Open call for an innovative artist residency in Odate, Japan. ‘Artist In Family’ is an opportunity for touching with local people and culture! Support is offered for the flight, per-diem and production costs. The residency is for the month of October 2018. With the initiation of “Artist In Family”, the ZERODATE Art Project…

Master the art of developing your own exhibition and how to pitch your proposal to galleries.  Join experienced industry professional Elysha Rei in an intensive weekend of workshops to design, plan and manage your solo or group exhibition. Participants will receive course study materials prior to the workshop and will have…

Learn how to decoratively tie, bind, and weave rope in the traditional Japanese rope tying method of Shibari from artist Anastasia Booth. Booth’s practice explores female desire often working with materials and processes that are associated with fetish. Shibari is an ancient Japanese form of rope tying used in binding…

The upcoming workshop on the 10th to the 12th August explores colour as a sensation spread between pigment, texture and opacity. The focus on colour in this multifaceted way comes out of the experience of being in the landscape amongst the texture, pattern and pigment of rock, lichen and foliage;…

Join us for an exclusive curatorial masterclass with Dr Felicity Fenner, curator of exhibition People Like Us. In this masterclass Fenner will delve into finer detail about the practice of curating contemporary exhibitions. The complexities and issues that arise in contemporary curating will be examined through the lens of People Like…

Hone your grant-writing skills and take your practice or creative project to the next level. Take part in our two-part grant writing masterclass, developed specifically for arts professionals, artists, curators, and writers. Attendees will benefit from in-depth guidance from IMA Assistant Director Madeleine King, who has extensive experience working in…

he John Leslie Art Prize is open to all artists living and working in Australia for landscape paintings that have been completed since 1 July 2016. Inaugurated in 2000, the Prize is named after John Leslie OBE (1919—2016), Patron of the Gippsland Art Gallery. The continuation of the Prize is…

Entries for the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award 2018 (JUWSPA 2018) open Friday 2 July. Presented by Gallery at HOTA and supported in perpetuity by the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Foundation for the Arts, the photography award is an exciting platform for established and emerging Australian photographers…

The Clayton Utz Art Award have increased their first prize to $20 000 in 2018. Clayton Utz is proud to support the Arts through the Clayton Utz Art Award. The Award offers a $20000 winner’s prize and exhibition space for the finalists and is awarded to Queensland-based artists or artists…

The BLUEPROJECT FOUNDATION is a non-profit organization based in Barcelona whose main aim is to support and promote national and international artistic creation. This support is made through an exhibition and residency programme that promotes artists and works, which propose reflection of today’s aesthetic, social and intellectual issues. The selected…

Now in it’s third year the Queensland Figurative is a major non-aquisitive competition offering Queensland artists an excellent opportunity to participate in a major art event, entrants are invited to submit paintings containing the human figure contextualised as an integral part of the composition, this year’s judge Archibald winner Lewis…

Knitting Know-How with Tawny Threads Thursday 5 July, 6.30pm-8.30pm $55 Work-Shop Brisbane, 16 Austin St Newstead Knitting is one of the most versatile, practical and fun textile crafts to learn. Not only is it super easy to learn and build your skills, but its also a great social activity. Once…

A $30,000 National acquisitive prize for a painting inspired by the Australian landscape, now in it’s 15th year. In addition, UNSW Art & Design will offer a selected artist the opportunity to create a limited edition print and a $3,000 prize will be presented to the Honourable Mention recipient. A…

Passion for Freedom independent art exhibition opens once again in London on Monday, 1st October 2018, at its new home in the Royal Opera Arcade Gallery & La Galleria Pall Mall. This year’s venue is located within 5 minutes’ walk from Sotheby’s, Christie’s, The National Gallery and The West End Theatres, and…

The competition funded by Warsteiner brewery offers young artists from all around the world the possibility to gain a foothold in the international art market. Who can apply? Visual arts, Design, Urban art or Video – the artistic potential has no limitations at BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER. We are looking…

The degree of ecological unraveling now underway has no precedent in human experience. Due chiefly to habitat loss, invasive species, human overpopulation, pollution, and overharvesting, experts fear that nearly half of all species currently living on earth may be extinct in thirty to forty years. What does it mean to…

Make your own zine in the IMA Gallery Shop with DIY publisher and photographer Charlie Hillhouse. With a background in photography and design, Hillhouse will share his extensive knowledge and insight into the independent publishing industry, along with his process and techniques for producing books and zines. Bring along photographs…

Meet with Metro Arts staff and speak directly to us about your 2019 proposals at our information session. Do you want to be part of the Metro Arts family? Do you have a story to tell? Now is your chance to be involved! From 30th July – 20th August we…

