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…
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…
Linden Postcard Show
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Monday 21st Nov, 5pm
DEADLINE : Monday 21st Nov, 5pm Calling all artists to enter this annual award exhibition that attracts entries from artists all over Australia. The Linden Postcard Show is one of the only open entry award exhibitions left in Australia. If you enter you are guaranteed a spot on the gallery…
Richard Bell & Tony Albert Book Launch
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WHEN : 20th Nov, 2:00 – 4:00pm WHERE : Gallery Store GoMA & Bodhi Terrace, Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane Speakers: Maura Reilly & Judy Watson. RSVP: (07) 3842 9900 | gallery.store@qag.qld.gov.au
'The Myth of Isolation': A Symposium
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WHEN : 10am, Saturday 19 Nov WHERE : UQ Art Museum COST : Free event RSVP: Tuesday 15 November to artmuseum@uq.edu.au or 07 3365 3046 In 1961 the great Australian art historian Bernard Smith gave two lectures at The University of Queensland, in memory of the prominent Queensland politician John…
Pop, Pills, and Piss
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WHEN : 17th Nov, 6-8pm WHERE : IMA Sociologists Airi-Alina Allaste (Tallinn University, Estonia) and Andy Bennett, anthropologist Graham St John, and social worker Cameron Francis discuss pop culture and drugs, chaired by Jodie Taylor. A joint project with Griffith Centre for Cultural Research. WEBSITE
Catalysts Call Out
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Nov 14th
DEADLINE : Nov 14th Our Catalysts represent the best local, regional, national and international creative practitioners across sound, screen, words, multi-media, journalism, visual arts, craft, fashion, architecture, urban design, science, engineering, sustainability and more. As a Catalyst you join The Edge team for six months to work on engaging projects…
Curate This
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November 4th
DEADLINE : November 4th In Curate This! The Edge is your canvas. It’s a designable, constructable, and destructable space. Available to you is the physical space; the walls, the windows, floor and the digital screens, as well as the virtual real estate; there’s wifi, a web platform and other digital…
PITCH - ISSUE#4 SUBMISSIONS OPEN
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Submission Deadline : 18th November We are looking for PHOTOGRAPHERS ARTISTS ILLUSTRATORS DESIGNERS STYLISTS MUSICIANS/BANDS and any variation of the above. Please send your submissions to submissions@pitchzine.com and you will be sent with the guidelines accordingly. For more information or any queries send us an email to contact@pitchzine.com
ArtsCareer Photography Competition Call for Entries
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WHEN :Deadline for entries is 5pm on 31 October 2011. artscareer.com.au is calling for entries to its annual photography competition. ArtsCareer is looking for original photographs that show the process of art-making in all art forms, including dance, drama, inter arts, literature, media, music and visual arts. Images could show…
Creative Australia Fellowships for Early Career Artists
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WHAT : Grant Funding. Amount: $60,000 ($30,000 per annum over 2 years) WHEN : Applications close: 31 January 2012. Decisions advised: April 2012 These Fellowships are a major new initiative to support the professional development of outstanding artists working across the sector and across Australia. Over five years between 2011/12…
Navigation Arts Business Training
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WHAT : Arts Business Training WHERE : Youth Arts Queensland The Navigation Arts Business Training program is a one week, accredited training course in arts business management for artists, which has been developed by artists who understand the demands of the industry. In 2011, YAQ lead a complete overhaul of…
From Palaces to Power Stations: The museum movement in Britain
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WHEN : Tuesday 25 October 6.00pm WHERE : UQ Art Museum WHAT : Public Lecture. In this lecture, Duncan Robinson traces the evolution of museums in Britain by examining their architecture and methods of display. By doing so, he aims to show how attitudes towards museums, and the expectations of…
Public and Products Liability Insurance
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WHEN : The next round closes on 24 October for insurance cover from 1 November. Flying Arts is now pleased to offer practicing visual, crafts and design artists access to very cost effective insurance cover. This insurance (underwritten by QBE) is only available to Flying Arts Accredited Members and covers:…
Chris Kraus Lecture
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WHEN : 20th October – 6:00- 8:00pm WHERE : IMA Los Angeles novelist and art critic Chris Kraus will be giving a lecture here, on Thursday 20 October at 6pm. Kraus is known for scrambling the modes of fiction and non-fiction, taking an experimental approach to writing art criticism and…
Creative Spotlight Events
