Noosa Regional Gallery invites contemporary Australian artists to submit works for entry into the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize 2019, dedicated to the memory of the late Lyn McCrea (1944 – 2015); contemporary visual artist, art educator and art collector. The Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize was established by John McCrea in 2015 to…

The Hornsby Art Prize is an annual art award and exhibition organised and sponsored by Hornsby Shire Council and delivered in partnership with the Hornsby Art Society. The Hornsby Art Prize is aimed at encouraging the creative talents of people and providing a showcase for their works. The prize is…

Early-career Queensland artists are invited to submit proposals for IMA Belltower at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts. There are two opportunities: Exhibition as part of IMA Belltower Artwork projection on the façade of the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts Applicants are invited to apply for either one or both…

Hone your skills in writing about sound in this workshop with renowned artist, musician, and writer, Seth Kim-Cohen, presented in partnership with Liquid Architecture. Workshop participants will read music criticism and sound studies texts, looking closely at the process of listening, thinking, and writing. Together with Kim-Cohen, you will examine…

Visual Thinking helps audiences to build observation skills, improve confidence talking about art, and inspire new ideas. In this session you will form a small group and a trained facilitator will lead a discussion about the artworks on display. You are encouraged to look closely at the artwork and to…

Don’t miss your chance to enter Art from the Margins’ (AFTM’s) National Biennial Outsider Art Awards, now open to all artists across Australia. AFTM encourages all artists living with disadvantage to enter, including new and emerging practitioners. Entries close Friday 19 July and cost $10 per artwork entry. For more…

From humble beginnings in Western Australia’s resources heartland, the Cossack Art Awards have grown in size and stature over the years to become the most unique acquisitive art award in regional Australia. Now in its 27th year, the Cossack Art Awards continue to grow both within the region, as the…

Do you have an exciting idea for a small-scale public art project? Banyule City Council is looking for smalll, original and inventive site-specific creative projects to take place within a public space in Banyule. Funding of up to $1000 is available for successful proposals. Projects can be in any creative form from visual…

Established in 1972, the biennial Stanthorpe Art Prize is the second oldest art competition in Queensland and is open to both emerging and professional artists and one of the top 10 art prizes in regional Australia. The Stanthorpe Art Prize is open to Australian artists who have the opportunity of…

Expressions of Interest are now open for QUT The Cube’s 2019 Artist-in-Residence program. The program is a unique opportunity for creatives to further their practice by designing, developing and delivering an innovative digital project at The Cube. This 10-week residency is suited to established creative practitioners across a broad range…

Visual Thinking helps audiences to build observation skills, improve confidence talking about art, and inspire new ideas. In this session you will form a small group and a trained facilitator will lead a discussion about the artworks on display. You are encouraged to look closely at the artwork and to…

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. Artists currently residing in Queensland outside of the Brisbane City Council boundary are eligible to enter…

RFQ have officially launched their ‘Call for Artists’campaign, inviting artists with a lived experience of mental illness to register to display their artwork at the 2019 Recovered Futures Art Exhibition. Registrations are also open to artists who are carers or family members of someone with lived experience. The art exhibition…

Applications for the Megalo International Print Prize 2020 are now open. – 1ST PRIZE $12,000 2ND PRIZE $6,000 LERIDA ESTATE ACQUISITIVE AWARD $2500 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD $1000 – ENTRIES CLOSE: 31 JULY 2019 – The Megalo International Print Prize (MIPP) is open to all artists 18 years of age and…

Aspire’s second annual small pieces competition, ‘Foot Square’ is back for 2019! With only 30 x 30 cm to work with, ‘Foot Square’ challenges artists to make an impact in ways other than size. We ask every artist, how do you make your work stand out – is it through…

Support from the MGA Foundation and Sotheby’s Australia brings the prize pool for the 2019 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize to a total of $35,000 – an exciting prospect for Australian artists working with the medium of photography. The Bowness Photography Prize has become an important survey of contemporary…

Held every three years with a changing theme, the R & M McGivern Prize is a $25,000 acquisitive painting prize. In 2019 the theme is the ‘Anthropocene’ and calls for artists across Australia to consider the impact of human habitation on the environment, including colonisation, industrialisation, geology and sustainability. Rose…

The biennial Naked & Nude Art Prize (previously the Manning Art Prize: Naked & Nude) commenced in 1990 with entries open to Australian artists. The Art Prize is a partnership between Friends of the Manning Regional Art Gallery and the Manning Regional Art Gallery. After 29 years, the Naked &…

  This initiative has been commended by Sir David Attenborough. Artists are invited to submit a 2D work on the theme “Mega Fauna, Fossils & Caves – an Artistic Exploration”.  A wide range of artistic expression and mediums is being encouraged.  The opening of the exhibition and announcement of the…

