Find your editorial voice with writer and curator, Alex Holt. In this workshop we’ll provide techniques for analysing art and take you through the process of structuring an argument to communicate your perspectives in a critical review-style essay. With your new skills you will be equipped to write informative, art-criticism…

Since its inception in 1987, the prize has sought to identify and profile the next generation of contemporary artists from across Australia. Offering a total prize pool of $25,000 the overall winner receives a non-acquisitive $15,000 cash prize—donated by long-standing sponsor of ‘the churchie’, BSPN Architecture. Call Out 10 May–20…

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Art Prize is a popular and esteemed regional art competition, attracting artists from far and wide. Registrations are now open for the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Art Prize 2021. The City is excited by the theme this year which is Identity: Individuality in a Modern World. Open…

Now in its twelfth 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, professional International Artist-in-Residence Programs are among the largest and…

Registrations are now open for Artists with a lived experience of mental illness to enter the 2021 Recovered Futures Art Exhibition. Entries are also extended to Artists who are family members or carers, or provide voluntary support to someone with a lived experience of mental illness. Artists are invited to…

Between November and December 2021 in Cagliari at the Spazio DOMOSC – Open Scena Concept, the eighth edition of the International Festival of Theater Art and New Technologies “The Wonders of the Possible” will be held. The LMDP Festival supports the development and experimentation of new creative, theatrical and artistic languages…

Lab.19 art contest, 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 the artworks in…

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to provide a platform for further professional development. The 2021 QRAA coincides with Flying Arts’ 50th year anniversary, half a century of…

Entries are now open for Hazelhurst’s biennial art prize, the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award. With prizes totalling $26,000 the Award showcases outstanding art created with, on or about paper. Artists compete for the $15 000 major award, the $5000 Young and Early Career Artist Award, the $5000 Friend’s of…

n partnership with the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, we are offering ‘The Governor’s Prize’ for the first time. The winner of this prestigious award will have their sculpture displayed in the grounds of Government House, amongst other works from high profile…

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2020 is the leading international competition, open to all, which celebrates and promotes the very best in contemporary portrait photography from around the world. Showcasing talented young photographers, gifted amateurs and established professionals, the competition, showcases a diverse range of images and tells the often fascinating…

What is The Lester Prize? It is not one point-of-view, one tone nor one hue. The Lester Prize exhibits all our traits—the heroic, the despicable, the humble, the deplorable, the principled and the fallen. When you look upon these portraits of others, you can’t help but see yourself reflected. The…

The Lumen Prize celebrates the very best art created with technology through a global competition. Since 2012, it has supported artists with more than US$90,000 in prize money and created paid opportunities worldwide for the artists who have been longlisted, shortlisted or won Lumen Awards. More Information Image: Søren Krag, Deux Mille…

The Rick Amor Drawing Award will be held at McClelland for the first time in 2021. McClelland is delighted to be showcasing the medium of drawing with this acquisitive award, thanks to the generous support of Rick Amor. Rick Amor was born in Frankston and has drawn and painted the…

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 August and one at Kühlhaus Berlin in October. Berlin Photo Week is a prestigious community event…

QG exhibiting artist and Queenscliff local, Graeme Peebles, is Australia’s leading mezzotint printmaker. Together, QG and Graeme Peebles established the Peebles Print Prize (PPP) in 2017, a prize aimed to be representative of the highest level of printmaking in Australia and solely focused on the intaglio technique. The success of the…

Woodcut workshop with Grey Hand Press! Grey Hand Press invites you to do away with traditional conventions and embrace something a little bit different. The focus of this session will be composing woodcuts with unconventional tools and printing techniques. Participants will be invited to work on independent small blocks and…

Lithography workshop with Grey Hand Press! Grey Hand Press invites you to do away with traditional conventions and embrace something a little bit different. The focus of this session will be working with polyester litho plates to compose, fragment, and re-combine images, mixing and matching with fellow participants. Prior print…

Dive into a six week intensive live drawing class. ‘Artists from the Attic’ presents six weeks of drawing the human body classes every Wednesday evening in May and first half of June 2021 at Woolloongabba Art Gallery instructed and inspired by Brisbane artist Maureen Hansen. More Information

