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…
Chippendale World Art Residency
Deadline:
31st July, 2017
Bonjour! Nicky Ginsberg, Founder of the Chippendale New World Art Prize and President of the Chippendale Creative Precinct invites you to embrace your international arts community and join her global art movement. Australian and International artists are invited to submit a painted landscape for the fifth annual Chippendale New World Art Prize,…
Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award
Deadline:
14th July, 2017
The Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award (JUWSPA), introduced in 2002, is considered one of the most important annual surveys of contemporary Australian photographic practice. The exhibition showcases a selection of finalists, in a stunning display where established photographers are presented alongside emerging talent. The resulting exhibition is a…
William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize
Deadline:
12th July, 2017
This year the winner of the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize will take home $30,000 in prize money – $5,000 more than previous years. And, for the first time in the history of the prize, Monash Gallery of Art will acquire the winning entry. Established by the MGA Foundation…
COAL Prize
Deadline:
20th July, 2017
Call for entries from artists worldwide working on themes of art and environment for the COAL Prize 2017. In seven years, the COAL Prize became an international meeting place for artists who take up the main universal issue of our time: ecology. The prize-winner receives an award of € 5,000…
Beijing: Crystal Ruth Bell Residency
Deadline:
17th July, 2017
or the fourth edition of the Crystal Ruth Bell Residency, Red Gate & China Residencies invite applications for a funded residency in Beijing for November and December 2017. The call targets people of all types of creative practices, of all passports, ages, gender-identities, abilities, and interests to send proposals for projects…
Impakt Festivals: call for curatorial proposals
Deadline:
15th July, 2017
Impakt is calling for curatorial proposals for the Impakt Festivals in Utrecht in 2018 and 2019. The Impakt Festival is the annual culmination of Impakt’s activities as an organisation that focuses on critical media culture: a five-day, multi-media festival with film screenings, conferences, talks, performances, exhibitions and presentations. Founded in…
Frieze Writer’s Prize
Deadline:
18th July, 2017
Open call for the 2017 Frieze Writer’s Prize. Aspiring art critics are invited to submit one unpublished review of a recent contemporary art exhibition, which should be 700 words in length. The Frieze Writer’s Prize is an annual international award to discover and promote new art critics. This year the prize…
Artiz PUBLIC
Deadline:
28th July, 2017
Make your mark on Toowoomba, the street art capital of Queensland! Join us at the University of Southern Queensland for a contemporary street art program with a difference. Design and create a large mural and explore an extensive outdoor gallery of public art. This program is open to young artists…
Curators’ Agenda
Deadline:
6th July, 2017
Curators’ Agenda is a networking/training/practical residential program for international emerging curators, organised in Vienna with talks, lectures, studio visits, practical project etc. over 6 weeks in September/October 2017. Applications are invited for the fee-based program. Part-subsidy offered for travel and accommodation costs. Want to gain first-hand curatorial practice in one of…
Hermès Foundation
Deadline:
1st July, 2017
The Hermès Foundation launches the 8th call for projects of the New Settings programme. This programme is devoted to the performing arts and is directed both to live performance artists (of all disciplines) and to visual artists who wish to create for the stage. Indeed, collaborations between performing artists and visual…
Asian Women Photographers’ Showcase
Deadline:
10th July, 2017
2017 ASIAN WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS’ SHOWCASE at Objectifs, Singapore – call for submissions from Asian women photographers worldwide. Slideshow Projection curated by Yumi Goto (Reminders Photography Stronghold) and Emmeline Yong (Objectifs) In collaboration with Objectifs’ Women in Film & Photography Showcase Submission Deadline: 10 July 2017 Asian women photographers are invited…
Masterclass with John Caldwell
Deadline:
8th - 9th July