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WHEN : 19 October – 2nd November WHERE : The Old Museum, Sherwood Neighborhood Centre, Zillmere PCYC Queensland Arts Council’s Creative Generator SEQ and Brisbane City Council will present a series of ‘Creative Spotlight’ networking events to take place in 3 locations across Brisbane on Wednesday the 19th October, Wednesday…
How to Collect Photography
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WHEN : 13 October · 5:30 – 6:30pm WHERE : Queensland Centre for Photography You are warmly invited to the upcoming QCP public program ‘How to Collect Photography’.Join Dr Daryl Hewson (the foremost collector of Queensland Photography) and Maurice Ortega (QCP director) in a conversation about the facts and joys…
Mentorship, Exchange and Fellowship Program
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WHAT : Mentorship, Exchange and Fellowship Program. WHEN : Applicants must contact M&GSQ before 14 October 2011 (Applications close 9 December 2011.) With the financial support of Arts Queensland through the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), this is the second year that M&GSQ has been able to offer this exciting…
Life Drawing
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WHAT : Life Drawing WHERE : Jugglers Art Space every Wednesday evening 7pm – 9pm COST : $10 for students & $12 for others BYO materials. WEBSITE
Biennalisation : Lecture Series
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WHEN : 12th October, 6 – 8pm WHERE : The University of Queensland Art Museum WHO : Lead by Dr Charles Green Contemporary art has boomed since the late 1980s. The period’s key art productions have clustered around spectacular, expensive new art such as video installation and large colour photography,…
Mini residencies with exist
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WHAT: live art, performance art, action art – 2 day mini residencies WHEN: negotiable – 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BETWEEN 24th September – October 15. And it’s never too late to approach us to join in. WHERE: Studio 3.10, Level 3, Metro Art s, 109 Edward St, Brisbane, QLD, 4000 HOW…
Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize
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23 September, 2011
DEADLINE : 23 September, 2011 WHERE : The Arts Centre Gold Coast, 135 Bundall Road Surfers Paradise An acquisitive art prize and exhibition run by Gold Coast City Gallery since 1968. $30,000 total prize and acquisitions, $10,000 prize winner (non acquisitive), up to $20,000 in acquisitions, $5,000 Peoples Choice award.…
How to plan and manage an arts project
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WHEN : Sunday 18 September WHERE : Circle Gallery, 274 Montague Rd West En COST : $40 / $50 non-members Artists who want to be successful in business have the opportunity to participate in a series of business development workshops over the next few months to be run by Flying…
GoMA Talks - Mastering the mind | Do our brains control our behaviour?
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WHEN : 15 September · 6:30 – 7:30pm WHERE : Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)Stanley Place, Brisbane, Australia During ‘Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams’, the entertaining evening discussion program GoMA Talks explores the mind, imagination and art from a range of perspectives. How is the mind’s capacity evolving? What contributions…
Dreaming of Chanel Guided tour
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WHEN : Thursday 15 September and Thursday 13 October | 11am | Free WHERE : QUT Art Museum Guided tours of Dreaming of Chanel with exhibition curator, Nadia Buick. Please meet promptly at 11am in the Art Museum foyer. RSVP to 07 3138 5370 or artmuseum@qut.edu.au WEBSITE
PECHAKUCHA NIGHT VOL 24
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WHEN : 8:20pm – 10:00pm Wednesday 14th September, WHERE : Turbine Hall, Brisbane Powerhouse JOIN US FOR ANOTHER CREATIVE NIGHT AND BE INSPIRED. JUDE ANDERSON: artistic director: punctum STEVE BULL: pvi collective NINA HAMILTON: Social Architecture | photography LES HOOPER: head of art, kelvin grove state college JOHN MONGARD: landscape…
Brisbane Emerging Art Festival - Artist Call Out
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WHEN : 14th – 25th September For more information – www.brisbaneemergingartfestival.com/call-out • Submissions are due by 5pm on 25 September 2011. • Online submissions only. • Submissions are welcome from any area of visual arts practice. WEBSITE
Callout for Art Writers
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WHEN : 15th – 28 September Das 500 is the online critical writing space for Das Platforms, home to Das Superpaper and Das Cinema.Our editorial focus is on dissecting emerging and contemporary arts practice across all mediums, as well as the critical analysis of issues and trends within the contemporary…
Critical Risk
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WHEN : 10 September · 15:00 – 17:30 WHERE : Queensland College of Art, Griffith University Where does arts relationship with criticality stand? Can art still be critical? Can art making now, still be considered a form of protest? Where does criticality stand in a culture of mass communication? Can…