Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 2026
The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 2026, administered by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, is now accepting applications from emerging Australian artists aged 20 to 30 with an…
Common Ground
Our Space Brisbane is inviting emerging and established artists to submit work for Common Ground, a three-day exhibition celebrating the studio’s fourth birthday. Open to artists working across ceramics, 2D…
Audrey Gibbs Art Prize
Entries are now open for the Audrey Gibbs Art Prize 2026, presented by the Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS). The annual prize celebrates genre painting and drawing, honouring the legacy…
UniSQ Biennial Art Award 2026
Entries are now open for the UniSQ Biennial Art Award 2026, a national acquisitive art prize celebrating outstanding contemporary Australian art. Launched in 2024, the biennial award has quickly established…
Portia Geach Memorial Award 2026
Entries are now open for the Portia Geach Memorial Award 2026, Australia’s most prestigious portrait prize for women artists. Presented annually by the S.H. Ervin Gallery, the $30,000 non-acquisitive award…
Urunga Small Sculpture Prize
Entries are now open for the Urunga Small Sculpture Prize 2026, a national sculpture award presented by Art Space Urunga. Established in 2018, the prize celebrates original small-scale sculpture and…
Calleen Art Award 2026
Entries are now open for the Calleen Art Award 2026, one of Australia’s longest-running acquisitive painting prizes. Established in 1977, the annual award celebrates originality, creativity and excellence in contemporary…
LOOKOUT @ QUT Art Museum
QUT Art Museum is inviting applications for LOOKOUT, an exhibition program showcasing the research and creative practice of QUT students. Open to projects across visual art, design, research and interdisciplinary…
Korean Cultural Centre Australia
The Korean Cultural Centre Australia (KCCAU) is inviting applications for its 2026–27 Exhibition Program, supporting contemporary visual arts projects that foster cultural exchange between Australia and Korea. Selected exhibitions will…
Mosman Art Prize 2026
Entries are now open for the 2026 Mosman Art Prize, Australia’s premier open painting prize and one of the nation’s longest-running acquisitive art awards. Established in 1947, the Mosman Art…
Clunes Ceramic Award 2026
Entries are now open for the Clunes Ceramic Award 2026, a prestigious biennial national award celebrating excellence and innovation in contemporary ceramics. First held in 2009, the award has become…
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026
Entries are now open for the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026, one of the world’s leading international awards celebrating excellence in representational visual arts. Now in its ninth year, the…
Evelyn Chapman Art Award 2026
Entries are now open for the Evelyn Chapman Art Award 2026, a prestigious biennial award supporting the professional development of emerging Australian painters. Presented by the S.H. Ervin Gallery, the…
Prisma Art Prize: 20th Edition
Prisma Art Prize has opened submissions for its 20th edition, inviting painters, illustrators, printmakers and traditional 2D artists from around the world to apply. Based in Rome, the international award…
2026 Banyule Award for Works on Paper
Entries are now open for the 2026 Banyule Award for Works on Paper, a prestigious national acquisitive art prize presented by Banyule City Council. Awarded biennially, the prize celebrates outstanding…
Trades Hall Art Prize
The Victorian Trades Hall Council is inviting artists from across Australia to enter the Trades Hall Art Prize 2026, a national exhibition exploring the legacy of one of the world’s…
Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong
Applications are now open for Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong 2027, one of regional Australia’s leading outdoor sculpture exhibitions. Presented by Wollongong City Council, the biennial exhibition transforms the Wollongong…
Basil Sellers Art Prize
Entries are now open for the 2026 Basil Sellers Art Prize, a major national acquisitive art prize presented by The Bas in Moruya, NSW. Celebrating excellence in traditional 2D practice,…
Southern Ocean Art Prize
Entries are now open for the Southern Ocean Art Prize 2026, inviting artists from across Australia to submit work in any medium for this non-acquisitive national art prize. The open…
BigCi Environmental Awards 2026
Applications are now open for the BigCi Environmental Awards 2026, inviting Australian and international artists working across visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, filmmaking and curatorial practice to…
Burnie Print Prize 2027
Entries are now open for the Burnie Print Prize 2027, one of Australia’s leading national printmaking awards, celebrating excellence, innovation and technical skill in contemporary print practice. Presented by Burnie…
Bindi Digital Art Prize
Entries are now open for the Bindi Digital Art Prize 2026, a national art prize celebrating digital and moving image practice by artists of all abilities across Australia. Presented by…
Fisher's Ghost Art Award
Entries are now open for the 2026 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, one of Australia’s longest-running and most prestigious regional art awards, presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre. Now in its 64th…
Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio Residency
Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio welcomes applications for its ongoing artist residency program, offering self-funded residencies of up to three months in one of Japan’s leading public art centres. Located within…
Metropolitan Fukujusou Artist Residency
Applications are open for the Metropolitan Fukujusou Artist Residency, a Kyoto-based international residency offering artists the opportunity to live and work within a 200-year-old traditional Kyo-Machiya townhouse. Designed for artists…
Ongoing AIR
Art Center Ongoing is inviting applications for its Ongoing AIR residency program, a two-month international residency based in Kichijoji, Tokyo. Open to artists and curators from Japan and overseas, the…
Drawing Festival
The Drawing Festival returns to Queensland Art Gallery for a weekend of creativity, exploration and fun, featuring more than 50 free events across two days. Expanded in 2026 due to…
trenarren HOUSE Artist Residency
Applications are open for the 2025/2026 trenarren HOUSE Residency Season, inviting artists from all creative disciplines to immerse themselves in a unique rural residency centred on the theme Community. Located…
L’AiR Arts International Arts Research Residency
Applications are open for the L’AiR Arts International Arts Research Residency, offering artists and cultural practitioners the opportunity to live and work in the historic Atelier 11 Cité Falguière in…
Mudhouse Residency
The Mudhouse Residency invites visual artists, writers, musicians and performers to undertake a two-week creative residency on the island of Crete, Greece, surrounded by the historic mountain village of Agios…
Venuvana Artist Residency
The Venuvana Artist Residency, presented by ABARI, invites artists, architects, writers and interdisciplinary practitioners to immerse themselves in the landscapes of Nepal through nature-based creative research and making. Hosted on…
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…
John Leslie Art Prize 2026
Entries are now open for the John Leslie Art Prize 2026, one of Australia’s most established landscape painting awards. First presented in 2000 and named after John Leslie OBE, the…
E.SUN International Art Prize
Black Door Gallery invites painters to apply for the E.SUN International Art Prize, a global painting award established by E.SUN Bank in Taiwan, offering a total prize pool of approximately…
Redland Art Awards 2026
The Redland Art Awards is a biennial contemporary painting competition open to Australian citizens and permanent residents aged 18 and over. The award celebrates innovation and excellence in painting, with…
Paddo Sculpture Prize
The Paddington Art Prize introduces the inaugural Paddo Sculpture Prize, a national, non-acquisitive award offering $10,000 for a 3D free-standing sculpture inspired by the Australian landscape. Open to artists across…
Outer Space Exhibition Call Out
Deadline:
Deadline:
21 April
Outer Space is delighted to announce its 2022 exhibition callout. From June 2022 to March 2023, Outer Space will present solo and group exhibitions at our gallery in the Judith Wright Arts Centre selected from the callout, in addition to projects by invitation. While Outer Space is committed to supporting…
Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award
Deadline:
Deadline:
6 May
With a first prize of $20 000, the Lethbridge Art Award is open to national and international artists for small-scale artworks. Entrants may submit 2D or 3D artworks up to 61cm (24 inches) in height, width or depth. The Judging is based on three equally evaluated criteria of creativity, originality…
Milburn Art Prize
Deadline:
Deadline:
1 April
The 2022 Milburn Art Prize reflects the evolving nature and aims of the Brisbane Institute of Art (BIA) to honour Paul Milburn, a much loved and respected tutor who began teaching in 1989 at BIA until his death in 2011. Accepted media for ‘Landscape as a space of creative discovery’…
Craft ACT: Exhibition Call Out
Deadline:
Deadline:
31 March
Craft ACT: Craft + Design Centre invites craftspeople, designers, makers and curators at all levels of experience and across a variety of mediums to propose new exhibitions for the 2023 artistic program. “As a 50-year-old membership organisation, our foundation is built on collaborating with artists to curate an extraordinary artistic…
Environmental Art & Design Prize
Deadline:
Deadline:
11 May
Artists and designers, Australia-wide, be a part of the conversation around our environment and share your innovative ideas for the future. Open to painting, photography, digital media, ceramics, functional and textile design and more, the Environmental Art & Design Prize is an annual non acquisitive award with nine categories and…
Tartu 2024
Deadline:
Deadline:
3 April
Tartu in Estonia will be European Capital of Culture in 2024. A call for proposals aims to support the implementation of international cultural projects interpreting the concept of the Arts of Survival of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 in the years 2023–2024. In the call for proposals, cultural projects will…
Alpine Fellowship
Deadline:
Deadline:
1 April
In 2022, the Alpine Fellowship offers five prizes in the fields of academic writing, theatre, visual art, poetry, and writing. The theme of the Alpine Fellowship 2022 is Freedom. The language of freedom fires rebellions even as it inspires institutions designed to build and preserve. Freedom announces obligations and binds us to promises…