Award winning NSW artist John Caldwell is one of Australia’s master landscape painters. Renowned for his dramatic and atmospheric paintings of an often rugged Australian landscape Caldwell’s paintings begin with drawings and general impressions made on location later to be transformed in his studio works. John will demonstrate the procedure…
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
Deadline:
7th July, 2017
Established in 2001, the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize attracts strong support from artists, collectors and critics and is the first national acquisitive prize for an original, freestanding sculpture of up to 80cm in any dimension. Over 500 entries from Australian and international artists are received annually and approximately 45 finalists’…
Metro Arts: 2018 Call For Proposals
Deadline:
9th July, 2017
We are now calling for proposals to be a part of our 2018 Performance and Exhibition Program and Expressions of Interest for our 2018 Takeovers, developing and presenting new work. Metro Arts welcomes proposals from early career through to mid and long term practitioners – Brisbane-based, interstate and around the…
Lord Mayor’s Photographic Awards
Deadline:
22nd June, 2017
The Lord Mayor’s Photographic Awards is an an opportunity for you to become involved in Brisbane’s cultural life by capturing and celebrating images that reflect Brisbane’s creative lifestyle. The Photographic Awards invite photographers and photographic artists to submit original images that represent an expressive, energetic and enthusiastic Brisbane. Categories Cash…
Brisbane Art Prize
Deadline:
30th June, 2017
Life Art Worldwide hosts the call for artists’ interpretation of the meaning of life.This broad creative brief promotes diversity in art form and practice. Entries: Now Open Entries Close: 30 June, 12 pm International Acquisitive $10 000 Award Open to artists working in: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and sculpture Exhibition:…
Adornment Making Workshop with Chantal Fraser
Deadline:
24th June, 3:00 - 5:00pm
Artist Chantal Fraser invites you to join her for an afternoon of subversive adornment making. Fraser uses material culture and adornment in her installation, performances, and digital media works as a method of understanding and exploring her Samoan heritage, politics, culture and identity. During her workshop, Pariah Protection Adornment Making,…
Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing
Deadline:
12th June, 2017
The 8th annual Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing is now open for submissions. The Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing aims to encourage excellence in drawing as an important foundation for any arts practice. The Prize was established to help perpetuate the memory of Marie Corella Ellis OAM (1918-2003)…
Workshop: Japanese Gift Wrapping
Deadline:
10th July, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Learn how to make bags out of square Japanese furoshiki material, gift wraps using fabric squares, an origami box, and other wrapping techniques. Local paper artist and jewellery designer Mabina Alaka will teach you to create standout Japanese styled wrapping for your gifts for any season. For beginners aged 12+…
Making at MoB: Paper Cut Portrait
Deadline:
7th July, 5:45 - 6:45pm
Join MOB for an hour of relaxed crafting and creation in the Museum of Brisbane. We present a range of different handmade and art techniques taught by local working professionals. Once you have finished making at MoB, explore our current exhibitions throughout the Museum. Cutting portraits, usually in profile, from black…
Weaving Circle Workshop
Deadline:
8th July, 3:00 - 5:00pm
Join artists, curators, and Ngugi women belonging to the Quandamooka People of Moreton Bay, Sonja and Freja Carmichael, for an afternoon of weaving and yarning. Workshop participants are invited to join the weaving circle, learn basic techniques, and share stories. Sonja and Freja come together to share their knowledge and…
FAKE estate: CALL for proposals
Deadline:
25th June, 2017
FAKE estate is currently accepting applications to our LAST thursdays program (July 2017 – January 2018). LAST thursdays is an ongoing series of movie nights, presenting screen-based work by emerging visual artists. Located in the new FAKE estate open-air cinema in east brisbane, LAST thursdays is an opportunity to see…
Kinosaki Arts Center Residency
Deadline:
15th June, 2017
Kinosaki International Arts Center is now taking applications for the Artist-In-Residence program 2018-2019. The application deadline for contemporary performing arts projects to be realised in Kinosaki, Japan is Thursday 15th June 2017. Applications are now open for the 2018-2019 Artist-In-Residence program at Kinosaki International Arts Center (KIAC), a creative residence facility…
