OPPORTUNITIES AT THE WALLS IN 2019 – OPEN CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – DEADLINE: Sunday 3 February, 5pm. LOCAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE The local artist in residence program is open to local emerging artists who are living and working on the Gold Coast or who can demonstrate a solid…

Melbourne! We’re back for our 3rd edition of The Other Art Fair and applications are now open. “A festival for discovering mind-blowing work by emerging artists” — Time Out Our next edition will again take place at The Facility – an old converted wool store in the heart of Kensington, from 2-5 May…

artisan has been invited by Arts Queensland to host an evening with craft and design professionals to help shape the vision for arts and culture in Queensland over the next ten years. If you are a craft and design practitioner or worker we value your input and thoughts about our…

With a background in Industrial & Interior Design – and industry that linked the creative and commercial – the vision of Aspire Gallery’s director, Donagh Mengel, was to create an award that encouraged and rewarded artists that looked at their art as a business. Now in its fifth year, ‘Petite…

WE INVITE ARTIST APPLICATIONS FOR THE 17TH SWELL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION TO BE HELD ALONG CURRUMBIN BEACH WALKWAY ON AUSTRALIA’S GOLD COAST FROM SEPTEMBER 13-22 2019. HIGHLIGHTS Artist submissions can comprise of completed works, works in progress or concepts Entries close 31st January 2019 Exhibition dates for our 2019 exhibition are September 13th –…

Are you an emerging or early career designer, crafts practitioner or artist with plans to complete an overseas residency, mentorship or other professional development opportunity? Then you might be eligible for a Cultural Trust grant. The Ian Potter Cultural Trust offers grants of up to $10,000 to assist talented early…

The Outback Regional Gallery in Winton, Qld is currently calling for entries for our annual art prize – The 2019 John Villiers Outback Art Prize, supported by the John Villiers Trust. This is our signature prize that is a highlight on our annual calendar and we are looking to promote…

The Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing is a $25,000 acquisitive art award among the most significant of its kind in the country. To be eligible to enter the 2019 Perry Prize for Drawing, artwork submitted must be the artist’s original work that has been produced within 12 months prior to  9 January 2019. The judge…

Visual artists, designers and photographers, the City of Sydney is calling for submissions for its creative hoardings program. They’re seeking art and design concepts to be used on construction site hoardings. This is an opportunity to see your work large-scale across inner Sydney. Selected artists will be paid $11,400. Entries…

Museum of Brisbane’s Artist-in-Residence for November Gerwyn Davies will guide your creation of the ultimate self-portrait in a unique workshop combining elements of costume and sculpture. Be inspired by the colour-drenched, constructed characters in Gerwyn’s photographic works and create an image where you transformed into a sculptural masterpiece of your…

Young Queenslanders aged 13 to 25 are invited to submit their creative vision capturing the spirit of Youth Week 2019. The winner’s artwork will be used as the primary creative across the event’s promotional materials. Along with setting the creative direction for the week, all entrants have a chance to…

A $100,000 national art prize supporting contemporary Australian artists under 40. Entries for the 2019 Ramsay Art Prize are now open. Held every two years, the Ramsay Art Prize invites submissions from Australian artists under 40 working in any medium. Finalists will be selected by an international judging panel: Russell…

In 2019 Hordaland kunstsenter in Bergen, Norway continues its themed artist-in-residence programme focusing on the various incarnations of writing in connection with art and art publishing. Although art criticism has dominated the canon of art-writing in the 20th and early 21st century, non-expository, ‘involved’ forms of writing have long existed…

Large Format Camera enthusiasts, we are dedicating a whole weekend to this niche in analogue photography and bringing all the like-minded people together. We would like to organise this event sometime in February 2019, and it really depends on how much interest we raise. So if this is something that…

Applications from artists are invited for the FARM Studio International Art Residency 2019, taking place in two centres in Rajasthan, India – an urban hub in Jodhpur and a rural hub in Andore. Artists are provided with accommodation, studio and other support and contribute to the running costs.   FARM Studio International Art…

Museum of Brisbane’s 2019 Artist-in-Residence program invites visual artists, designers, poets, writers, curators, musicians and performers to respond to the Museum environment, the city of Brisbane and its community. Creatives may also choose to respond directly to our dynamic exhibitions program and collection. Proposals that are socially-engaged, participatory, and engage…

Join the Romero Centre & Refugees Welcome Australia for their next Make Your Own Passport (Tintin Wulia) workshop on Saturday 24th November. During this workshop you will be guided through a process of making a passport whilst having conversations around migration, citizenship, statelessness, borders and refugee issues. This workshop is…

