In this workshop you’ll learn the techniques to create your own gorgeous sterling silver earrings with renowned Brisbane-based silversmith, Renata Fojtikova. Renata will teach you key jewellery design concepts and the basic techniques for hand working in silver. What you’ll get: All tools, materials and safety equipment you need to…

One of Australia’s most prestigious sculpture exhibitions is calling on local and international artists working across all mediums to submit proposals to exhibit at the 15th annual SWELL Sculpture Festival. Held on the iconic shores of Currumbin Beach from September 8 to 17, SWELL has evolved into Queensland’s largest outdoor…

The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory has hosted the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) since 1984. The aim is to recognise the important contribution made by Indigenous artists from regional and urban areas throughout Australia, working in both traditional and contemporary media. It is an…

Are you interested in gaining experience in the visual arts? The UQ Art Museum is committed to offering opportunities for student involvement throughout the year. These include internships, paid casual positions and volunteer roles in the areas of front of house, registration, curatorial, education, exhibition management and finance. Positions are…

This week the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) launched its Fair Pay for Artists campaign calling for industrial fairness for artists and other art professionals. The campaign has three components: $5 million for artists’ fees; superannuation for artists and other art professionals; and an artists’ income supplement pension scheme.…

The Footscray Art Prize is a biennial non-acquisitive visual art prize for contemporary artworks across multiple platforms and disciplines. It contributes to Footscray’s reputation as a thriving cultural hub that supports and fosters the arts, and provides an opportunity to celebrate this artistic vibrancy and creativity. Categories: The Footscray Art…

HIDDEN is an outdoor sculpture exhibition that takes place amongst the gardens and graves of Rookwood Cemetery. The Trust is interested in exhibiting artworks that respond to themes surrounding the Rookwood site, such as history, culture, remembrance and love. This could include grief, loss, mourning, spirituality, the environment, and different…

Young Blood is an exhibition seeking to introduce new artists to Brisbane city, forecasting a selection of our city’s young and talented, fine art creatives. It will prove to uncover the forefront of the budding contemporary art scene of Brisbane. By utilizing the gallery’s position as an established international art…

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is calling for artist proposals for the 2018 Festival, which will be curated around the theme “Let’s Walk”, from the title of a series of striking street performances by eminent Singaporean contemporary artist, Amanda Heng. The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is an annual festival of theatre,…

If you’re an artist, producer, creative or performer we want to hear from you! The Horizon Sunshine Coast festival of arts and culture was a standout success in 2016 and this year it promises to deliver an even greater celebration to showcase the region’s artistic side. Last year, more than…

The Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Prize aims to discover young talent from around the world in long-form essay writing, and has led to many new and exciting opportunities for winners and runners-up. It invites anyone in the world aged 18-35 years to submit a dynamic, authoritative and lively essay in English no…

Get crafty in this introductory paper cutting workshop with Brisbane-based artist, Elysha Rei. Elysha will introduce the history of this intricate international folk artform and how it has emerged in the contemporary art scene. Elysha will also teach you all the essential design and paper cutting techniques you need to…

About ArtAscent:  The mission of ArtAscent is to promote artists of images and words, and connect them with art lovers. This is accomplished by calls for artists and writers, artist profiling, art magazine publication, and artist and writer online showcasing. Each call is theme based, with the intent to showcase diverse…

Contemporary Art Gallery Online announces their 3rd Annual International “All Women” Online Art Competition for the month of February 2017. Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all Women 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience or education in the art field.  A group exhibition of all entrants will…

Grants for Media Art 2017 of the Foundation of Lower Saxony at the Edith-Russ-Haus for Media Art in Lower Saxony, Germany, for the production of a new project in the area of media art, through a residency at the centre in Oldenburg. The Edith-Russ-Haus for Media Art will award three…

WANTED: Your A3 response to the current state of the world REQUIREMENTS: ART: A3 on paper, unframed DUE: 4pm Tuesday 28 Feb 2017* FEE: $15 to exhibit * Drop off at Jugglers anytime between 10am-4pm Mon-Fri along with fee payment and the ENTRY FORM: http://bit.ly/2kZD9qj All entries accepted until we…

It’s time to submit your work for the Voies Off Award. Photographers from all over the world can apply to participate in this photo competition, award and festival. At the core of the Voies Off Festival is the night projections of the work of 60 award nominees, with the festival embedded…

Now welcoming applications, the Frieze Artist Award is an international, open call for an artist 25–40 years of age to realize a major site-specific work at Frieze London. The chosen proposal will be presented as part of Frieze Projects, the fair’s celebrated non-profit programme established in 2003 and curated by…

