the churchie emerging art prize
Established in 1987 the churchie emerging art prize is Australia’s longest running award for emerging artists. ‘the churchie’ is dedicated to promoting innovation and excellence across art encompassing all mediums…
Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2025
The national acquisitive Sunshine Coast National Art Prize is a dynamic visual arts award reflecting outstanding contemporary 2D and new media arts practice in Australia. Since 2006, the exhibition presents…
Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize 2025
Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize is an initiative of the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery and Fraser Coast Regional Council that seeks to explore our reciprocal, inextricable relationship with the…
Firstdraft: Exhibition Program Call Out
Firstdraft supports and platforms early-career, risk-taking and experimental art practices through a diverse program of solo and group exhibitions. Successful applicants receive: $1,500 artist fee for solo projects $950 artist…
Robert Brownhall Drawing Workshop
In conjunction with our current exhibition, Numinous: The Landscape Paintings of William Robinson QUT Collection artist and alumni Robert Brownhall will be offering a drawing workshop. Exploring the adjacent Botanical Gardens and…
Call for Exhibition Proposals: Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Maitland Regional Art Gallery (MRAG) is calling for exhibition proposals for two exhibition spaces in the 2026-2028 program. Both spaces are considered project spaces and can be used for a…
GUAM Internship Program
The Internship Program is offered to current and past Griffith University students. 2025 marks the 15th anniversary of the Griffith University Art Museum Internship Program. Over the last decade…
Remagine Art Prize 2025
Remagine Art Prize is an environmental art prize which began in 2009, to promote awareness of environmental challenges such as waste and consumption. This year’s theme ‘RE: THINK TO RE: PURPOSE’…
The Almenara Art Prize
The Almenara Art Prize is an international online painting competition that offers more than 29000€ in cash awards, 20000€ in products and other prizes. We encourage the international participation in diverse genres, styles, mediums…
Lennox St. Gallery Art Award
The Lennox St. Gallery Art Award celebrates contemporary visual art, providing a platform for artists to showcase exceptional Paintings and works on paper. Open to artists under the age of 35 and…
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 8th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts. It includes all static mediums:…
The William Fletcher Travelling Fellowship
The residency awards are the biennial Rome Residency, and an annual two-week residency at Bundanon. These are offered in alternate years, so that both residencies for Bundanon will be offered…
The Doyles Art Award
The Doyles Art Award is an annual Australian representational fine art award and exhibition. Hundreds of original artworks are on display in Mudgeeraba, Queensland, for the duration of the exhibition.…
Arte Laguna Prize
Arte Laguna Prize is the Venice-based International Contemporary Art Competition that welcomes and exhibits emerging artists of all ages, countries, genders and artistic backgrounds, and is free-themed. With two decades of experience, the…
Olive Cotton Award 2025
The Olive Cotton Award is a $20,000 biennial national award for excellence in photographic portraiture in memory of photographer Olive Cotton. In 2025 the Gallery will celebrate the 20-year anniversary…
Tamworth Textile Triennial
The 6th Tamworth Textile Triennial will launch in 2026 at Tamworth Regional Gallery before embarking on a two-year tour across Australia. Curated by artist Blake Griffiths, this prestigious exhibition invites…
Cheongju International Craft Competition
Cheongju International Craft Competition, Korea, is calling for submissions of craft artworks reflecting trends in contemporary arts and crafts and conveying values of the future from artists from all over…
The Lester Prize
The Lester Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious portraiture prizes—an award that places artists and the community proudly front and centre. Established in 2007, we provide an avenue for…
The Book Plate Art Project
The Book Plate Art Project is a participatory art project which is designed to strengthen connections between artists, public libraries and the community. Registration is now open for volunteer artists to take…
Workshop: The Artist as Fundraiser
The Artist as Fundraiser is a free 3-hour fundraising workshop that is ideal for artists, producers and collectives looking to boost their knowledge, skills and confidence to strategically build supporter…
We the Makers Sustainable Fashion Prize
The National Wool Museum and the City of Greater Geelong announce the opening of the We the Makers Sustainable Fashion Prize, a biennial competition celebrating dynamic and diverse ethical fashion design.…
Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Art: EOI
Call for Expressions of Interest: Public Art on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Somerset Regional Council is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from artists in Somerset and South East Queensland…
BBA One Shot Award 2025