The Banyule Award for Works on Paper is awarded biennially to an outstanding contemporary work on paper.  It is an acquisitive prize, with the winning artwork entered into the Banyule Art Collection. The Banyule Art Collection is a contemporary collection of art works by leading and emerging Australian artists, including…

Mid-career artists are invited to take part in this unique program designed to explore and map out the next steps for your creative practice and arts business. Facilitated by Dr Cathryn Lloyd, it will use creative approaches to reflect on the provenance (origins and motivations) of your professional practice before…

Make your own brass and timber bangle with signature design elements from Kirralee & Co. Kirralee Robinson will step you through the process of constructing a bangle using metal bending and reclaimed timber components. You’ll use a variety of workshop tools such as a mandrel for bending brass, a vice,…

YAJA is a new innovative news feed giving journalism, media and art students a global platform to publish their articles. YAJA – ’embracing mobile and online journalism’ YAJA provides media opportunities, industry mentoring, work experience, networking opportunities, a large audience reach, as well as awards recognition. Yes we think globally.…

For her exhibition ‘The Country Within’ at IMA Belltower, palawa woman Mandy Quadrio has created a series of large-scale sculptures using a natural material rich with spiritual and cultural meaning: Tasmanian bull kelp. Quadrio invites you to learn about the physical process of manipulating Tasmanian bull kelp, while hearing stories…

Story Bank Art Collection Commissions Fraser Coast Regional Council invites expressions of interest from Queensland-based artists and designers, both emerging and established to be a part of this exciting new cultural and community asset. Successful applications will contribute to Council’s diverse collection of visual art, craft and design and be housed in…

Regional Arts NSW is extending a call for papers as part of the speakers program at Artstate Tamworth. Responding to the themes of On Country – In Country or Arts in the Age of Uncertainty, your proposal may take the form of a panel, a presentation or hands-on workshop. Sessions will be one…

Moho Art Prize awards the best international talents in contemporary art. Awarded categories are painting, sculpture and installation, photography, new media. Applications are split into two categories: single project (Must consist of a minimum of 3 works. All the works must belong to the same single project or series. There…

Aspire Gallery is calling for artists whose work explores the social constructs of ‘feminine’ and/or ‘masculine’ – either in a positive or negative light. Artists of all medium, skill level and style are welcome to enter. IMPORTANT DATES: Exhibition Dates: 19 – 29 June 2019, Wed – Sat Applications Close:…

Learn how to create your very own A5-sized sketchbook/journal in landscape format, with five fat sections filled with your most favourite papers. Hardboard covers wrapped with a special feature paper (or even your own art!). A leather spine with a choice of stitching styles, either criss-crossed with five stacks of…

Inaugral Du Rietz Art Awards, with over $13,000 prize monies. Major Prizes – 2D $6,000. Budget Steel 3D Award $3,000 (acquisitive), Bendigo Bank Locals Award $3,000. Five sub awards – Roy Skinner Memorial Works on Paper Award, Bryan Moore Memorial Ceramic Award, Ceramic Encouragement Award, Locals Encouragement Award, People’s Choice…

Robert Andrew is one of Australia’s most compelling contemporary artists. In this special life drawing class he will be joined by harpist Donald Hall who will be both model and musician on the night! WHEN: Wednesday 3 July, 6-8.30pm WHERE: Griffith University Art Museum, 226 Grey St, South Bank COST:…

For our 2019 – 2020 exhibition program Outer Space encourages artists & curators to engage with the programming team to develop new and ambitious bodies of work. There is no fee to exhibit at Outer Space. The exhibition period is six weeks including install and de-install. Artists who exhibit with…

‘the churchie’ is a contemporary emerging art prize offering a lucrative total prize pool of $25,000 with the overall winner receiving a $15,000 cash prize (non-acquisitive). Entry to this annual prize is open to artists of all ages (over 18 years) and disciplines who identify as early career and are…

UNESCO will be accepting proposals for innovative projects that aim to strengthen the cultural and creative sectors in developing countries, in the framework of its 10th IFCD call for applications. The International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) is a multi-donor fund, established by the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion…

This full-day workshop will explore various tools and vocabularies used when writing for contemporary performance. Participants will explore various methods for story telling through performance, using group and individual writing tasks, improvisation, screen writing, found materials and autobiography. Techniques and methods will be drawn from Emma and Vidya’s own work…

URONTO Artist Community in Bangladesh call for applications for its 8th and 9th Episode of Residential art Exchange program. This year there will be two Episodes, each lasting 10 days over November/early December period. The location is a 200 years old massive Jaminder Palace at the Naogaon District of Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh with a fascinating…