Professor Massimo Banzi will speak on his specialty areas of innovation, hardware, open source, internet of things and all things Arduino. Massimo Banzi is the co-founder of the Arduino project. He is an Interaction Designer, Educator and Open Source Hardware advocate. He has worked as a consultant for clients such…

This residency will host 6-8 local and national/international artists to develop creative projects and public programs that explore and expand the possibilities of print-focused projects and public programs. Selected Artists will be awarded a $1500 honorarium, paid travel to and from New Orleans, a month long stay in the Paper…

If you are an artist or creative professional based in the Moreton Bay Region and interested in expanding your practice, looking for a public space or shop front, wanting to test your market or connect further with the local community, then this opportunity is not to be missed! Moreton Bay…

Open call to visual artists for NordArt 2019, a large scale annual exhibition featuring around 200 artists from around the world, taking place in Germany at Kunstwerk Carlshutte on 1 June – 6 October 2019. Artists with proposals for large-scale artworks may also apply to join the international NordArt symposium.…

You might have heard (or seen) that we have a laser cutter in the Fabrication Lab. This piece of machinery is one of our favourites; it’s fast, incredibly precise and can (with some imagination) create beautiful items, from jewellery and wallets, to lampshades and signage. In this four hour workshop…

Book and use the soldering irons for free, once you’ve successfully completed your induction. State Library of Queensland open access Makerspace and Fabrication Lab at The Edge provides the equipment and tools for your curiosity and imagination to come alive. In the basement you’ll have access to a range of…

QCA Galleries are now accepting proposals to exhibit at one of our five exhibition spaces between January – June 2019.  QCA Galleries will accept proposals from QCA students, staff and external applicants. Please take the time to read through the information listed on the QCA Galleries website, including the Terms and…

To celebrate the launch of the exciting new Paper Snax Zine Hub! we will be hosting a Zine Fair for all of Brisbane’s Zine makers and zine lovers!! The Zine Fair will be taking place on Saturday November 17 from 12pm. Registration will close Nov 14 at midnight. Register for…

Join Amber Boardman in an artist-to-artist workshop during the ‘Beyond Reason’ exhibition at QUT Art Museum. Amber will run one-on-one sessions with artists and offer her experience as a fellow artist, university lecturer and PhD student. Amber started running artist-to-artist workshops during an exhibition in America last year as a way…

The Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space invites proposals for Augmented/ Virtual Reality Proposals as part of a larger installation of the project 36Q° at PQ 2019, taking place at the Prague Exhibition Ground 6-16 June 2019. Applications are accepted from artists at all stage of their careers, including…

In this workshop you will learn how to create image transfers from a paper matrix using a solvent transfer method. Solvent transfer allows you release an image from a toner photocopy to anything smooth and receptive – fine art papers, wood, and even some fabrics. This workshop will focus on…

PolArt 2018 WORKSHOP – textiles and fabrics with JOLANTA SZYMCZYK. PolArt 2018 BRISBANE – ”Brisbane’s Narratives” “Brisbane’s Narratives” with Jolanta Szymczyk [Yolanta Shimchik], Brisbane based textile artist, aims to celebrate and capture the spirit of Brisbane through the city’s unique botanical and landscape forms, textures and patterns. It provides an…

OPEN CALL / GROUP SHOW] #PRIZENOPRIZE Curated by MARIAM ARCILLA Keep your eyes on the no-prize! #PRIZENOPRIZE returns for a third year of shared glory and group crowning. Entries close Sunday 11 November at 11:11pm AEST. Finalists announced on The Walls website Thursday 15 November. Exhibition dates: 1 – 15…

The annual Lord Mayor’s Green Heart Photography Competition challenges Brisbane residents to capture creative, emotive and inspiring images of our natural environment. This year we want to see how you interpret the theme ‘Colours of Brisbane’ through an environmental lens. Explore your local park, backyard or natural area and help…

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 Total Awards: $5,000.00 USD in grants for visual artists — 5 artists will each receive $1,000.00 USD in unrestricted grant awards — 30 artists…

Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grants For projects commencing on or after: a minimum of four weeks after application is received Amount: Up to $3,000 Opens: Rolling from 30 July 2018 Closes: 5:00 pm Friday 30 November 2018 or when funds have been expended Regional Arts Fund Artlands 2018 Travel Assistance Grant  …

Lab.11 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…

Take your practice to the next level by learning to communicate your work clearly and confidently. Learn the essential communication skills required to give your practice the attention it deserves. This workshop will equip you with the ability to speak and write about your work to a variety of audiences…

If you have an online store and want to take it to the next level or are in the process of starting one, this workshop will equip you with an understanding of how to drive sales, establish your brand and make more money from the content you create. eCommerce has…