IMA Zine Fair
The Institute of Modern Art invites you to join our Zine Fair on Saturday 26th October. Zines are old-school, cheap, individual, easy to make and foster
SWELL Sculpture Festival 2025
Artists are invited to be bold with their creative minds and apply to be a part of SWELL 2025, Queensland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition taking place at Currumbin Beach on…
The Homiens Art Prize
The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize that is valued at $24,000 USD ($37,000 AUD) annually and is open to all artists. All art forms, mediums, and completion…
Metro Arts: Call For Proposals
Apply now to be part of the 2025 Metro Arts Visual Arts Residency Program Metro Arts is calling for Expressions of Interest from artists to undertake one of three residencies,…
Gallery Applications: fortyfivedownstairs
fortyfivedownstairs contains two elegant gallery spaces. The large gallery is a blank canvas, open plan space with two pillars in the centre of the room. The small gallery is also…
The SOHO Art Prize
The SOHO Art Prize provides a prominent platform for artists at various points in their careers, ranging from emerging talents to well-established professionals, who practice their craft across the diverse…
Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize
The APA Art Prize categories reflect a commitment to showcasing the breadth of artistic talent, while paying homage to the inspiring beauty and significance of your Park Lands. Who Can…
2025 Perry Prize for Drawing
Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Sydney’s Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing reaches a milestone in 2025. Established in 2006, ‘The Perry’ has drawn the attention of some of Australia’s most accomplished artists…
Land Street Studio Applications
Land Street Studio applications are now open. Our studio period runs from January to April, dividing the space into 3 rooms for artists to sit and make work through the…
Bayside Painting Prize 2025
First established in 2015 as the Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize, the prize was relaunched in 2024 as the Bayside Painting Prize with an increase in prize money for the non-acquisitive…
Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize
The Art Prize showcases the work of hundreds of artists to raise awareness of the irreplaceable Park Lands which garland the city of Adelaide. We invite artists to be inspired…
RawGround 2025
RAW Moves is calling for proposals from Singaporean and international artists for the next edition of RawGround (RG) 2025/26, which will be running in February 2026. Presented by RAW Moves…
2025 World of WearableArt
The designers and creators of the world are being invited to let their imagination take flight and be seen in new light, with the launch of the 2025 World of…
2025 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize
The 2025 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is now open for entries. The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is the highest valued Art Prize for women in Australia and in 2025 will award artists with…
Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
The annual Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition calls on photographers from around the world to celebrate the fauna, flora and natural formations of the Australia, New Zealand,…
World Illustration Awards 2025
The World Illustration Awards (WIA) 2025 are here, and illustrators from around the globe are invited to showcase their creativity. Organized by the Association of Illustrators (AOI) in partnership with…
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair: EOI
The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) is excited to announce a call for Expressions of Interest from Artists and Designers for our highly anticipated 2025 Fashion Performance and Art Fair…
SWELL Art Prize 2025
Calling all artists – SWELL’s indoor autumn exhibition is back! Local, national, and international artists working in 2D and 3D multidisciplinary mediums are invited to apply. The 10-day exhibition is…
Noorderlicht Biennale: Machine Entanglements
Noorderlicht invites image-makers, photographers, and artists working with all forms of lens-based media to participate in the 2025 Biennale: Machine Entanglements. The festival explores the relationship between technology, ecology, and…
CULTURHUB: Virtual Art House Online Residency
CULTURHUB, a project by Art House Turku (Finland) and funded by NextGeneration EU, is calling for applications from culture professionals, including organisation representatives, to co-create a major part of the…
Collide Copenhagen Residency 2025
CERN and Copenhagen Contemporary are calling for applications from artists and collectives from any country for a fully funded, two-month residency split between CERN in Geneva (May 2025) and Copenhagen…
21st Athens Digital Arts Festival
As we move further into the age of AI and digital innovation, the Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF) invites artists to explore the theme Simulacra—a concept that questions the intersection…
The Visual Field
