Prisma Art Prize: 20th Edition
Prisma Art Prize has opened submissions for its 20th edition, inviting painters, illustrators, printmakers and traditional 2D artists from around the world to apply. Based in Rome, the international award…
Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong
Applications are now open for Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong 2027, one of regional Australia’s leading outdoor sculpture exhibitions. Presented by Wollongong City Council, the biennial exhibition transforms the Wollongong…
Objects: One Day Studio Workshop in Art and Drawing
Open Field Studio presents Objects: One Day Studio Workshop in Art and Drawing, a drawing program exploring line, mark-making and form through a series of structured but open-ended studio sessions.…
Watch This Space 2027 Program Callout
Watch This Space (WTS) is inviting applications for its 2027 program, contributing to the creative ecology of Mparntwe/Alice Springs through exhibitions, residencies and screenings. Applications are open to artists and…
Exhibit with Incinerator Gallery
Incinerator Gallery is a platform for unique cultural experiences that connect society through art and design. Share a proposal to exhibit at Incinerator in 2027. Established in 2011 in Aberfeldie,…
Newtown ArtSeat
Have an artwork idea perfect for the heart of Newtown? Newtown ArtSeat is inviting proposals for its 2027 exhibition program. Located in Pride Square, this much-loved public art landmark showcases…
Little Things Art Prize 2026
The Little Things Art Prize was founded by Marnie Ross in 2015 and invites artists to submit creative expressions of the ‘Little Things’ that make them happy or feel grateful.…
The Willoughby Emerging Art Prize
The Willoughby Emerging Art Prize is returning after a 19-year hiatus, relaunching as a prize dedicated to supporting and celebrating the next generation of Australian artists. Originally established in 1983,…
Basil Sellers Art Prize 2026
The Basil Sellers Art Prize is a major national Australian art prize celebrating artistic excellence in 2D works across painting, drawing and printmaking. The acquisitive biennial prize supports artists at…
Trades Hall Art Prize
The Victorian Trades Hall Council is inviting artists from across Australia to enter the Trades Hall Art Prize 2026, a national exhibition exploring the legacy of one of the world’s…
Burnie Print Prize 2027
Entries are now open for the Burnie Print Prize 2027, one of Australia’s leading national printmaking awards, celebrating excellence, innovation and technical skill in contemporary print practice. Presented by Burnie…
Australian Tapestry Workshop 2027: Artist in Residence Program
The Australian Tapestry Workshop’s annual residency program offers mid-career artists the chance to extend their practice through engagement with its resources. For over 20 years, artists in residence have immersed…
fortyfivedownstairs: Exhibition Opportunities 2027
fortyfivedownstairs is inviting proposals for exhibitions in 2027. Located at 45 Flinders Lane in Melbourne CBD, the organisation features two distinctive exhibition spaces: the Small Gallery and the Large Gallery.…
Crafty Party
Get hands-on with Brisbane artists at Museum of Brisbane’s after-dark Crafty Party workshops. These relaxed, artist-led evenings invite participants to explore creative processes, learn new skills and create a handmade…
Basil Sellers Art Prize
Entries are now open for the 2026 Basil Sellers Art Prize, a major national acquisitive art prize presented by The Bas in Moruya, NSW. Celebrating excellence in traditional 2D practice,…
Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio Residency
Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio welcomes applications for its ongoing artist residency program, offering self-funded residencies of up to three months in one of Japan’s leading public art centres. Located within…
Maud Gallery: Photography Workshops
Maud Gallery is offering a range of photography workshops and courses exploring traditional analogue photography and darkroom techniques. 6-Week Darkroom Course for Beginners Starting 5 October 2026 Artist and educator…
Exhibition Opportunity: Grace Cossington Smith Gallery
The Grace Cossington Smith Gallery is calling for proposals for solo and group exhibitions in 2027, welcoming submissions from emerging and established artists and curators. With a focus on contemporary…
Queensland Regional Art Awards 2026