In this workshop, established maker Lisa Guy will teach you the skills to make your very own contemporary hand woven wall hanging. You’ll use a weaving loom and beautiful wool and cotton yarns to create your own unique design. Because the class size is small you’ll get plenty of one-on-one…

What is Environmental Art, and who are its main proponents? Learn about the history and current practices within this fast growing contemporary art form. Be inspired to work with young people to encourage them to make Environmental Art across multiple disciplines, including drawing, storytelling, recycled art, printing and performance art.…

Registration and submission for the International Design Competition Designpreis Halle 2017 is online. Call to submit concepts / projects / products / etc. on the topic of “time” – designers and students aged under 40 years are invited to participate. It is about time. For the fourth time the Designpreis Halle…

The Other Art Fair provides a unique platform for artists to showcase their work to gallerists, curators, critics and collectors. In addition to artwork sales, these four days enable artists to launch their work in the contemporary art world, gauge the public’s response to their pieces and meet fellow artists…

The 13th Athens Digital Arts Festival (from 18th to 21st of May 2017) is launching the call for entries for 2017 and invites you to look together with us towards the #PostFuture. #PostFuture / Can you imagine the future? In the late 90’s Negroponte stated that “the digital revolution is over”.…

The Muswellbrook Art Prize is an acquisitive art  competition held biennially (during odd-numbered years). This competition is launched early in the year, with entry forms usually becoming available towards the end of the previous year.We recommend you subscribe to the Art Centre’s Email newsletter, or follow us on Facebook for announcements of the Muswellbrook…

Council invites Brisbane artists to submit an expression of interest for the Recycling Art Competition 2017 by 30 January 2017. This competition explores the creative potential of reusing and recycling household items and furniture. It also aims to inspire people to see the possibility in items that may have otherwise…

Contemporary Art Gallery Online announces their 4th Annual Themed International “All PAINTINGS” Online Art Competition for the month of January 2017.  Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all painting medium artists regardless of their experience or education in the art field.  A group exhibition of all entrants will be…

Vyksa-10000 invites international artists to take a part in a contest for the largest mural in the world. The Vyksa-10000 international contest is organized by the Art-Ovrag festival in Vyksa, Russia. The mural painting contest celebrates the 25th anniversary of the United Metallurgical Company (OMK) and the 260th anniversary of the…

CLUTCH collective is now accepting proposals for our 2017 exhibition program. The program will consist of one-night shows in the back of a three-ton truck. CLUTCH is especially interested in supporting new work by emerging Brisbane based artists. CLUTCH is seeking both individual and collaborative visual artists working across all…

Artists are invited to submit works in the 2017 Cambridge Studio Gallery (CSGallery) WHO is LOOKING at YOU? Portrait Prize from August, 2016. WHO is LOOKING at YOU? is for works depicting the human face as its subject matter. All mediums accepted and unique approaches encouraged. Entries close midnight 31…

The BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world and represents the very best in contemporary portrait painting. With a first prize of £30,000, and a total prize fund of £61,000, the Award is aimed at encouraging artists to focus upon and develop portraiture in…

The Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing is a $25,000 acquisitive art awardamong the most significant of its kind in the country. Inaugurated in 2006, the Prize is generously supported by the Parents and Friends’ Association of PLC Sydney. Named in honour of respected painter, printmaker and draughtswoman,Miss Adelaide Elizabeth Perry…

For xCoAx, the 5th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X, to be held in Lisbon in July 2017, a call for submissions – exploring the intersection where computational tools and media meet art and culture. Since 2013, xCoAx has been an occasion for international audiences to meet and exchange ideas, in…

Every February, Aspire runs our favourite and most popular competition – ‘petite pieces’ –  to kick off another year of amazing exhibitions. ‘petite pieces’ is a 40 cm x 40 cm x 40 cm, open theme, open medium competition with numerous prizes to be won. For more information please visit…

Carrie McCarthy of Cultural Flanerie is calling for all early and mid career unrepresented artists to submit work proposals for an exclusive series of exhibitions with Queensland design institution Ambience Store. All styles and formats will be considered (unless you’re a performance artist who rolls around in ketchup or something.…

Creative Workshops Available at The Burrow Art Gallery Every Tuesday and Thursday night 4:30-6:00pm and 7:30-9pm (1 hour 30 minute sessions) Classes start September 22  For more information please visit the – Website

The Stock Exchange Hotel is calling artists wishing to showcase/sell their work in our humming function rooms. We have two beautiful rooms that are constantly filled with Brisbane City corporate clients. This is a rare opportunity to present your work to a vast quantity of clients and if your art is…