Curious about a career in the arts after school or wanting to immerse yourself in the world of contemporary art? The Visual Field is an immersive program for students in years…
HOME 25: Invisible Cities
Inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, this exhibition will examine the symbolic power of language, gesture, and visual markers like maps and borders. It will ask how these symbols shape…
Paradise Gloss: Next Edition 2024
The annual Side Gallery end-of-year show is titled ‘Paradise Gloss — Next Edition’, which will run from December 12 — 22. The theme ‘Paradise Gloss’ is the exhibition title that…
Lab Art Prize VENICE’25
Malamegi Lab Art Prize, is a call for submissions open to all kind of artists. Works allo wed in the art competition are: drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphics, mix media…
Darwin Fringe Festival 2025
The Darwin Fringe Festival is thrilled to announce its hybrid open-access callout for the 2025 Festival! Scheduled to take place 11 – 20 July 2025, the Fringe is back and…
Farm Studio Artist Residency: India
Farm Studio International Artist Residency is located in a rural community in India. Residents stay and create in a quiet art centre and beautiful environment where they can develop their…
Swatch Art Peace Hotel Artist Residency
The Swatch Art Peace Hotel artist residency is calling for applications from artists from around the world to undertake a 3 to 6-month residency in the city of Shanghai, China.…
Collie Art Prize 2025
The highly anticipated Collie Art Prize is back for 2025, bringing together talented artists from across Australia. With over $60K in prize money up for grabs, next year’s competition promises…
Australia Pavilion Cultural Program
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia is calling for expressions of interest from individuals and organisations interested in participating in the Australia Pavilion cultural programme at Expo 2025…
Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence
The Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence is a recognition and celebration of artistic excellence and innovation in ceramics. Since being established in 2015, the Siliceous Award has grown in profile and now receives local, national,…
Ramsay Art Prize 2025
Open to Australian artists under 40 working in any medium, the Ramsay Art Prize is presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in perpetuity by the James…
The John Villiers Outback Art Prize 2025
The John Villiers Outback Art Prize is now open for artists from all over Australia to submit their paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures depicting the uniqueness of country landscapes and…
9 by 5 Exhibition
Celebrating its 17th year in 2025, 9 by 5 commemorates the original exhibition held in Melbourne in 1889. This featured artists Tom Roberts, Charles Conder, Arthur Streeton and Frederick McCubbin who produced…
Riddergade Artist-in-Residence
Riddergade AIR is calling for applications from professional visual artists from all over the world for their three-month residency programme in Viborg, Denmark, in 2025. The purpose of Riddergade AIR…
Pallas Projects: Artist-Initiated Projects
Pallas Projects/Studios’Â Artist-Initiated Projects, is an Arts Council funded, open-submission, annual gallery programme that is highly accessible to artists, presented in the context of an established gallery space with a dedicated…
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Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art
Entries are now open for the Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art (NPCA) to artists across Australia, working in any medium. This biennial competition includes four
Ellen José Art Award for Young Women
Ellen José (1951-2017) was a pioneer in Australia’s urban Indigenous art movement and a radical activist and social justice campaigner. The Ellen José Memorial Foundation
Decolonial Natural Pigments Instructional Residency
Arquetopia’s artist residencies are designed with a decolonial framework that challenges traditional narratives and promotes diverse perspectives in art and cultural practices. These residencies offer
Burnie Print Prize 2025
The Burnie Print Prize presents the best works from established, emerging and cross-disciplinary artists. We welcome all artists living and working in Australia to enter
Ephemera: Trace-less
Ephemera emerged in 2001 through the initiative of Townsville City Council. Its purpose was to provide a platform for regional artists to showcase their exceptional talent.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia’s Nature Photo Contest
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia’s Nature Photo Contest is back, with more than $14,000 worth of prizes up for grabs for photography and nature lovers from
Prisma Art Prize
Prisma Art Prize is an art contest born to promote emerging painters and visual artists. As our name and logo suggests, we want to be
Connections Through Culture
The British Council is calling for applications from artists or organisations for their 2024 Connections Through Culture grants programme, which supports creative collaborations between Asia-Pacific