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…
A short history of modern art
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WHEN : 20th June – 11th July WHERE : QUT Creative Industries Are you interested in the origins and development of modern and contemporary art? This course will encourage you to engage with art’s principles and ideas through lectures, discussion sessions and floor talks, while familiarising you with the art…
Sound Residency at The Edge SLQ
Deadline:
14th June, 5:00pm
DEADLINE : 14th June, 5:00pm The Edge are searching for a Sound Resident ($5000). Aspiring Sound Residents must have an unrealised project which centres on an aspect of sound; its creation, distribution, manipulation or capture.
New York Arts & Cultural Management Tour
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Kape Communications (Melbourne, Australia) and Walker International Communications Group (New York City, USA) invite you to take a Bite from the Big Apple!™ – October 7 to 11, 2013. Bite the Big Apple! New York Arts & Cultural Management Tour™ is now in its sixth year, places are limited and…
Call for Artists : Artman Gallery, Melbourne
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Deadline: Ongoing Artman Gallery is a Melbourne-based art gallery and studio, dedicated to showcasing artistic talent in a variety of media from both established and emerging artists. We professionally promote talented artists, within a community of creativity, culture, and learning. We consider submissions from artists working in a variety of…
Queen St Studio : Residency Program - Call For Applications
Deadline:
7th June, 2013
DEADLINE : 7th June, 2013 Queen Street Studio is calling for artists to re-imagine the relationship and function of studio, gallery and retail space in our 2013/2014 Visual Art Residency Program. The program will offer 2 groups of 6 visual artists six-months of free space to create, exhibit and sell…
YO GOBO : A stencil exhibition - Call Out
Deadline:
7th June, 2013
DEADLINE : 7th June, 2013 Electrolight, in conjunction with Fed Square and the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) are excited to announce a joint initiative for The Light in Winter 2013. ‘Yo Gobo’ will see a selection of designs realised as unique gobos and displayed in a public art…
QANTAS SPIRIT OF YOUTH AWARDS - VISUAL DESIGN & COMMUNICATION - CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline:
4th June. 2013
DEADLINE : 4th June. 2013 The Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards Visual Design & Communications category is currently open for entries. The Award offers visual designers aged between 18 and 30 the opportunity to choose their own adventure, with $5,000 worth of air travel enabling them to jet off wherever…
The Albany Prize
Deadline:
15th July
DEADLINE : 15th July The City of Albany Art Prize is open to living Artists working in Australia and features a $25,000 major acquisitive prize as well as a range of non-acquisitive awards. The major acquisitive prize also includes a 4 week studio residency in a self-contained cottage at the…
Boxcopy : Proposals for 2014 Exhibition Program
Deadline:
31st May
DEADLINE : 31st May Each year Boxcopy presents a curated program of exhibitions and events through a process of invitation and proposals. We welcome proposals for exhibitions and projects from artists, curators and collectives. The next review date for proposals is 31st May 2013. Boxcopy is now accepting proposals for…
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (4A) : Residency Call Out
Deadline:
31st May
DEADLINE : 31st May 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (4A) is proud to announce that applications are now open for its studio residency program in Beijing. Through this initiative three early career artists will embark on a month-long residency in September at the studios of renowned Chinese Australian artist…
2015 Biennial Sculpture Commission
Deadline:
31st July, 2013
DEADLINE : 31st July, 2013 McClelland Gallery+Sculpture Park and Southern Way has announced the third call for entries for the 2015 Biennial Sculpture Commission valued at $250,000. This unique commission forms part of an ongoing dedication to the presentation of public sculpture by McClelland in association with Southern Way. The…
The d'Arcy Doyle Art Awards
Deadline:
29th May, 2013
DEADLINE : 29th May, 2013 Established in 2004 the d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards has long since been a favourite with art lovers and artists throughout Australia. It was created to honour the late Queensland landscape artist and long time Mudgeeraba identity d’Arcy William Doyle, as well as to encourage emerging…
