Our latest artist call is seeking artists that embrace the use of found objects in their work. Artwork entered to this open call should demonstrate the use found and reclaimed material, creating objects of beauty out of what could be considered junk. [Assemblage. and Found. Objects. Assemblage is an artistic…

Innovate Grant is now accepting submissions for Spring 2019. 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 artists. For…

Held every two years, the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize is designed to attract some of Australia’s finest contemporary artists, awarding a generous acquisitive cash prize of $50,000. Previous winners include Stieg Persson (2003), Dale Frank (2005), Stephen Bush (2007), Jan Nelson (2009), Tim Johnson (2011), Chris Bond (2013), Guan…

Lab.13 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…

Do you want to inspire students to follow careers in science and art? Artists and creative practitioners are invited to apply for the 4th Artist in Residence Science Program. Please forward this email onto anyone you think may be interested. The Dutton Park State School and the Science and Technology Division of…

Boxcopy is looking for a number of enthusiastic and motivated volunteers to fill a gallery assistant role in our exciting new South Brisbane gallery space. We are looking for students, artists, curators, arts workers and anyone that loves art to help us deliver experimental and emerging practices to Brisbane’s arts…

Blak Dot Gallery, in partnership with Channels Festival, are commissioning four First Nations artists to create new screen-based work to exhibit in the 2019 Channels Festival. Applications are now open! We encourage proposals from First Nations artists that encompass all new media, including single and multi-channel video works, Virtual Reality…

2019 marks the 10th Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing competition and as such is a significant milestone in this now national prize, begun in consultation with the Hopkins-Weise family in memory of their aunt, Marie Ellis. Marie was the former owner of 103 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley and the home of Jugglers Art…

Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery is now inviting entries from all Australian artists to Still: National Still Life Award. The award is biennial, acquisitive and open to all mediums. Still: National Still Life Award takes a fresh and contemporary approach to still life and its themes; memento mori, life and death,…

Join us for a lively life drawing workshop facilitated by contemporary artist Abbey McCulloch.  Suitable for all ages and abilities, the class will foster different ways of seeing, drawing and thinking, using observational and intuitive methods to learn and investigate ways to express their own mark making. Drawing materials will…

The application period for SomoS Berlin Artist-in-Residence Program Winter/Spring 2019 is now open. Inquiries for specific periods are welcome and residents will be accepted on a rolling basis. Earliest availabilities are December 2018 and January 2019. Visiting Researchers/Academics/Writers residency periods are minimally 1 month; artists residency periods minimally 3 months.…

Visit our Queensland College of Art (QCA) Open Studios on 11 & 18 May 2019 from 9 am – 12 noon on the South Bank campus. Experience our QCA visual art courses first-hand by registering to attend one of five FREE workshops focusing on weaving, drawing or photography at https://www.griffith.edu.au/arts-education-law/queensland-college-art/bad…

In this interactive workshop, participants will learn the basics of drawing cartoon characters and physical appearance to reflect their personalities or feelings. This includes making characters move, designing frame and speech bubbles, and story progressions. Drawing materials will be supplied, however participants are also encouraged to bring their own journals.…

Get creative in the gallery after dark! Jenny Carter-White will guide you through an immersive and exciting workshop using torches, long exposure and your imagination to create beautiful images that show you painting with light. The workshop will begin in the gallery space and then you can venture outside to…

Join artist Jenny Carter-White for a unique workshop using digital projection and photographic layering techniques to revisit places from the past and re-imagine them into the present. First you will choose an image from a place where your ancestors lived. You can bring in a picture or choose an image…

THE WALLS ART SCHOOL: WRITING FOR GRANTS AS VISUAL ARTISTS [2 x 50 minute sessions: presentation followed by workshop activities] FREE EVENT: Bookings essential, please register via email mail@thewalls.org.au Morning tea will be provided. BYO: Paper, pen, or laptop for notes and the writing activities, snacks.   Join artist and…

BLINDSIDE invites proposals from emerging, mid-career and established artists, curators, collectives or collaborators to present solo or group exhibitions, as well as events, performances, screenings and ephemeral projects. BLINDSIDE accepts proposals from local, interstate and international practitioners from any field of creative endeavour that span either one or both gallery…

Applications are now open for Aspire Gallery’s 2019 ‘In Focus’ Exhibition. Theme: Portraiture, Still Life, Flora and Fauna. No scenes allowed Requirements: Open medium, skill and sizing. Exhibition Dates: 29 May – 8 June For more details, head to – Aspire Gallery Website  