Learn the art of screen printing The QCA Print studios have a world class range of equipment. In this event, they’re opening the doors of the Print Studios to visitors. This is your chance to view the facilities and meet their students. Students will show you how they use the…

Learn some new tricks with Brisbane Institute of Art workshops. Brisbane Institute of Art is inviting you to learn some new tricks with a huge selection of workshops and short courses. From wheel throwing, ceramic glazes, pop art painting, mono printing, charcoal drawing, acrylics and so much more, there’s something…

Learn how to make a Cyanotype Photography informs how we perceive the world, our understanding of self and the forming of public opinion. QCA’s photography studios embrace contemporary practice and the roots of photographic practice. Throughout BAD 2021, we welcome you to visit our Photography darkrooms to use the facilities. Here you…

The Portia Geach Memorial Award is Australia’s most prestigious art prize for portraiture by women artists. 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…

Learn traditional weaving techniques in this open studio! The CAIA studios are home to Griffith University’s Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art. In this workshop, guests are invited to visit the CAIA studios for an introduction to First Nations weaving techniques – you’ll also be able to take home what…

Innovate Grant is now accepting submissions for the Spring 2021 Cycle. Innovate Grant awards (2) $550.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition to receiving a grant award, winners will be featured and recognized on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and…

Redcliffe Art Gallery is excited to host a series of workshops with artisans from the Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (Queensland Chapter) to celebrate their current exhibition State of Shine. All materials provided. Re-wilding craft 29 March and 11 June | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | ages 15+…

Passepartout Photo Prize aims to support the development of talented photographers from all over the world by providing 1,000 euros in monetary awards every year, exhibition opportunities in a prestigious venue in the heart of Rome, Italy, publication opportunities and more. Among the jurors are the american photographer Richard Tuschman,…

APRIL  8 – PHOTO CAFÉ TALK – Mirrorless Camera System by Canon 10 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 11 – CYANOTYPE WORKSHOP 17 – BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES 21 – LSD WORKSHOP #1 – One light headshot setup 24 – EMBRACE LIGHT WORKSHOP MAY  5 – LSD WORKSHOP #2 – One Light Low-Key/Dramatic setup  8 – CYANOTYPE WORKSHOP 19 – LSD…

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity open to Australian visual artists to complete a year-long placement in an international learning institution. Each scholarship covers institutional fees for one academic year and costs for twelve months overseas including a US $50,000 tax free allowance, airfares, and travel and medical insurance. The annual scholarships enable Australian…

The KILGOUR PRIZE is Newcastle Art Gallery’s annual art prize for figurative and portrait painting. It awards $50,000 for the most outstanding work of art as determined by a panel of three judges, and $5,000 for the People’s Choice Award, as determined by votes from the public. In 1987 artist…

Entries are now open for the 2021 Martin Kantor Portrait Prize. This is open to all photographers and photo media artists, giving you the chance to have your work displayed and viewed at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale from 28 August to 24 October 2021 in Ballarat. The Ballarat International Foto Biennale Martin Kantor Portrait Prize is both…

Outer Space is excited to announce our professional development series for 2021: The Essentials. In this series we’ll be sharing vital information for artists and arts workers with the assistance of industry leaders.​Over the course of thirteen workshops, you have the opportunity to learn protocols around Indigenous artmaking, building a…

The acquisitive Sunshine Coast Art Prize is a dynamic visual arts award reflecting outstanding contemporary 2D arts practice in Australia. The diverse range of 40 finalist works by established and emerging artists from across the country are showcased in an annual exhibition at Caloundra Regional Gallery. The winning artwork is…

Are you a motion artist or designer, videographer, time-lapse photographer, 2D or 3D animator, VJ, or work with new media, Cinema 4D artist or After Effects…? Well hello there. We are opening a call for artists who make LOOPABLE videos of 1 minute maximum. See all requirements and apply now…

Ever since the first edition in Pavia, Italy, in 2013, DFZ has been both a forum about the future of lace in art & design and an incubator for a new generation of makers interested in exploring the possibilities of handmade lace techniques. ​The 2021 edition will be entirely online…

Feros Care invites all people living with a disability to showcase their creative talents by taking part in an Online Art Competition and Virtual Exhibition with the theme “Behind the Mask”. Masks are typically used for protection. But they can also be used for disguise, performance or entertainment. You are invited to share the significance…