Life Framer is a platform for discovering, sharing and exhibiting contemporary photography. Calls are open for monthly photography competitions in 2021, each with a different theme and deadline. There is an obligatory entry fee. Cash prizes are awarded ($2,000 each month) and exhibitions of winning entries take place in partner galleries…

Call for applications for the Saari Residence in Finland, for residency periods in 2022. The residency places are intended for individual professional artists, fiction writers, poets and novelists, translators, curators and critics and artistic collectives (workgroup or an established organization with a Business ID) of all disciplines and all nationalities for the purpose of carrying out…

State Library of Queensland’s Queensland Memory Awards recognise the valuable contribution of individuals and organisations across Queensland in the investigation, preservation and celebration of Queensland’s memory – past and present. The Queensland Memory Awards program is dedicated to supporting researchers of all kinds to interpret the collections of the John Oxley Library.  Through…

The Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award is a biennial acquisitive award & exhibition celebrating the diversity and strength of Australia’s textile artistry. This biennial nationally significant award has been presented by Wangaratta Art Gallery since 2009, and will again be a showcase of textile artistry and talent from across Australia. Wangaratta…

DEVIATIONS by CALLUM MCGRATH Facilitated by Courtney Coombs We are looking for your image recordings of queer club nights, house parties, dinner parties, dancing, DJ sets, gigs, zoom parties, performances – essentially anything that represents queer party/time to you. Your footage will be utilised by Brisbane artist Callum McGrath for…

The call for ideas for Forecast’s sixth edition is now open! Artistic practitioners and cultural producers working in all creative fields, anywhere in the world, are encouraged to apply with projects that could benefit from the expertise of one of this edition’s mentors and their unique approach to material and…

Open call for the STARTS Prize 2021, an initiative of the European Commission to foster alliances of technology and artistic practice. Entries are open to artists/creative professionals or the researchers/companies involved from throughout the world; STARTS is not limited to citizens of EU-member states. As part of this initiative, the STARTS Prize awards…

M1 SINGAPORE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2022 – international call for proposals on the theme: THE HELPERS. The Festival focuses on contemporary, cutting-edge and socially engaged performing and live art works. The Festival is an exciting and inclusive festival of live art. It is known for its strong programming. Through the Festival, we aim to present…

Announcing the new Moreton Bay Region Art Prize, an exciting 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 only. The prize pool totals $10,000 with a…

Australian (and other eligible) artists are invited to enter one piece of original work produced in oil, acrylic, water colour or mixed medium in the 2021 $20 000 Gallipoli Art Prize competition. The winning painting is acquisitive by The Gallipoli Memorial Club Museum Fund Inc. The Art Prize will be…

The Refinery is a creative incubator designed to transform ideas into sustainable businesses. A testing ground and training platform, The Refinery connects the dots between creativity and business, with access to mentors and a network of inspiring industry leaders sharing real time knowledge. Working from The Met Maroochydore, the creative playground in the new Maroochydore City…

Innovate Grant is now accepting submissions for the Winter 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 talented…

The international call is announced for COAL Art Prize 2021, on the theme of FORESTS. In just a few decades, the forest has become both symbol and focal point of the greed, environmental disasters and struggles that are shaking up the contemporary world in crisis. Thirteen million hectares of forests…

Interested artists, students, and researchers are invited to attend a day of lively discussion on the shifting role of painting in a contemporary context. This symposium provides an opportunity to meet and hear from senior and emerging artists working at the nexus of practical, conceptual and theoretical approaches to painting.…

Queensland College of Art are now accepting proposals to exhibit in our South Bank Galleries: Webb Gallery Project Gallery Grey Street Gallery and in POP Gallery, Fortitude Valley. We accept proposals from Queensland College of Art students, staff and external applicants. Please take the time to read through the information…

Expressions of interest are currently open for writers to contribute to NAVA’s major revision of its Code of Practice. This is a paid opportunity to help develop a comprehensive and accessible resource for a sector that’s ambitious and fair. We are employing a ‘payment-for-consultation’ model that centres the diversity of our arts communities…

Undercover Artist Festival is now seeking Expressions of Interest from artists with disability or who are D/deaf to present their work at Undercover Artist Festival 2021, to be held 15-18 September 2021.  Founded by Access Arts, Undercover Artist aims to lift the covers on some of Australia’s newest talents in the arts…

Applications are now open for the 2021 In Focus Curator Forum, presented by the Ballarat International Foto Biennale and generously supported by The Ian Potter Foundation. The In Focus Curator Forum is an all-expenses paid program to develop the practice of curation. This intensive and rewarding professional development program is an exclusive opportunity for emerging and…