How to – set up and run your arts business with David Ronai
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WHEN : 26th May, 10:00am – 4:00pm WHERE : Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts Are you an artist? Are you in business? Artists sometimes have difficulty thinking of themselves as a business. However, if you want to make money from your work and see your career grow, it is…
Frock at the Block
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ASAP
DEADLINE : ASAP Frock on the Block is a one-day-only outdoor pop-up market for emerging fashion, arts, crafts and design in Brisbane. Held at the Parade Ground at the QUT Creative Industries Precinct in Kelvin Grove, the market acts as a platform for new fashion designers, visual artists, graphic designers,…
theGrid Artist Residency : Call Out
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DEADLINE: 20th May, 2013 theGRID: hybrid arts collective and Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery invite applications from artists for a three-month residency at theGRID. Artists must have more than five years’ professional practice and reside outside the Toowoomba region. ‘Off theGRID’ is a pilot residency program offering a visiting artist a…
2high Festival: Coodinators Call Out
Deadline:
17th May, 2013
DEADLINE : 17th May, 2013 Australia’s one-of-a-kind multi-arts Festival for young and emerging artists and cultural practitioners is looking for the next generation of producers to deliver the 2013 Festival. If you are aged 18-26 and interested in: Exploring new ideas and creativity Cultural producing and programming Interactive experiences of…
Gertrude Contemporary
Deadline:
27th May, 2013
DEADLINE : 27th May, 2013 Gertrude Contemporary presents a dynamic program of exhibitions across its three gallery spaces. Since its establishment in 1983 Gertrude Contemporary has played a pivotal role in stimulating the development of contemporary art practice in Australia and internationally, and is a leader in the field of…
Low Brow Art Exhibition : Call Out
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DEADLINE: May 9th, 2013 In 2012 Bleeding Heart played host to the inaugural Brisbane Lowbrow exhibition. A collection of Brisbane’s best emerging and established artists working in the field. 2013 sees the 2nd Annual Brisbane Lowbrow exhibition kick off in early July. Brisbane Lowbrow and Bleeding Heart are passionate about…
Brisbane Emerging Art Festival 2013 : Call Out
Deadline:
6th May, 5:00pm, 2013
DEADLINE : 6th May, 5:00pm, 2013 Applications open to: visual art, music, sound, performance, fashion, film, spoken word & dance. Artists / Arts Collectives Applications : Please send the following information to: info@beaf.org.au Name and contact details Website Outline of current practice Outline of proposal for BEAF 2013 Documentation :…
Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award
Deadline:
3rd May, 2013
DEADLINE : 3rd May, 2013 The Lethbridge Gallery has established a strong reputation for exhibiting works demonstrating exceptional detail and creativity. With the intention of fostering the next generation of artists, Lethbridge Gallery initiated the Lethbridge 10 000. In its fourth year, this exciting art competition is open to national…
Karen White Gallery : Artist Call Out
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DEADLINE: Ongoing Karen White Gallery has wall space which is available to artists to hire from $10 – $100 per week with no commission taken on sales. The average is $25 – $40. Located at 138 Wickham Street Fortitude Valley right next to Oxlades. For more information please contact Karen…
Brew Galleries : Call for applications
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DEADLINE: Open applications Brew Galleries has available gallery space between June – December 2013. If you would like to exhibit work, please send examples of work (2-5 images) with size and mediums and include a brief description about your practice. Email information to: mattlockwoodartist@gmail.com / zoemaryartist@gmail.com
Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing 2013
Deadline:
11th June, 2013
DEADLINE : 11th June, 2013 Enter Online at Jugglers Artspace For all general information or inquiries: Please email : marieellis@jugglers.org.au
The Archive Project
Deadline:
31st Dec, 2013
DEADLINE : 31st Dec, 2013 As a result of many discussions re: the journey, position and visibility of women artists, artist and curator Courtney Coombs is currently developing a new project to digitally archive Australian women artists in 2013 – far and wide. The result will be a simple online…
Anupama Kundoo speaks to Shahmen Suku