Entries are now open for the 2026 Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA), Australia’s largest regional art awards program for artists living in regional, rural and remote Queensland. With a total…
Tokyo Biennale 2027: Social Dive
The Tokyo Biennale 2027 Social Dive Open Call invites artists, curators, researchers, collectives and practitioners from Japan and around the world to propose projects responding to the theme “From ‘Me’…
Women in Print
Impress Art invites women printmakers to take part in Women in Print, a two-week celebration of women working in printmaking. Artists are invited to submit recent or historical work that…
Dobell Drawing Prize
Applications are now open for the 25th Dobell Drawing Prize, Australia’s leading biennial award dedicated to drawing, celebrating excellence in technique, innovation and expanded contemporary drawing practice. Presented by the…
Australian Coin Review: Coin Design Competition
Australian Coin Review is inviting artists and designers from across Australia to enter its 2027 Coin Design Competition, offering a AUD $50,000 first prize for a new Australian coin design.…
Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award
Entries are now open for the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2026, a biennial $50,000 non-acquisitive award celebrating excellence in realistic portrait painting. Presented by the South East Centre for…
Kilgour Prize 2027
Entries are now open for the Kilgour Prize 2027, one of Australia’s leading annual awards for figurative and portrait painting. Presented by Newcastle Art Gallery, the non-acquisitive prize awards AUD…
South Side Festival Artist Commission
Expressions of Interest are now open for the 2027 South Side Festival Artist Commission, presented by Frankston City Council. Now in its sixth year, South Side Festival is a ten-day…
Kangaroo Valley Art Prize
Entries are now open for the Kangaroo Valley Art Prize 2026, a national art prize presented as part of the Visual Arts in the Valley Festival. Offering a total prize…
M16 Artspace: Drawing Prize 2026
Entries are now open for the M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2026, a national award celebrating the diversity and innovation of contemporary drawing practice. Established in 2006, the annual prize welcomes…
ANAT: Synapse Residency Program 2027
Applications are now open for the 2027 ANAT Synapse Residency Program, supporting Australian artists to undertake a creative research residency in partnership with a leading Australian research organisation. The program…
LOOKOUT @ QUT Art Museum
QUT Art Museum is inviting applications for LOOKOUT, an exhibition program showcasing the research and creative practice of QUT students. Open to projects across visual art, design, research and interdisciplinary…
Land Street Gallery: Exhibition Applications Open
Land Street Gallery is calling for applications for solo and group exhibitions from May through to December 2026. Artists, performers, and curators across all disciplines and career stages are invited…
artisan: August Workshop Series
artisan continues its new workshop program at The Parlour within the State Library of Queensland, offering a series of hands-on creative workshops led by Queensland artists, makers and designers. Following…
Metropolitan Fukujusou Artist Residency
Applications are open for the Metropolitan Fukujusou Artist Residency, a Kyoto-based international residency offering artists the opportunity to live and work within a 200-year-old traditional Kyo-Machiya townhouse. Designed for artists…
Evelyn Chapman Art Award 2026
Entries are now open for the Evelyn Chapman Art Award 2026, a prestigious biennial award supporting the professional development of emerging Australian painters. Presented by the S.H. Ervin Gallery, the…
Arts Queensland: Funding opportunities
As part of the Creative Together: Grow 2022–2026 action plan, Arts Queensland offers a dynamic range of funding opportunities to support artists, venues, and organisations across the state. These grants…
Innovate Grant: Summer 2026
Applications are now open for the Innovate Grant Summer 2026 funding round, supporting emerging and established visual artists and photographers worldwide. Each quarter, Innovate Grant awards two unrestricted grants of…
SAM Indigenous Ceramic Award
Deadline:
5 March, 2018
Applications are now open for Shepparton Art Museum’s 2018 Indigenous Ceramic Award (ICA). As a $20,000 acquisitive prize, the 2018 ICA is open to Indigenous Australian groups and individual artists to propose an exhibition concept to be realised at SAM. Eight shortlisted groups or artists will be supported with an exhibition development fee of $2,200 each…