The contest is held annually by the International Festival of Comics and Games in Łódź, Poland.  Organized since 1991, this prestigious short comics (up to 8 pages) competition features the following prizes: the Grand Prix, 3 main prizes and 3 special awards. All winners get cash and in-kind prize. The grand prix…

This year’s Photobook symposium brings us exciting events over the weekend; exhibitions, presentations, key note speakers, one-on-one consultations and a lot more. DAY 1 – Friday 3.8. 2018, 5.30 – 8pm The launch of the Australian and New Zealand Photobook of the Year finalists. DAY 2 – Saturday 4.8.2018, 10.30 –…

CCP is now calling for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the 2019 Artistic Program. EOIs are accepted from artists, curators and collaborators from all career levels. CCP welcomes applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTQIA+ practitioners and people with lived experience of disability. CCP…

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…

Redland Art Awards is a biennial contemporary painting competition open to all Australian artists, presented by Redland Art Gallery. Redland Art Awards 2018 features four prizes, totalling over $20,000. The primary award will be an acquisitive prize of $15,000. There will also be runner up awards of $4,000 and $2,500…

The Black Swan Prize is one of Australia’s richest Portraiture Prizes, featuring the: $50,000 Lester Group Prize $7,500 People’s Choice Prize; and the NEW $10,000 Tony Fini Foundation Artist Prize. Showcasing and promoting Australia’s top artists this is an exhibition/competition not to be missed. Entry forms for 2018 are now available online. Click below to…

These awards are Brisbane’s most significant showcase of artwork from disadvantaged and marginalised artists – those living with adversity, social isolation, mental-health issues, physical or intellectual disabilities, or homelessness – with over $3000 in prizes on offer. AFTM supports and recognises these talented artists where they are often overlooked by the mainstream.…

Join The Un-Material Girl and the UQ Art Museum for a DIY Upcycled T-Shirt Tote Bag workshop. Leah Musch, AKA The Un-Material Girl, will help you transform a pre-loved T-shirt into a bohemian tasselled tote bag with barely more than a pair of scissors. Fashion chats included! Slow fashion blogger Leah is…

Join us for a dynamic life drawing event facilitated by contemporary Australian artist Anastasia Booth. Led by Anastasia Booth, Frot Tage is a life drawing collaboration between artist and model. In this class Booth uses the model’s body to re-interpret costumes previously utilised in her live performance works. The class will focus on the…

Expressions of Interest are now open to Artists, Creatives and Arts Workers aged 18-30 from across Australia, who are passionate about the future of the arts, and want to meet other like minded people, to become delegates for the first Arts Front Under 30 Symposium. The AFU30 Symposium, led by…

AADK Spain understands residency programs as contextualized spaces, where location models the practices on, and modifies both its participants and the local communities. Thus, our Artistic Residences are an interdisciplinary and socially committed program that offers its attendants a space for analysis and production. It aims to facilitate research in…

An international call for entries is open for wall painting designs for a public site in Toride, Japan. The winning design will be painted on the west side wall of Toride station and the winner will be awarded 200,000 (JYP) for their design. This competition is open to artists of all nationalities,…

Enjoy a creative evening of life drawing in Artisan’s dramatic new gallery after dark. This casual monthly group is held inside Artisan’s current exhibition. Be inspired not only by the human form, but the surrounding venue and works on display. Life drawing is a fabulous introduction to drawing that artists…

We are delighted to announce that submissions are now open for the Poster Prize for Illustration 2019, in partnership with London Transport Museum (LTM). This year the theme is London Stories. Across the ages, London has produced and inspired countless stories. Fictitious or real characters and events in this amazing city…

Applications are now open for the Power Institute 2019 Terrence and Lynette Fern Cité Internationale des Arts Residency Fellowships. We are accepting applications online via submittable. All information including criteria, eligibility and residency details can be found on the submittable form. Applications are open in the following categories: a) Participating…

The Science Division of the Department of Environment and Science at the Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park is organising the 7th Art meets Science Exhibition to be held from Friday 10 August until noon Friday 7 September 2018. Artists from across South East Queensland are invited to showcase their recent artworks that demonstrate a specific art-science connection and…

Learn how to make a useful and practical journal with a soft-leather spine and two hardboard covers, hand-stitched using coloured thread and a beautiful Longstitch binding technique. Your book’s hard covers can be created from ‘found things’ such as vintage hardcover novels, cigar box lids, or boards wrapped with interesting…

Join artist Sam Tupou from screen-printing studio, Poly Gone Cowboy in this hands-on introduction to photographic silkscreen printing. Come together to explore stencil production, screen coating, screen exposure and fabric printing then take away your own design screen-printed tee or tote bag! Poly Gone Cowboy is a multifaceted creative business…