Are you a seasoned photographer or a casual snap-shooter? Everyone has a unique creative vision, and the BBA One Shot Award 2025 is your chance to showcase yours. Open to…
Mark Making with Textiles
Known for their distinctive mark-making and textile backgrounds, contemporary artists Kitty Horton & Claudia Mazzotta have teamed up to lead this exploratory and engaging workshop, offering insight into their creative…
Prisma Art Prize 2025
The 17th edition of the Prisma Art Prize is now accepting entries. As an international platform, we aim to showcase a diverse and inclusive array of paintings, drawings, and engravings, reflecting the…
QCAD Galleries: Call Out
Applications to exhibit at QCAD Galleries are now open. You can apply to exhibit from July 2025 – March 2026 across our three South Bank spaces. We accept proposals from…
The 2025 Milburn Art Prize
The 2025 Milburn Art Prize for Landscape reflects the evolving nature and aims of BIA to honour Paul Milburn, a much loved and respected tutor who began teaching in 1989…
Georges River Art Prize
The Georges River Art Prize is a biennial art prize that provides an opportunity for artists from all over Australia to display their best work. There are categories for painting…
FiKVA Award
The FiKVA Award 2025 offers a €3,000 grand prize, along with art supplies, marketing support, and a 6-month online gallery representation. Open to all 2D representational and figurative painters worldwide,…
Moreton Bay Art Prize 2025
The Moreton Bay Art Prize and Outdoor Art Prize is an annual exhibition and prize that supports and celebrates our diverse local artists. Each year, the Moreton Bay Art Prize is awarded…
ARCUS Project: Ibaraki Artist-In-Residence
ARCUS Project’s artist-in-residence program provides opportunities for artists in the field of contemporary art to cultivate their artistic creativity and vision. Located around an hour from Tokyo, a residency at…
Public Art EOI: Redlands Coast Eco Precinct
Redland City Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced Redland and South East Queensland artists or artist collectives to deliver new public artworks for the Redlands Coast Eco…
The Malamegi Lab Art Award 2025
The Malamegi Lab Art Award is an international competition for artists across disciplines, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, mixed media, digital art, and video. Key Opportunities for Artists:…
St Columba's Art Prize
The Inaugural St Columba’s Art Prize is an annual event that aims to showcase Australian artists, celebrate creativity and provide an opportunity for people of the Blue Mountains to engage…
Sculpture by the Sea: Bondi
Sculpture by the Sea will return to Bondi in 2025 as the world’s largest free to the public sculpture exhibition. The spectacular coastal walk has once again transformed into a…
Montsalvat Exhibitions 2025
We are seeking innovative and engaging proposals from artists, curators and collectives who are eager to showcase their work in our historic and dynamic gallery spaces. Proposals may include exhibitions,…
The Maximilian - Call Out
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WHAT : Call Out WHEN : Deadline, 15th April The Maximilian is an international online platform and publication that will publish in-depth discussion around art and theory, culture and philosophy. Our overarching ethos is one of ‘deep vs. broad’: we aim not to simply expand upon the surface of our…
The Art of Fashion Photography
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WHEN : Sunday 1 April, 1.30pm-2.30pm WHERE : QUT Gardens Theatre Foyer | Free Art and fashion have always been closely aligned and nowhere is this more obvious than in the realm of fashion photography. National fashion photographers, style makers, artists and curators will talk about these ideas during this…
Mondo Motion | Life on pegs: Pre-digital animation in Brisbane
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WHEN : 28th March, 6:00 – 7:00pm WHERE :QUT Creative Industries Precinct / Cnr Kelvin Grove Road & Musk Avenue Regional creative practice is often overlooked in histories that emanate from established centres of cultural activity. Australian animation production is generally associated with Sydney and Melbourne, and little of the…
THE TIDY SPACE - CALL OUT
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WHERE : Tidy Contemporary Arts Space DEADLINE : Open Call Tidy Contemporary Arts Space is a new gallery located in Brisbane. We’re on the look out for new artists to exhibit, particularly street art and photography. Proposals are sought for both our hired space and free rotational space. Our main…
Public Art Commission Opportunities
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WHAT : CALL OUT DEADLINE : 26th March, 2012 Expressions of Interest are sought from interested artists and designers to undertake site-specific public artwork/s commissioned as part of The Corso, North Lakes project. The Artwork Program consists of five (5) Artwork Commissions. Opportunities include: cultural placemaking, integrated sculptural works, interactive…
Tactile Animation Master Class
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WHEN : 24th and 25th March, 12:00 – 6:00pm, WHAT : Workshop WHERE : The Edge Auditorium/Lab 1/Lab 2 This weekend master class pairs you up with the magical artists from Greedy Hen. These DIY darlings are in demand, their stellar reputation stemming from their work with indie musos such…
The art of collecting