TRANScuratorial Academy Mumbai
Deadline:
14th June, 2017
Open call for TRANScuratorial Academy (TCA) Mumbai, an initiative of KfW Stiftung in collaboration with Goethe-Institut. TCA takes place September 18-22 2017 in Mumbai and is open to up and coming cultural practitioners and scholars with curating experience. Theme is “Hospitality”. The TRANScuratorial Academy (TCA) is an initiative of KfW…
The Other Art Fair Sydney
Deadline:
9th June, 2017
We are excited to announce the return of The Other Art Fair Sydney. Applications are now open. Don’t miss your chance to be part of Australia’s largest artist-led fair. Now in five cities across the globe, The Other Art Fair is established as the leading platform for emerging artists to meet and sell…
Art meets Science Exhibition
Deadline:
2nd June, 2017
The Art meets Science Exhibition is an opportunity for artists from across South East Queensland to join the Artist in Residence Scientist artists to showcase their recent artworks that demonstrate a strong Art-Science connection. The partner organisations at the Ecosciences Precinct (ESP) Dutton Park hold a number of public and…
Sam Rit Residency Program
Deadline:
Applications Open
Artists of all mediums, arts managers and arts workers, academics, researchers and students are invited to stay with their partners, collaborators and children and experience authentic rural Thai farming life in the province of Nakhon Ratchasima. Completely self-contained with a support system in place, this is an opportunity to be…
Finding Freedom
Deadline:
1st June, 2017
ASRC and Amnesty International are calling for entries of artworks for an exhibition during Refugee Week 2017 called Finding Freedom – artworks which are aspirational about what we want to create for people seeking asylum. Artworks should focus on the following ideas: Seeking asylum is a basic human right and…
Camera Show Day
Deadline:
21st May, 10:00am - 4:00pm
A free event sharing our passion for film photography. On this day we focus on cameras. From 35mm, medium format to large format (5×7, 8×10, 11×14), old and new, LOMO, classic and quirky; all will be on display on the day, there will be demonstrations, tutorials, presentations, Q&A session and…
Luxembourg Art Prize
Deadline:
31st May, 2017
The Luxembourg Art Prize is an annual international competition aiming to discover talents, amateur or professional, regardless of age and nationality. The ambition of the Prize is to accelerate the careers of unknown artists by providing them with professional art gallery space, first as part of a group exhibition in the…
ArtWorld Portrait Prize
Deadline:
9th June, 2017
The second annual ArtWorld Studio Gallery Portrait 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. Key 2017 Dates: Deadline for electronic submissions: Friday 9…
Fluxkunst
Deadline:
4th June, 2017
Fluxkunst is a Berlin/UK based organisation which encourages artists to exhibit works across boarders by facilitating exhibitions between countries. We are looking for submissions from writers, poets and artists to respond to the notion of TIME. We are particularly interested in video artists to present short films which respond to…
Exhibition Development Program
Deadline:
14th July, 2017
Master the art of proposing exhibitions of your work and increase your chance of selection by galleries with our specialist Exhibition Development Program. Join an experienced curator in an intensive weekend of workshops to design, plan and manage your solo or group exhibition. Participants will receive course study materials prior…
Drawing Classes
Deadline:
Ongoing
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…
The Sunny Art Prize
Deadline:
20th June, 2017
The Sunny Art Prize is an international art competition hosted by Sunny Art Centre, London. This fine art award is a global platform, giving an opportunity to emerging and established artists to showcase their talents to a wider audience. We aim to display artistic and cultural diversity to the international art scenes…
Wonderland Festival
Deadline:
14th May, 2017
Wonderland is a debaucherous end-of-year carnival of circus, comedy, music, physical theatre, magic and burlesque. Artists of all kinds are now invited to submit their show for Wonderland Festival 2017. With 100% of the net box office being returned to the artist, the festival model is designed to maximise artist benefits and…







































































