Learn how to build experimental microphones with the artist and musician Ross Manning in this hands-on workshop. Manning will show you how microphones work by exploring the different types of microphones and allowing you to create your own. During the workshop you will create two types of experimental contact microphones…

  Learn the art of fashion illustration with Brisbane fashion illustrator, Penelope Bell. Aimed at beginners and upwards, this intensive 3 hour workshop will teach you the basics in fashion figure proportion and pose. You will learn how to draw a fashioned figure from start to finish, capturing movement, depth…

CURATORIAL TEAM IS NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR  – THE CYFEST’S DIGITAL VIDEO ART PROGRAM. One of the largest international media art festivals, CYFEST was founded in St. Petersburg in 2007 by independent artists and curators. The festival promotes the emergence of new forms of art and high technology interactions, developing…

Tartu Artist in Residence Open Call for the year 2018! Artists of various disciplines will have the opportunity to work, live and find new inspiration in the scenic city of Tartu, Estonia for a period of one or three months. Projects connected to the theme of ‘Celebrations’ are invited since Estonia…

Learn to carve your own rubber stamps for fabric printing with artist and printmaker Kay Watanabe. This workshop is suitable for artists who want to learn a basic relief print technique as well as crafters who want to create their own unique fabric designs. Kay will teach you how to…

Lose yourself in an oasis of vibrant colours, bold patterns and experimental painting techniques with Lauren from The Indigo Room. For three hours, you will focus on the heart and soul of textile design – textile illustration. Whilst discovering your own unique style, you will explore key mark making techniques…

Boxcopy is now accepting proposals for our 2018 program – closing this Sunday 15th October! Boxcopy is an artist-run organisation founded in 2007 and run by a small team of volunteers. We are calling for proposals from artists, curators, writers and other artist-run initiatives who would like to partner or…

Artist and well-known story book illustrator Philip Blythe will give a weekend workshop at The Petrie Terrace Gallery. Philip’s many commissions include publications for HM Queen Elizabeth 11, British Telecom, Little Hare Books and many others. Philip has lectured at the University of Ulster, James Cook University and Griffith University.…

The ArtWorld Studio Gallery Landscape Prize offers both beginning and experienced artists the chance to have their works exhibited this year, with a monetary prize on offer. Any medium is permitted including painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation, photography and digital. Submissions for the Landscape Prize, along with the $30 submission fee,…

$1000 cash up for grabs in the Embracing Life wall mural design competition Calling all studying and emerging artists! Collins Food Group has partnered with QUT Creative Industries in a competition to design a wall mural for a new restaurant brand opening in Brisbane later this year. Collins Foods is…

OPEN CALL: Science Gallery Dublin is seeking proposals for up to 20 works for FAKE, a free exhibition that asks if life is better when we embrace the artificial. From fake meat to fake emotions, if faking it gets the job done, who cares? In both the natural world and human…

Arts Queensland is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from individuals and arts organisations to provide Creative Producer services for the development and presentation of new performance work at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts. This Creative Producer services role will work closely with Arts Queensland in managing the use of Judith…

In co-operation with KulturKontakt Austria, the Austrian Federal Chancellery makes available 50 residencies in Austria (Vienna and Salzburg) for the Artist-in-Residence programme for the year 2018. The residency is designed to offer an opportunity to artists aged under 40 to familiarise themselves with the Austrian art scene and cultural environment…

Artists are invited to apply now to live and work in the Bauhaus Schlemmer House in Dessau, Germany.  The programme is catering to artists with an overall interest in all those areas that are historically being represented by Bauhaus and that have developed from it until today: painting, design, textile,…

Open call to media arts practitioners (media art, video, game, animation, manga etc.), aimed at aged 20-35 who have previously shown at international art festivals, film festivals, game shows, comic festivals, etc. to apply for the 2018 Overseas Media Arts Creators residency programme in Japan. This residency program is part of…

Open international call for proposals for the 4th edition of the international Theatre, Art and New Technologies Festival ‘The Wonders of the Possible’ to be held in Cagliari, Italy in December 2017. In December 2017, Kyber Teatro organises in Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy) the fourth edition of International Theatre, Art and…

MADATAC, the Contemporary Audio-Visual & New Media Arts Festival in Madrid, Spain in January 2018 has an open call for submissions (deadline: 4 September) and an open call for the International New Media Art Essay Prize (deadline: 30 September). No restrictions on age or nationality. Check guidelines for the full range of…