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WHEN : Wednesday 21 March, 6pm WHERE : QUT Art Museum Get an insight into the collection of Art through a panel discussion from varying view points of public institutions, commercial galleries, collecting groups and corporate collections. Panelists include Bruce Heiser (Heiser Gallery), Jenifer McLennan (Kurilpa Group) and Megan Williams…
GIRRL Electrovocal Performance
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WHEN : 21st March, 6:00 – 7:00pm WHERE : The Glasshouse Donna Hewitt has been creating works for voice and technology for the past 15 years, starting out with fixed media works for processed voice and developing her practice into cross media and real time performance contexts. In this seminar,…
Contemporary art practice in Poland
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WHEN : Saturday, March 17, 11:00am – 12:00pm where : QUT Art Museum Join Polish contemporary artists, Dr Malgorzata Warlikowska and Dr Maja Wolinska from the Media Art Department, Academy of Art & Design, Wrocław, in conversation with Dr Beata Batorowicz as they talk about their individual practices and the…
Ectoplasm, Spirit ‘Extras’, and Full-body Materialisations
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WHAT : Lecture WHERE : IMA WHEN : Thursday 15 March at 6pm Martyn Jolly on the history of spirit photography in Australia,Europe, and America. Jolly is the author of Faces of the Living Dead: The Belief in Spirit Photography and Head of Photography and Media Arts at the Australian…
ARTIST CALLOUT - Viva La Femme exhibition
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WHAT : Artist Call Out (Female) WHERE : Lust For Life Tattoo WHEN : SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA EMAIL UNTIL 5pm WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH Lust For Life gallery invites women of Brisbane to submit their artwork for inclusion in Viva La Femme – A Celebration Of Women.The exhibition will celebrate female-related…
Gordon Hookey in conversation with Eleanor Heartney
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WHEN : 13th March, 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Milani Gallery Please join Gordon Hookey and New York art critic Eleanor Heartney as they discuss Gordon’s new solo exhibition. The event is co-sponsored by Queensland College of Art and Milani Gallery. WEBSITE
Urban Art Binge
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WHEN : March 5th WHERE Jugglers Art Space Urban Art Binge (UAB) is an Artist-Run-Initiative created by Emily Fong and Joannah Underhill with the aim of providing a platform for accessing creative inspiration in everyday life for everybody. To this end, UAB is currently running a series of workshops, based…
ARTillery
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FRESH GROUND
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WHAT : Call Out WHEN : 5pm,Friday 9 March 2012 WHERE : Judith Wright Centre Shop Front The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts now invites applications from Queensland-based artists to take up creative development residencies under our Fresh Ground program. In 2012 we are offering both medium and long-term…
CALL OUT | project: art journal
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Project: art journal is calling all artists, designers, writers, photographers, and creative types to fill out an entire art journal as they please. The open theme will allow artists to use any medium in any way about whatever they like. The collection of art journals will be featured in an…
Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox “FOR EVERYONE” Book Launch
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WHEN : 23rd Feb 6:00 – 8:30pm WHERE : Fireworks Gallery For Everyone Words and Paintings is a book of thirty paintings, each accompanied by some short poetic prose, which is neither descriptive nor didactic. The book is not about me or my work, rather it is about you! Each…
ANCA Gallery Exhibition Proposals
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WHAT : Exhibition Proposals OPEN WHEN : Deadline 22nd Feb, 5:00pm WHERE : Australian National Capital Artists ANCA Gallery (in Canberra) are currently calling for Exhibition Proposals for the 2012/2013 ANCA Gallery Program. WEBSITE
Artist Wants a Life - Call Out
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WHAT : NATIONAL CALL OUT WHEN : Deadline 17th February, 5pm WHERE : Central Australia ARTIST WANTS A LIFE, a lab run by and for artists, is open to practicing contemporary artists of any form or discipline. This 14-day lab is led by Watch This Space, an Artist Run Initiative…
Grant Stevens Publication
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Sascha Bru Lecture / Sweat Book Launch
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WHERE: Institute of Modern Art (IMA), Judith Wright Centre WHEN : 6pm, Thursday February 9th 2012 SPEAKER: Sascha Bru (Leuven University, Belgium) TOPIC: “Art in States of Exception: Notes on the Avant-Gardes and the Modern Democratic Polis”. Sascha Bru is a founder of The European Network for Avant-Garde and Modernism…
The Word Conterminous - Call for Artists
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WHEN : Deadline 1st February WHERE : Jugglers Art Space In the coming months the second exhibition in The Word Conterminous series will be taking place at Jugglers Artspace. This is a call out to artists that are interested in taking part in the second installment. A number of nouns…