Hutchins Australian Contemporary Art Prize
Deadline:
2nd March, 2018
Entries are open for the Hutchins Australian Contemporary Art Prize 2018. ‘The Hutchins’ is a highly regarded $20,000 acquisitive biennial prize for Australian artists, awarded for excellence and innovation in contemporary art. 2018 sees a new iteration of the event with the introduction of new prizes, an exciting contemporary exhibition…
Setting Up Your Arts Business
Deadline:
25th February, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Take a more of a business-like perspective of your career development, and learn about a range of introductory topics to get your thinking started. The workshop begins with an overview of the arts business world. Participants will then look at some of the preliminary work required to establish a business.…
SNAP18
Deadline:
1st March, 2018
Every year, Aspire runs an Open Call Photography Exhibition – ‘SNAP- to give Photographers a space and chance to showcase their unique styles and skills with Photography. This year we are doing things a little different, however, where each exhibiting artist has the chance to win a 12 months membership…
Black Duck Cottage Residency
Deadline:
Ongoing
Our artist in residence pilot program is a series of week long residencies for artists to share, create and exhibit their work. The cottage is fully self-contained with a kitchenette and shower, a large loft style bedroom with queen bed and a 4 x 6m gallery space downstairs, ready for…
Logan Art Gallery Exhibition Program 2019
Deadline:
28th February, 2018
Located 20 minutes south of Brisbane City, Logan Art Gallery celebrates the diverse practices of visual artists, craftworkers and designers, and presents a dynamic exhibition program for residents and visitors to the region. Logan Art Gallery are currently accepting proposals for its 2019 Exhibition program. Exhibitions themes that reflect issues…
AUX-AiR 2018
Deadline:
28th February, 2018
We are now accepting submissions for our artist-in-residence programme, AUX-AiR 2018. We are looking for four emerging and early career international artists working in the fields of sonic art, performance and installation to undertake a funded 6 week residency at our project space in Teesside, northeast England. Chosen artists will…
Home Workspace Program
Deadline:
5th March, 2018
Ashkal Alwan is pleased to announce the open call for applications to participate in the eighth edition of Home Workspace Program (HWP), taking place in Beirut from October 8th, 2018 through July 22nd, 2019. HWP is a 10-month study program that enrolls 10-15 fellows every year. The program is open to artists and writers aiming…
Brisbane VR/AR Event #32
Deadline:
30th January, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Welcome back to the Brisbane’s Virtual/Augmented Reality monthly event! With the latest announcements around wireless VR technology and higher resolution screens we are excited for 2018 and the advances the technology will bring. Our first meetup for the month will be hosted at Brisbane Powerhouse with special guest speakers presenting…
Featured Artists at the Judy
Deadline:
31st January, 2018
We are seeking submissions of tiny art works for our first two Featured Artists at the Judy plinth exhibitions to go on display in the public foyer spaces at the Judith Wright Centre. Flying Arts will select up to four artists for each exhibition. Works will be exhibited in covered secure plinths.…
BSAF Exhibition: Within These Walls
Deadline:
15th February, 2018
The Brisbane Street Art Festival has, over the last three years, been able to grow and become established as a nationally recognised festival program thanks to the contributions and support of the local, national and international street art community. We will continue to grow, and as such, we’d like to…
Netherlands - Like an Artist Residency
Deadline:
14th February, 2018
In the Like an Artist project, the Van Eyck in Maastricht, Netherlands offers three one-month working periods to artists, designers, writers and other makers, in the period April – June. Candidates must be age 40 or above; there is no upper limit. The Like an Artist project forms part of a research study on talent…
The 65th Blake Prize
Deadline:
16th February, 2018
Since 2016 Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (CPAC) has conducted The Blake Prize as a bi-annual event, ensuring the future of this landmark prize. CPAC will maintain the guiding principles of The Blake Prize, continuing to engage contemporary artists, both nationally and internationally, in conversations concerning faith, spirituality, religion, hope, humanity,…