Digimag Journal is an interdisciplinary online publication seeking high-standard articles and reviews that focus on the impact of the last technological and scientific developments on art, design, communication and creativity. Read the complete Call for Papers and join the publication, deadline 1 September 2017 With this call Digicult aims at researching contributions on the…

For the past 28 years the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (DMNPP) has encouraged both excellence and creativity in contemporary Australian portraiture by asking artists to interpret the look and personality of a chosen sitter, either unknown or well known. Founded by Doug & Greta Moran and family in 1988, the…

Open for artists, musicians, scientists,    writers, as well  as anyone interested in getting  to know the Bimblebox Nature  Refuge. Camp for one week on the Bimblebox Nature Refuge. Immerse yourself in this piece of never been cleared woodland. Enjoy the company of artists creatively exploring this wilderness environment. Dates: 3…

A truly unique workshop teaching the fundamentals of lighting and composition when photographing products and still-life from above. This transformative workshop teaches you the art of flat-lay, from first principles, through an understanding of the relationship between light, object geometry and composition. Benchtop Photography is different than any other photography…

Entries are now being invited to a national art award established by Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery with a total prize pool of $25,000. ‘Still: National Still Life Award’ is the only art award of its kind in Australia and is expected to attract entries from across Australia from artists at…

The Banyule Award for Works on Paper is awarded biennially to an outstanding contemporary work on paper.  It is an acquisitive prize, with the winning artwork entered into the Banyule Art Collection. The Banyule Art Collection is a contemporary collection of art works by leading and emerging Australian artists, including…

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 2017 are now available…

  Brisbane City Council’s Creative Communities team is seeking Expressions of Interests (EOIs) for a producer, creative collective or cultural organisation to program and deliver the Creative Sector Development Program for BrisAsia Festival 2018. BrisAsia Festival 2018 BrisAsia Festival (the Festival) is an annual festival that showcases contemporary and traditional…

Contemporary Art Gallery Online announces their 4th Annual International 2017 “Water/Seascapes” Online Art Competition to be held from July 16, 2017 to August 12, 2017. Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience or education in the art field.  A group exhibition…

Join our unique workshop and discover how to use machine learning technology in creative practice. Designed for artists and students, this hands-on workshop is facilitated by visiting artists from Nabi E.I.Lab in Seoul, Korea and explores innovative technologies. You will also join a floor talk on the exhibition Why future still needs us:…

Perfect your skills in professional studio visits, artist talks, artist statements, and communicating your practice to a variety of audiences. In this course, you’ll learn how to write about yourself and your practice, and become equipped with the skills to write an artist statement, bio, and exhibition proposal. Gain insights…

In this workshop we will take a close look at what funding is available for your projects on a local, state and federal level. What are assessment panels looking for? How is your application assessed? How do you best address the criteria and select which grants are the best ones…

House Conspiracy is the first dedicated residency space of its kind in Brisbane. Over the course of a year we will be curating and facilitating dozens of Brisbane’s emerging creatives in undertaking valuable collaborative and experimental residencies within the space. Everything that is created or that takes place will be…

The National Association for the Visual Arts has partnered together with Artisan to present a special, half day professional development intensive for emerging arts workers. Join a group of industry leaders in a program of discussions to examine best practice standards of working together with artists across a range of…

The classes are facilitated by Jude Roberts to introduce participants of all ages and drawing experience to different ways of seeing, drawing and thinking. Exercises and demonstrations include observational and intuitive methods to drawing. Students learn and investigate ways to express their own mark making. The course is tailored to suit…

Inspired by Artisan’s current exhibitions, Beneath the Surface by Luke Maninov Hammond and Seitanic Beach by Sarah.x.Isabella, this tutored drawing session explores the visual and aesthetic qualities found in the emotionally tactile landscapes of the mind and body. The tutor will guide participants in the use of mixed media approaches…

Submissions for the churchie national emerging art prize 2017 are now open until the 23rd July. Open to all disciplines, Australian emerging visual artists over the age of 18 are strongly encouraged to enter the prize. The overall winner is rewarded with the major prize sponsored by Brand+Slater Architects. Two commendation…

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.…

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to provide a platform for further professional development. In 2017, the QRAA theme is ‘Iconic Queensland’. Queensland is rich with iconic structures,…