EMAF 2026
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Media artists worldwide are invited to submit work for the 39th European Media Art Festival…
YICCA Prize
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The YICCA International Contest of Contemporary Art (2025–26) invites artists from around the world to…
Kate Marek Wins Inaugural Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Art Prize
The Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS) Brisbane Branch has announced local artist Kate Marek as…
Darebin Art Prize 2026
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The Darebin Art Prize is a biennial national award celebrating excellence and innovation in contemporary…
Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards
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Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards stand as one of Queensland’s…
Mapping Festival 2026: Call for Projects
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We are thrilled to announce that preparations are underway for the MAPPING FESTIVAL ’26 EDITION,…
The 69th Blake Prize
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The Blake Prize has long stood as one of Australia’s most respected and thought-provoking art…
Wollongong Art Prize 2025
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The Wollongong Art Prize (Acquisitive) has been revived as a national art competition open to…
2025 Queensland Regional Art Awards: Momentum
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Flying Arts Alliance is now accepting entries for the 2025 Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA)…
Camden Art Prize
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The Camden Art Prize is an annual competition and exhibition in Camden, NSW. It offers…
Nyland Prize
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The Nyland Prize is a photography award associated with the Kennedy Prize exhibition in Adelaide,…
AMPLIFY: Mural Open Call
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Each year, the Spruill Gallery in Dunwoody, Georgia, accepts nationwide submissions for its AMPLIFY mural…
MAC yapang Art Prize
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The MAC yapang Art Prize is a new national art prize launched by the Museum…
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award
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The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an annual art award and exhibition held in Campbelltown,…
Portia Geach Memorial Award 2025
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The Portia Geach Memorial Award is Australia’s most prestigious art prize for portraiture by women…
Du Rietz Art Awards 2025
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The Du Rietz Art Awards are the premier visual arts competition for the Gympie region,…
Arte Laguna Prize
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Arte Laguna Prize is the Venice-based International Contemporary Art Competition that welcomes and exhibits emerging artists of…
National Emerging Art Prize 2025
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The National Emerging Art Prize (NEAP) returns for its fifth and most expansive edition, now…
The Homiens Art Prize 2025
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The Homiens Art Prize is one of the highest paying art prizes maintained by an…
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
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The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 8th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international…
Hawkesbury Art Prize 2025
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The Hawkesbury Art Prize is a biennial award open to Australian artists for a painting,…
9x5 Landscape Prize
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Now in its 10th year, the Waverley Woollahra Art School’s 9×5 Landscape Art Prize invites…
Live Well, Die Well Art Prize
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Life and death are deeply personal, yet universal experiences — and art has a unique…
Pro Hart Outback Art Prize 2025
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Entries are now open for the 2025 Pro Hart Outback Art Prize, an esteemed national…
Young Paddo Art Prize
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The Young Paddo Art Prize is a national competition for artists aged 5–18 years, focusing…
Gallery One: Smallacombe Self Portrait Prize
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The Gallery One Smallacombe Self Portrait Prize is a national Australian painting competition inviting artists…
Kennedy Prize 2025
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The Kennedy Prize is a prestigious annual painting award based in Adelaide, offering $25,000 for…
The Linden Postcard Show
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The Linden Postcard Show is a beloved open-entry exhibition in Melbourne, now in its 35th…
Lethbridge Small-Scale Art Award
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This award celebrates the power of small-format works (60 x 60cm or smaller) across all…
The Lester Prize for Portraiture
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The Lester Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious portraiture awards, offering over $130,000 in…
Royal Queensland Art Society: Abstraction
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Artists are invited to submit artworks in their own media and style. This may range…
The Singleton Art Prize 2025
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Hosted by the Rotary Club of Singleton on Hunter, this regional art competition offers over…
Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Art Prize
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Artists are asked to submit an artwork that demonstrates what makes Brisbane and its surrounding…
The Almenara Art Prize
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The Almenara Art Prize is an international online painting competition that offers more than 29000€ in…
2025 Fifty Squared Art Prize
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Brunswick Street Gallery invites artists to participate in the 2025 Fifty Squared Art Prize, Australia’s…
Waterbrook Drawing Prize
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Sponsored by Waterbrook Bowral, this bi-annual exhibition invites original signed drawings on paper, canvas, or…