Wyndham Art Prize
Deadline:
12th February, 2018
Artists are invited to submit an application for selection into the 2018 Wyndham Art Prize. The Wyndham Art Prize is a national prize attracting artists from all over Australia with a non-acquisitive award of $10,000, a People’s Choice award of $2000 and $6000 of bursary opportunities from Deakin University *conditions apply…
Horizon Festival
Deadline:
12th February, 2018
Horizon is inviting submissions from artists or groups of artists to develop and present new work as part of Art in Place, a focus-area for the Horizon Festival in 2018. Artists are influenced and inspired by the place they live and the stories embedded there. The Sunshine Coast has a diverse…
Outer Space: 2018/19 Exhibition Program EOI, Residency Call Out
Deadline:
2nd February, 2018
From December 2017 Outer Space Artist Run Initiative will occupy a two story warehouse space in West End leased and supported by the Brisbane City Council. Impressive in scale, this space allows us to offer opportunities for artists to develop their practice and exhibit ambitious new projects. Outer Space is…
How do you Design Think?
Deadline:
3rd February, 10:00 - 2:00pm
Design Thinking has transcended the hipster and become a mainstay of learning, designing and general making. This is your practical, hands-on introduction with experts that know what they’re talking about. No experience required, just bring with you an open mind and willing hands. Would you like to know a little…
5th Land Art Mongolia
Deadline:
30th January, 2018
Call for applications for the 5th Land Art Mongolia. We seek applications from emerging and mid-career artists, experience in environmental art is requested. The program is designed to pursue personal creative work and share in collegial interaction within a small community of Mongolian and international artists. During the Biennial production invited artists…
Collide International Residency Award
Deadline:
15th February, 2018
Call for entries from Arts at CERN for the Collide International residency award, a unique opportunity for artists to spend time at CERN, European Organisation for Nuclear Research in Geneva. We are pleased to announce the third edition of the Collide International Residency award, a major international residency programme as part…
Horse and Art Research Programme
Deadline:
15th February, 2018
Visual artists (painting, drawing, printmaking), art historians and researchers are invited to apply for the intensive 2-week residential ‘Horse and Art’ programme at HARP Horse and Art Research Program in Hungary. It is intended for artists who are interested in combining equine studies and visual arts. They are looking for artists…
Rijksakademie Residency
Deadline:
1st February, 2018
Call for artists around the world – The #Rijksakademie provides time and space for research, experiment and production. We offer emerging professional artists from both the Netherlands and abroad an opportunity to develop their work and ideas at the highest level. The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten is an international residency program based in…
xCoAx 2018
Deadline:
31st January, 2018
xCoAx 6th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X is an exploration of the intersection where computational tools and media meet art and culture, in the form of a multi-disciplinary enquiry on aesthetics, computation, communication and the elusive X factor that connects them all. xCoAx, taking place in Madrid in July 2018,…
Association for Cultural Economics International Conference
Deadline:
31st January, 2018
The Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI) invites you to attend its 20th International Conference on Cultural Economics to be held at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia from Tuesday June 26th to Friday 29th, 2018. The call for papers is open. ACEI2018 aims to provide a forum for discussion on a…
Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen - Fellowship Call
Deadline:
26th January, 2018
Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen in Austria invites visual and media artists, art critics, theorists, and curators to apply for a fellowship in 2018–2019 (1 October 2018–2 June 2019). Candidates can apply for a five-month fellowship. Professional visual/media artists, art theorists, art critics, and curators from all over the world are eligible for the…