Funded Masterclass: 360 Video Projection
Deadline:
20220427
This five-day intensive masterclass will enable artists to experiment with projected imagery in the Cube at the Multi-Arts Pavilion, mima (MAP mima). The Cube is a 360-degree projection canvas powered by Resolume with eight fixed projectors and an additional projector that is currently mapped to the floor. During the masterclass, artists will learn how…
Wyndham Art Prize
Deadline:
Deadline:
1 April
As an annual contemporary art prize known for its scale and inclusivity, Wyndham Art Prize attracts entries from some of the best artists across Australia and offers opportunities for local and emerging artists as well. The 2021 Wyndham Art Prize attracted the highest number entries, totalling over 300 works, of…
Bay of Fires Art Prize
Deadline:
Deadline:
18 April
2022 marks the 10th year the Prize has been held. This year’s theme is larrertenner and wurrawina – Light and Shadow Call for entries close on 18 April 2022 More Information Art work in image by Bryon Beggs
YICCA 2022
Deadline:
13th April, 2022
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…
International Relations Grants Programme with Japan and Korea
Deadline:
20220511
Call for individuals and organisations interested in exchanges between Australia–Korea and Australia–Japan to apply for the Australian government’s International Relations Grants Programme (IRGP) 2022–23. IRGP grants support professional, community and institutional linkages between Australia and its partners on contemporary issues. There are a number of foundations, institutes and councils working between…
CIAF Fashion
Deadline:
1st April, 2022
The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair invites you to apply to be a part of CIAF’s Fashion Performance. Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now being called for Queensland’s Indigenous Fashion Designers, Art Centre’s and Artists working in wearable art to showcase their collections in this year’s performance, Masters of Country- “An…
the churchie emerging art prize
Deadline:
11th April, 2022
Now in its 35th year, and fourth year at Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art, the churchie emerging art prize is recognised as an important leg-up, identifying and profiling emerging artists on a national stage. Since 1987 the prize has platformed multiple generations of artists, many of whom have gone on to be leading…
North Queensland Ceramic Awards
Deadline:
15th April, 2022
The Ceramic Awards is a showcase for both well-known and emerging artists and has a major acquisitive prize of $10,000. Apply now Image:Mahala HILL, Armoured Mist Frog 2020. Bone china, porcelain, stoneware, volcanic glaze. Major acquisitive prize winner of the City of Townsville Art Collection Award, 2020 Biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards,…
Introduction to NFTs: Digital Art
Deadline:
27th April, 1:00pm
Artists of all levels are invited to learn more about exactly what NFTs are and the income opportunities for creatives. This microlearning webinar will cover the basics of NFTs in the Crypto world —and how you can create your own NFTs using a cryptocurrency platform. This short course will review…
Harden-Murrumburrah Landscape Painting
Deadline:
31st March, 2022
The Harden-Murrumburrah Landscape Painting Prize in its inaugural year is calling for entries from emerging and established artists throughout Australia. The winning work the judges select will be awarded an acquisitive prize of $10,000. The prize is the initiative of the Bendigo Community Bank Harden-Murrumburrah with the aim of stimulating the local…
Gallipoli Art Prize
Deadline:
16th March, 2022
The Gallipoli Art Prize Organising Committee annually invites any eligible artist to submit a painting for the Gallipoli Art Prize, which will be administered by the Gallipoli Memorial Club Limited (the “Club”) and under the control of the Gallipoli Art Prize Organizing Committee. Prize money of $20,000 is awarded to the artist of the…
NEW LIGHT 2022
Deadline:
3rd March, 2022
New Light 2022 will showcase experimental and diverse moving image works by First Nations artists. Through a national call out, New Light will feature selected work by First Nations artists, exploring compelling and complex concepts. The commissioned artworks will be displayed on the media screens at the entrance to the…
Webinar: Guidelines for Working Collaboratively with First Nations Creatives
Deadline:
20220407
Aunty Nicole Williams is a determined educator and Imagineer with over 30 years of experience. Her family, cultural and social history has ensured a relentless commitment to creating a more informed community that embraces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ significant, ongoing historical and cultural connections to place and space.…
Individuals Fund
Deadline:
14th March, 2022
The Individuals Fund is for individual artists and cultural workers (emerging and established) to participate in transformational professional and career development opportunities. Objectives Propel careers to the next level of professionalism Fast track development of talent and leadership Develop new markets and new audiences for new work Offer significant and inspirational opportunities…
The Moreton Bay Region Art Prize 2022
Deadline:
10th March, 2022