SOYA applications open
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WHAT : CALL OUT FOR ALL ARTISTS WHEN : Ongoing Australian creatives and artists aged 18 – 30 are invited to enter original creative work in the 2012 Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards (SOYA365) for a chance to win an overseas trip including 8 nights accommodation, airfare, $5,000 in cash…
Pitch Zine : ISSUE #5 SUBMISSIONS
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WHAT : Call Out DEADLINE : Mid January OPEN TO ALL Fashion Designers Stylists Photographers (NB: limit of only TWO photographers per issue) Artists Illustrators Bands/Musicians or ANYTHING combination of above All submissions to be sent to submissions@pitchzine.com with 7 to 9 low-res images of your work with details and…
Life drawing (with clothes on)
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WHEN : 10th Jan, 7:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : The Stitchery Collective You are invited to come and explore the intricate forms of the clothed body, learn how to comunicate the texture, drape and weight of cloth through illustration. Life Drawing with clothes on, The Stitchery’s new weekly workshop. Cost:…
Green Door Cafe / Gallery
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WHAT : Open Call for Artists WHERE : Green Door Cafe/Gallery Stones Corner Inner City Location – street parking and bus statio Approximately 50 metres of wall hanging space No commission on your sales Great atmosphere High exposure due to combined cafe and gallery Exhibition opening night is included Weekly…
Vivian Ziherl | Boxcopy Small Talks
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WHEN : 20th Dec, 6:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : Boxcopy, 129 Margaret St, Brisbane Please join us for a discussion with art critic and curator Vivian Ziherl. Originally from Brisbane, Vivian is currently based in Amsterdam where she is Assistant Curator / Head of Publications at Kunstverein, and Assistant Curator…
Molle Street Billboard - call for artworks
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Ongoing
DEADLINE : Ongoing How to apply 3 x digital images of previous work Brief outline of the idea Selection criteria The molle street billboard project will evaluate all applications or may seek a more detailed proposal. Successful applicants will be chosen on the strength of their proposal. All artworks must…
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: No Years x Nine Lives
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WHAT : Call For artists, graphic designers, photographers. DEADLINE : 3pm, 7th December Nine Lives and No Years are putting a call out for submissions from Brisbane’s best artists, graphic designers, photographers to show alongside established creative such as Beastman, Numskull, Leif Podhajsky and WeBuyYourKids. Deadlines for submissions is December…
made. Creative Space - Call for Artists
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WHAT : Artist Call Out WHERE : made. Creative Space, 174 Margaret Street Toowoomba QLD DEADLINE : 2nd December, 2011 Made Creative Space is a new art gallery which aims to create a dialogue between artists of various forms. From the visual to the performer, the writer to the designer,…
Ground Zero Gallery Exhibition Program - Call For Submissions
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30 November · 5:00pm
DEADLINE : 30 November · 5:00pm WHERE : Ground Zero Gallery – Old Ambulance Station Arts Centre, 80 Howard St. Nambour, Australia. WEBSITE Applications are now being accepted for the Ground Zero Gallery exhibition program. SCAIP is looking for artists inclusive of all forms of creativity to exhibit in the…
Applications for shows in 2012 at Jugglers
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WHAT : Group Show Artist Call Out DEADLINE: 30 November, 2011 Invitations are being sought for collaborative group shows in 2012 of groups of more than 5 artists. They will be included in our program for 2012 and will be exhibited in the four Brunswick Street spaces: Red, Blue, Level…
Australian Copyright Council 2011 Seminars
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WHEN : 21 Nov – 25 Nov WHERE : Department of Primary Industries The Australian Copyright Council will be holding copyright seminars throughout 2011.Issues of copyright affect nearly every individual, professional and business in Australia today. Designed for both creators and users of copyright works, the Copyright Council’s user-friendly seminars…
The Back Room
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WHAT : Call for Artists : “The Back Room” Monthly Art Event WHERE : Fortitude Valley Brisbane QLD “The Back Room” is an art based evening where the visual, audio and verbal arts come together. Hosted by Confit Bistro in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane QLD), the night acts as a platform…
Artist Call Out
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WHAT : Call for Visual Artist WHERE : Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery DEADLINE : Open Call. Artists interested in exhibiting at Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery may obtain an Exhibition Pack by contacting the gallery. The gallery, based in Toowoomba QLD, aims to support and nurture local talent by…