2021 with its devastating impact on the arts sector. The annual National Capital Art Prize…

This is a reciprocal partnership program supporting regional NSW and regional QLD artists to exhibit at both Firstdraft (Sydney) and Metro Arts (Brisbane). Across two years, this program supports two projects, one by regional NSW artists and one by regional QLD artists to be presented at both Firstdraft and Metro…

The Brisbane Portrait Prize celebrates the city of Brisbane and its people. We are inviting all artists with a connection to Brisbane to join us and be a part of this unique cultural prize. All entrants will be eligible for the $50,000 Lord Mayor’s Award which is supported by Brisbane…

Join Outer Space studio artist Holly Anderson for a 1.5 hour drawing workshop hosted in the Outer Space Gallery. In this session, you’ll learn techniques for capturing light, reflections and movement in your drawings and observe the surprising ways these phenomena flatten and skew our perceptual worlds. Before the large…

Join our online workshop with award-winning artist Samantha Messias and VAA artist mentor Karen van Hoey Smith. This session is for artists of all levels who would like to understand how to find their ideal art buyer to create multiple streams of income.  Once artists start to understand who is their ideal customer…

The BBA Photography Prize awards international photographers irrespective of their background with several Prizes incl. a solo show, cash prizes & more. The competition includes two exhibitions – one at Berlin Photo Week in September and one at Kühlhaus Berlin in October. Berlin Photo Week is a prestigious community event and…

In this session, Outer Space studio artist Dhana Merritt will present you with an introduction to naturopathy practice, the benefits of naturopathy, and how tea drinking can influence your well-being. Dhana’s project DM Teahouse is an ongoing marrying of her artistic practice and work as a healthcare practitioner. After learning…

The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is calling for applications from artists and researchers from all around the world for their residency programme. The Singapore-based, fully funded studio residencies will take place within a period of one to six months, between July 2023 and December 2024. SAM Residencies is a museum-run programme committed to supporting…

PhotoAccess now invites artists and curators at all stages of their careers to propose exhibitions of contemporary photo-based art for the 2023 Huw Davies Gallery season. This is an opportunity to showcase your work in a professional gallery with an established local and national profile, engaged audiences and a dynamic…

The aim of the prize is to celebrate the amazing world of printmaking by showcasing traditional and digital techniques from established and emerging printmakers as well as cross-disciplinary artists exploring print media. 30 Finalists will be selected (15 works from each of two categories: Traditional Print and Digital Print) for…

Mosman Art Gallery is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the 2022 Mosman Art Prize. Established in 1947 it is the oldest Municipal Art Prize in Australia. This national acquisitive painting prize is valued at $50,000 with an additional four awards on offer, including an Emerging Artists’…