The Moreton Bay Region Art Prize is an annual exhibition and prize that builds on the strong foundation and legacy of the Moreton Bay Region Art Awards, to support and celebrate local artists. Entry is free and open to local residents and/or First Nations people who identify as Kabi Kabi,…
Poetry workshop with Naavikaran
Deadline:
5th February, 2022
Are you an aspiring or emerging writer with a passion for social change? You are invited to share your honest and authentic stories and feel the power of shared storytelling with writer, artist and all-round goddess Naavikaran, as part of her residency at MoB. This poetry workshop will examine ideas…
Mobile Sonic Devices and the History of Listening
Deadline:
20230121
Join sound artist Sascha Brosamer (visiting from Berlin) and get hands on with the history of mobile sound devices. Explore how listening has changed, from the gramophone listening culture in Parisian parks during the 1920s to the boombox and smartphone 100 years later. During the workshop we will: ** experiment…
Slovenia | AIR Celeia Curator Residency Call
Deadline:
16th February, 2022
The Center for Contemporary Arts in Celje is publishing an open call for collaboration in the AIR Celeia 2022 programme, which will enable the selected curator to carry out an in-depth research of the visual art produced in Slovenia and to prepare a curatorial project that will be realised in the Center…
Beechworth Contemporary Art Award
Deadline:
28th January 2022
A new award open to all Australian artists offering all finalists $1,000.00 artist fee and and a chance to be awarded the first prize of $10,000.00. The first award of its kind, will be held within the streets, alleyways parks on and in the buildings of this unique heritage and…
Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition
Deadline:
1st February 2022
One of the world’s most unique sculpture exhibitions, where people have purchased exhibits from their car whilst stopped at traffic lights. Contemporary Sculpture is exhibited in the shop windows of Toorak Village, one of Australia’s most famous retail strips, is set to exhibit over one hundred pieces of work during…
Muswellbrook Art Prize
Deadline:
28th January 2022
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…
Open Cut Commission
Deadline:
14th February, 2022
In 2022, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery’s Open Cut Commission will award two (2) artists or collectives $10,000 to undertake field work in the Far West of NSW and develop a responsive project. The outcomes of the project will be included in the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery’s 2023 artistic…
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize
Deadline:
22nd February, 2022
Art and science collide as artists investigate the natural world around them. The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize commemorates the birth of the South Australian Museum’s first curator, Frederick George Waterhouse. This biennial prize provides an opportunity for artists to investigate the world around them and present their perspectives on…
The Alice Prize
Deadline:
13th February, 2022
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. Held in Alice Springs biennially at the Araluen Arts Centre, the Alice Prize is coordinated by the Alice Springs Art Foundation, a voluntary not-for-profit…
Lord Mayor's Creative Fellowships
Deadline:
31st January, 2022
The Lord Mayor’s Creative Fellowships support Brisbane artists, arts workers, cultural workers or creative producers wishing to develop and expand their careers in the arts and cultural sector by participating in: skills development masterclasses/workshops art residencies attendance at conferences short course training mentorships structured learning experiences. Funding The Lord Mayor’s Creative…
Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize
Deadline:
11th February, 2022
Now in its 7th year, the Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize for painting is calling for entries from Australian artists. Designed to attract both emerging and established artists, the winning work selected by the judging panel is awarded an acquisitive prize of $15,000. Judges Dr David Sequeira, Director, Margaret Lawrence Gallery,…
The Percivals
Deadline:
4th February, 2022
Are you a current or emerging artist, an arts graduate, a photographer, or someone who is immersed in the arts sector? The Percivals is a prestigious visual arts competition offering more than $50,000 in prize monies. Percival Portrait Painting Prize Major acquisitive prize – $40,000 Percival Photographic Portrait Prize Major…
Women's Art Prize
Deadline:
23rd February, 2022
Entries to Australia’s highest value art prize for women are now open and close on 23 February 2022, midday Daylight Saving Time Eastern Australia. Opening Night is 13 May 2022. There are three prize categories: Professional Artist ($35,000), Emerging Artist ($5,000) and Indigenous Emerging Artist ($5,000). There is also a…
2022 ANAT Synapse Residencies
Deadline:
16th February, 2022
ANAT is calling for applications from artists and scientists for our prestigious Synapse Residency program, which, since 2004, has enabled research collaborations between more than 100 artists and scientists. ANAT Synapse brings artists and researchers together in partnerships that generate new knowledge, ideas and processes beneficial to both fields. A…







































