To roll in the summer, in style we are looking for artists and photographers whose work breaths colour and imagination. We are asking artists to submit a portfolio of up to six images that reflects the spirit and celebration that summer, love and colour bring. Issue six (May/ June) will…

This course is a brief four-week introduction to how to approach drawing. It is designed for the absolute beginner or more experienced artists wishing to re-examine the fundamentals, all in a relaxed atmosphere. We will work from still life and concentrate on processes of visual enquiry, asking basic questions about…

The Hopper Prize is offering multiple individual artist grants totaling $5,000.00 USD awarded through an open call art competition juried by leading contemporary curators. Program Highlights $5,000.00 USD in total awards for visual artists + 5 artists will each receive $1,000.00 USD in unrestricted grant awards + 30 artists will…

International call for submissions for the 32 Festival Les Instants Vidéo, an event held in November 2019 in Marseilles, France, dedicated to video art and electronic poetry with its multiple forms, monobands, installations, performances, multimedia. 32 Festival Les Instants Vidéo November 2019 – Marseilles (but also elsewhere) In 1969, Neil Armstrong…

With an annual prize pool worth $12,000, the 2019 Waverley Art Prize is open to painting, drawing print & mixed media. Entries open on Monday 18 February 2019 and close on Friday 17 May 2019. This year’s Judges are Mitch Cairns (artist), Philjames (artist) and Fiona Lowry (artist). 2019 Prizes…

Channels Festival is dedicated to showcasing fresh, innovative and experimental video art. We are looking for recently created, short, single-channel works that are of a high artistic calibre. We are interested in works that push formal, conceptual or political boundaries; works that are risky and experimental; works that are critical,…

FRAMED exhibits work from Brisbane’s growing underground art community through monthly solo exhibitions at Fortitude Valley’s cocktail hotspot, Barbara. Featuring wide ranges of mediums, styles and artists, the series aims to display an accurate cross section of our local forward thinking artists. Running for one week of each month with…

Calling all artists engaging with technology. The Lumen Prize for Art and Technology celebrates and promotes artists working with technology globally through its annual juried competition and exhibitions. Now in its 8th year, The Lumen Prize has already awarded over $70,000 in prize money. Through our parent, Lumen Art Projects,…

The $10,000 Naracoorte National Art Prize is looking for artists working in two dimensions to make a national impact by bridging art and science. Starburst Cave as part of the World Heritage Site, which is inviting artists to be inspired by nature for its inaugural $10,000 prize; photo Steve Bourne While…

The Sunny Art Prize is the first program outside of museological institutions that envisions the decentralisation of the art world as a way to broaden the horizons of both artists and the communities they engage with. The Prize is organised annually by the Sunny Art Centre in London, and offers…

An experienced winner and assessor of art awards, Henri van Noordenburg shares his secrets to success when entering works in art competitions, exhibitions and residencies. Date: April 18 2019 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: Your Computer Cost: Free Covering aspects such as how to write an artist statement and address…

Pursuing a career as a professional artist requires documenting your artwork professionally, and the quality of the presentation of your artistic output can determine the future of your career and is essential for securing exhibitions, grants and other professional opportunities. Date: April 28, 2019 Time: 10am – 4pm Location: TAFE…

Res Artis is an association of over 650 centers, organisations, and individuals in over 70 countries. Each of our members is dedicated to offering artists, curators, and all manner of creative people the essential time and place away from the pressures and habits of every-day life, an experience framed within…

Magmart | video under volcano is an international videoart festival, which over the years has seen the participation of more than 1400 artists from +80 different countries, with thousand submitted videos. The Festival is open to all international videoartists. Partecipation is free. Between all submitted video, will be done a…

Calling all artists and creatives. Exploring the theme of ‘resilience and the community’ through exhibitions, temporary public art installations, large scale video art and performance art. For more information, visit willoughby.nsw.gov.au

To celebrate the tenth year of the Lethbridge Art Prize, the gallery is increasing the award to $20,000. The competition is open to all artists for small-scale artworks. Entrants may submit paintings, drawings, photographs and all 2D artworks up to 61cm (24 inches) in height or width. Entries Close: Friday…

The Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture is a $20,000 biennial national award for excellence in photographic portraiture dedicated to the memory of photographer Olive Cotton. The winning work is acquired for the Gallery’s Collection. The exhibition is selected from entrants across Australia and is a significant opportunity for photographers living and…

Join UNSW researcher Simon Taylor (aka fiction writer S.T. Lore) for an interactive workshop exploring modes of creative and critical writing. Participants will be guided through the process of creating a ficto-critical response to Fiona Connor’s ‘Community Notice Board (Essex Street Market)’, on display now as part of the exhibition…