The Curatorial Program for Research (CPR)
Deadline:
15th February, 2018
The CURATORIAL PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH announces its OPEN CALL for CPR 2018: DIMMING THE NORTHERN LIGHTS The Curatorial Program for Research (CPR) is pleased to announce its open call for curators to participate in CPR 2018: Dimming the Northern Lights. In this program curators will travel to the Nordic region, visiting Faroe Islands,…
Petite Pieces
Deadline:
28th January, 2018
Petite Pieces 2018: Aspire’s Annual Small Pieces Competition – Call for Artists From 7 September – 24 January 2018, Aspire Gallery will be hosting their fourth annual ‘petite pieces’ competition. ‘petite pieces’ is an open theme, open medium small pieces competition open to artists of any skill level. The…
Lab.9 Art Contest
Deadline:
18th January, 2018
Lab.9 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 possibility to exhibit the artworks in…
FOURSITE QUEENSLAND ARTS PERIODICAL
Deadline:
23rd January, 2018
Foursite is a new, free, quarterly and print-only Queensland arts periodical. Foursite is seeking submissions from Queensland-based artists, art professionals, galleries and museums for its first issue. The nature of foursite will depend on the submissions it receives. Material for submission could include: – Interviews with nominated artists (all media)…
Life Drawing at Griffith University Art Museum
Deadline:
17th January, 6:00 - 9:00pm
In 2018 Griffith University Art Museum is launching a series of life drawing classes. Hosted by guest artists, each event will give participants the chance to engage with and learn from a respected Brisbane art practitioner in an intimate Museum setting. First Session: Wednesday 17 January, 6:00pm – 9:00pm Facilitator: Kellie…
FELTspace: Call for Proposals
Deadline:
14th January, 2018
FELTspace now invites artists / curators / collectives to submit proposals to exhibit during September – December 2018. Proposals must be received by midnight Sunday 14th January. FELTspace welcomes solo or group exhibitions focusing on contemporary art practice. Submitting a proposal is no guarantee of acceptance. Please note FELTspace does…
Estonia - Maajaam Residency
Deadline:
15th January, 2018
MAAJAAM artist residency in Estonia is seeking proposals for a 10-day production residency aimed towards an exhibition/festival (festibition), taking place in July 2018. The works are to be installed/performed in the landscape spread out around MAAJAAM. The aim of the residency is to explore the idea of digital natives and digital…
STABLE Proposals 2018
Deadline:
5th January, 2017
STABLE is now accepting proposals for its 2018 exhibition program. If you’re interested in exhibiting with us, please collate into one PDF file a short proposal outlining your practice, intentions for an exhibition, CV and examples of your work and send to stableartspace@gmail.com by 11:59 PM Friday 5 January 2018. For…
Call for Proposals: Church Brisbane
Deadline:
15th January, 2018
We are now welcoming exhibition proposals from emerging to mid-career artists, collectives and curators, including both group and solo shows to exhibit at Church Brisbane in 2018. Exhibition proposals should include: – Statement about your exhibition concept (400 words). – 3 to 5 images of proposed or previous work. –…
Forecast
Deadline:
20th December, 2017
The Forecast International Platform for Pioneering Ideas has an open call, inviting creative pioneers and innovators in various arts disciplines a chance to work with internationally renowned mentors to develop their projects. Forecast project is in cooperation with the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin. Forecast encourages interdisciplinary…
India - Farm Studio Artist Residency
Deadline:
31st December, 2017
Farm studio is a non-profit art space in Rajasthan, India. It has an open call for artists residencies in both urban and rural areas of Rajasthan. The aim is to promote and celebrate the community’s artistic and cultural identity and support community-based open platform where creativity can unfold free from accustomed distractions.…
Athens Digital Arts Festival
Deadline:
31st December, 2017
SINGULARITY NOW – Tales form the Event Horizon Event Horizon is the conceivable surface of a black hole, a place where gravity curves space-time so much, there is no escape, not even by light itself. Its core is the singularity, a zero point, where space and time are discontinued and is…







































































