Ladder Art Prize 2026
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Ladder Art Space invites emerging and established artists from Australia and overseas to enter the…
2027 Midsumma Art Award
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Presented by Midsumma Festival, the Midsumma Art Award is a national, non-acquisitive visual arts award…
Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting
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The Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting is a triennial award presented by…
Homiens Art Prize 2026
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The Homiens Art Prize is an international visual arts competition offering more than US$12,000 in…
Collie Art Prize 2027
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The Collie Art Gallery presents the Collie Art Prize 2027, a national biennial art prize…
BBA Artist Prize 2027
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BBA Gallery invites visual artists from all backgrounds to submit work for the 2027 edition…
International Art Frontier
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International Art Frontier, hosted by Moho Gallery, invites visual artists of all nationalities to submit…
Defiance Award 2026
Defiance Gallery is accepting submissions for the 2026 Defiance Award, an annual opportunity for Australian…
Summer Small Works Show & Prize 2026
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The Summer Small Works Show & Prize 2026 is open to Australian artists aged 18…
Australian Coin Review: Coin Design Competition
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Australian Coin Review is inviting artists and designers from across Australia to enter its 2027…
Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award
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Entries are now open for the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2026, a biennial $50,000…
Kilgour Prize 2027
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Entries are now open for the Kilgour Prize 2027, one of Australia’s leading annual awards…
M16 Artspace: Drawing Prize 2026
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Entries are now open for the M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2026, a national award celebrating…
Evelyn Chapman Art Award 2026
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Entries are now open for the Evelyn Chapman Art Award 2026, a prestigious biennial award…
Clayton Utz Art Award 2026
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Entries are now open for the 2026 Clayton Utz Art Award, an annual prize supporting…
Basil Sellers Art Prize 2026
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The Basil Sellers Art Prize is a major national Australian art prize celebrating artistic excellence…
Audrey Gibbs Art Prize
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Entries are now open for the Audrey Gibbs Art Prize 2026, presented by the Royal…
Clunes Ceramic Award 2026
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Entries are now open for the Clunes Ceramic Award 2026, a prestigious biennial national award…
BigCi Environmental Awards 2026
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Applications are now open for the BigCi Environmental Awards 2026, inviting Australian and international artists…
Gosford Art Prize 2026
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Entries are now open for the Gosford Art Prize 2026, one of Australia’s longstanding regional…
Little Things Art Prize 2026
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The Little Things Art Prize was founded by Marnie Ross in 2015 and invites artists…
The Willoughby Emerging Art Prize
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The Willoughby Emerging Art Prize is returning after a 19-year hiatus, relaunching as a prize…
Kangaroo Valley Art Prize
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Entries are now open for the Kangaroo Valley Art Prize 2026, a national art prize…
Dobell Drawing Prize
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Applications are now open for the 25th Dobell Drawing Prize, Australia’s leading biennial award dedicated…
Paddo Sculpture Prize
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The Paddington Art Prize introduces the inaugural Paddo Sculpture Prize, a national, non-acquisitive award offering…
2026 Banyule Award for Works on Paper
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Entries are now open for the 2026 Banyule Award for Works on Paper, a prestigious…
Queensland Regional Art Awards 2026
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Entries are now open for the 2026 Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA), Australia’s largest regional…
Sculpture by the Sea: Cottesloe 2027
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Submissions are now open for the 22nd Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, one of Australia’s…
Southern Ocean Art Prize
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Entries are now open for the Southern Ocean Art Prize 2026, inviting artists from across…
UniSQ Biennial Art Award 2026
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Entries are now open for the UniSQ Biennial Art Award 2026, a national acquisitive art…
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026
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Entries are now open for the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026, one of the world’s…
Arte Laguna Prize: 21st Edition Open Call
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Arte Laguna Prize, the Venice-based International Contemporary Art Competition, has opened applications for its 21st…
Tattersall's Club Landscape Art Prize
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Now showing at Lethbridge Gallery is the 2026 Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize Finalist Exhibition.…
Prisma Art Prize 2026
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Prisma Art Prize is an international art competition dedicated to promoting emerging painters and visual…
Waverley Art Prize 2026
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Applications are now open for the 2026 Waverley Art Prize, a long-running painting and drawing…
Meridian Award: International Artist Call Out
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The Meridian Award is an independent international award offering a $1,000 unrestricted cash prize to…



