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WHEN : 18th April, 6:00pm WHERE : Institute of Modern Art Anupama Kundoo’s experimental, sustainable architecture has brought her international recognition and numerous awards. Born in India, she lived and worked in Europe before moving to Brisbane—where she teaches at the University of Queensland—in 2012. That year, she also exhibited…
Feltspace : Call for writers
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DEADLINE: Open FELTspace would like to get to know you. We approach writers and curators from time to time about a variety of projects. Join our register of arts writers by sending us an email with an expression of your interest to participate in future projects. Include your full name,…
Residency at BigCi
Deadline:
15th April, 2013
DEADLINE : 15th April, 2013 Local and international artists are invited to submit proposals for a $500 Award to undertake a Residency at Bilpin international ground for Creative initiatives (BigCi) to take place between July and December 2013. BigCi is located in Bilpin on the edge of the World Heritage…
Amelia Barikin on Pierre Huyghe
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WHEN : 11th April, 6:00pm WHERE : Institute of Modern Art In the works of French artist Pierre Huyghe, time is volatile: it folds and unfolds, disperses and multiplies. In her paper, Memories of the Future, Amelia Barikin (University of Queensland) discusses Huyghe’s ‘science fictional’ time zones. Last year, MIT…
SafARI : Call Out - 2014
Deadline:
April 10th
DEADLINE : April 10th SafARI is the unofficial fringe exhibition to the Biennale of Sydney, and 2014 will mark its fifth edition. SafARI showcases the work of emerging and unrepresented Australian artists in multiple sites across Sydney, including Artist Run Initiatives (ARIs) and public spaces. It is timed to coincide…
'Mighty Small' curated by Olivia Welch : Call Out
Deadline:
26th April, 2013
DEADLINE : 26th April, 2013 Brenda May Gallery is currently accepting proposals from professional practising artists for the following group exhibitions scheduled for 2013. ‘Mighty Small’ curated by Olivia Welch – July 2013 Artwork on an immense scale often enthrals and consumes, whereas smaller works captivate on a much more…
Exist Symposium : CALL FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PROPOSALS
Deadline:
8th April, 2013
DEADLINE : 8th April, 2013 This two-day symposium will explore issues surrounding Performance, the Body and Time in the 21st century. How is the ever-increasing pace of technology generation affecting us as artists and audiences? How have the advances made in the 21st century changed the way we create, the…
Artist Lecture: Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro
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WHEN : 6th April, 11:00am – 12:30pm WHERE : UQ Art Museum Please join Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro as they explore ideas of deconstruction, reconstruction and everything in between, followed by a discussion with MCA exhibition curator Anna Davis and A/Prof Rex Butler, Art History, The University of Queensland.…
Art at the Park : Call Out
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UR{BNE} Festival seeks to undertake creative events in public spaces to encourage use of our urban environment. As part of this year’s festival, they’re holding an open air art market. Inspired by the art on London’s Bayswater Road and elsewhere, they aim to provide an opportunity for people to display,…
GOMA Talks Policy politics
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WHEN : 4th April, 6:30pm WHERE : Gallery of Modern Art Saturday Extra host Geraldine Doogue, AO, and guests discuss some of the major issues shaping cultural and political policy in the Asian and Pacific region, as well as implications for the future.
The John Fries Memorial Prize for emerging visual artists
Deadline:
6th May
DEADLINE : 6th May The John Fries Memorial Prize for emerging visual artists is a non-acquisitive award of $10,000. This annual prize is open to all artists resident in Australia and New Zealand who are not enrolled as a student and whose work is not represented in the collection of…
CUBE RESIDENCY
Deadline:
April 3rd, 2013
DEADLINE : April 3rd, 2013 Applications for the Cube Production Residency Program are now open to writers with experience in delivering high-quality literary programs whose practice intersects digital media, and science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). The Cube Production Residency Program is currently offering a Digital Writing Residency. This is…



