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION GROUP EXHIBITION CALLOUT​​ Curated by emerging curator Alice Maia Rezende Where: JWAC façade Dates: 7 May – 1 August, 2020 Location, location, location will examine the issue of ‘location’ as landscapes of centrality vs. periphery, and as inhabitable sites of desire and longing. As guideline starting points, we ask…

The Developing Artist-in-Residence (DAIR) program offers a year-long opportunity for young and emerging Brisbane artists by supporting their skill development and knowledge of visual arts. Based in Visible Ink’s Youth Hub in the Fortitude Valley, the residency gives an artist a chance to practice in a creative, shared co-working environment,…

Expressions of interest have been extended for our Meet the Makers: Re-imagining Connectivity mentoring program. If you are a regional Queensland craft and design practitioner who would like to be considered for extensive digital mentorship in the areas of: * Developing skills to deliver public programs and delivering workshops online * Exhibition and curatorial support * Retail support…

A street is a place full of life, activity, and drama. Follow internationally renowned photographer Shehab Uddin in an exploration of Brisbane’s subtropical street life. This workshop is designed to build your skill and confidence as a street photographer. Topics of discussion Selection of locations Subject matter Photographic equipment Camera…

he seventh year of the internationally successful Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize is open for entries! The prize is open to artists working across all genres, styles and backgrounds. PRIZES INCLUDE: – £10,000 prizes and exhibitions, for the Overall Winner, the Choice Award, the Sculpture Award, the New Media Award with…

‘Petite Pieces’ is Aspire’s annual business inspired art prize, run every year in February to launch another calendar year! Whilst many art competitions focus on the technique of an artist, ’Petite Pieces’ looks to promote the other aspects of an artist’s career that are just as important – from branding,…

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 2021. The Awards will be judged by an independent panel: Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE, Director, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Chris Tobin,…

Are you an Artisan, Artisan business, or product supplier wanting the opportunity to showcase in front of thousands of visitors over two days? Our exhibition will make that happen with qualified visitors. Maximize your Brand. Reach out and meet new customers, generate valuable leads. We are bringing suppliers, teachers/learners, and artists…

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR The MediaFutures support programme is looking for artists and startups eager to reshape the media value chain through innovative, inclusive and participatory applications of data and user-generated content. OPEN CHALLENGES The first Open Call covers 4 Challenges. Three of them are focusing on the coronavirus infodemic,…

ITSLIQUID Group, in collaboration with Venice Events and ACIT Venice – Italian-German Cultural Association, is selecting all interesting photo, painting, video art, installation/sculpture and performance art works to include in the next exhibition THE BODY LANGUAGE – ITSLIQUID International Art Exhibition 2021 that will be held in Venice during the period of Venice Carnival 2021, at THE ROOM Contemporary…

The Noorderlicht International Photo Festival 2021 will take place from 26 June to 12 September 2021 at various locations in the Dutch provinces of Groningen and Friesland. It is looking for new and existing work, responding to the theme ‘The Makeable Mind’, exploring the relationship between visual culture and reality.…

The Edith-Russ-Haus for Media Art will award three Grants for Media Art of the Foundation of Lower Saxony (€12,500 each), to be developed through a residency in Oldenburg, Germany. The Foundation of Lower Saxony grant at the Edith-Russ-Haus for Media Art supports a wide spectrum of media art, from video art…

The international open call for the Korean International Ceramic Biennale 2021 – KICB International Competition – will open in January, with a deadline for submissions on 31 January 2021. Cash prizes, residency invitations will be awarded with an exhibition held in autumn 2021 in Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art. Eligible…

Open call for the Wellcome Photography Prize 2021. This year, the Wellcome Photography Prize is exploring the human side of three urgent health challenges: mental health problems, infectious diseases and global heating. These challenges affect people of all ages, in all parts of the world – although their effects are…

The 20th ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival will be held in Kuopio on September 14-19, 2021. We are now seeking work and project proposals from artists in any field that directly address the themes of gift and giving. The ANTI festival will be held for the 20th time next year. In the…

Valletta Cultural Agency is seeking artistic proposals from artists to participate in a remote artist-in-residency programme offering an opportunity to develop their artistic practice from their home or studio space whilst contributing to and enriching the creative context of Malta’s Capital, Valletta. Reset (verb) re·set (rē-sĕt′): to set, adjust, or fix…

Entries are invited for the Nikon Photo Contest 2020-21 under themes of ‘Connect’ and ‘Passion’ in two categories for both the Photo Competition and Short Film competition. Please note there are different deadlines depending on the category entered. The Nikon Photo Contest International has been held by Nikon Corporation since 1969…

Open to all International Artists, we would like to invite you Join Artist, Therapist & Mentor Frances Ackland-Snow of Creative Minds Consultancy for a taster session on how to get the most from your Artistic Practice whilst maintaining a positive mindset to help you grow and create the Art Career…