Open calls: Australia

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ResidencyWFAC 2027 STUDIOS + RESIDENCIES PROGRAMcloses todayFremantle, AustraliaThe Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre offers a free studio residency program for artists of all disciplines, with no rental costs and flexible durations of 1‑6 months.ResidencyCASE Incubator National Residency Program5 days leftSydney, AustraliaCad FactoryThe Cad Factory’s CASE Incubator National Residency Program is a paid 12‑month residency for mid‑career socially engaged artists across Australia.GrantNewMatched Funding for Artists and Artist Groups – Intermediate23 days leftMelbourne, AustraliaCreative AustraliaMatched Funding for Artists and Artist Groups – Intermediate is a national program that provides up to $10,000 in matched funding and fundraising capability development for Australian artists and artist groups with intermediate fundraising experience.AwardQueensland Regional Art Awards 202626 days leftBrisbane, AustraliaQueensland Regional Art AwardsAustralia’s largest regional art awards program, open to artists living in regional, rural and remote Queensland, offering cash prizes, exhibitions, residencies and professional development.FellowshipCreative Arts Fellowship227 days leftCanberra, AustraliaNational Library of AustraliaSupport to practising writers to develop a new creative work using or inspired by our collections.AwardFirst Nations Arts and Culture Awards 2027 – Open Nominations23 days leftSydney, AustraliaCreative AustraliaCreative Australia is inviting nominations for the 2027 First Nations Arts and Culture Awards, including the Red Ochre Award, Established Artist of the Year, Youth Award, and Business Innovation Award.CompetitionAustralian Coin Review $50,000 Coin Design Competition - Submit Your Entry!38 days leftAustraliaAustralian Coin ReviewDesign your coin, send us your submission and be in to win $50,000AUD!ScholarshipBrett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 202638 days leftSydney, AustraliaArt Gallery of New South WalesThe Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship is a prestigious award that supports an emerging Australian artist to travel and work overseas.GrantNewInclusive Arts Project Grants: WA, QLD & ACT14 days leftAustraliaNational Ethnic Disability AllianceThe National Ethnic Disability Alliance offers grants up to $25,000 to community arts centres and collectives in WA, QLD and ACT to implement inclusive arts programmes for people with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.ExhibitionOpen Call 2026-27 exhibition - The Korean Cultural Centre Australia (KCCAU)130 days leftSydney, AustraliaThe Korean Cultural Centre Australia (KCCAU)This exhibition program aims to support the artistic practices of local arts professionals and to promote cultural exchange and collaboration between Australia and Korea though visual arts.GrantQueensland Arts Project Fund – Round 329 days leftAustraliaArts Queensland, Department of EducationOne-off grants to support Queensland-based new creative works.GrantLocal Artists Grant Program (City of Onkaparinga)3 days leftOnkaparinga, AustraliaCity of OnkaparingaA grant supporting local artists and creative organisations in the City of Onkaparinga to develop new artistic work and increase visibility of diverse artistic expressions.FellowshipThe John Mulvaney Fellowship - The Australian Academy of the Humanities177 days leftAustraliaThe Australian Academy of the HumanitiesThe John Mulvaney Fellowship is an award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early career researchers and PhD students working in any area of the humanities.GrantMerri‑bek Arts Projects Grant 202710 days leftMerri‑bek, AustraliaMerri‑bek City CouncilThe Merri‑bek Arts Projects Grant supports local artists, groups and organisations to develop and deliver innovative projects that benefit the community.ResidencyFront Studio Residency Showing – Gabriella Imrichova84 days leftMelbourne, AustraliaTemperance Hall Association Inc.A collaborative performance work created and performed by Indonesian and diaspora dance artists Juliet Widyasari Burnett and Ishvara Devati, with a music score by Indonesian feminist noise duo Metatesis.ExhibitionArtist Call Out: Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong 20278 days leftWollongong, AustraliaSculpture in the Garden WollongongBe part of one of regional Australia’s leading outdoor art experiences.Arts Projects Grant 2026-27 Round 122 days leftAustraliaArts NTFunding up to AUD 30,000 for NT arts projects that create, develop, present and promote Northern Territory arts and culture.GrantArts Fund282 days leftAdelaide, AustraliaCity of Charles SturtThe City of Charles Sturt Arts Fund provides up to $5,000 (plus GST) to support local artists and arts organisations to develop new creative projects.GrantCity of Clarence Cultural and Creative Grants 202624 days leftClarence, AustraliaClarence City CouncilClarence City Council provides grants of $500–$10,000 to individual artists, creative workers and not‑for‑profit groups for cultural projects that benefit the Clarence community.GrantRegional Arts Development Fund (RADF) Grants – Sunshine Coast Council9 days leftSunshine Coast, AustraliaSunshine Coast CouncilGrant funding for artists, organisations and collectives to develop contemporary arts projects and professional development in the Sunshine Coast region.AwardM16 Artspace Drawing Prize 202642 days leftSydney, AustraliaM16 ArtspaceEntries are now open for the 2026 M16 Artspace Drawing Prize! With a prize pool of over $15,000, the Prize celebrates the breadth and diversity of contemporary drawing practices.CompetitionWhite Rabbit Gallery – Digital Call-Out22 days leftChippendale, AustraliaWhite Rabbit GalleryThe WRG Digital Call-Out invites emerging artists and designers to respond to a theme and create an animation/artwork for the White Rabbit Gallery website landing page.Residency(Studio)LAB68 days leftGeelong, AustraliaPlatform ArtsWorking mainly in sculpture, drawing, and video, Anna works intuitively with everyday materials in uncanny and tender ways, intertwining the natural and the manufactured. Anna integrates a neuro-aﬃrming approach when making artworks by cultivating a space which allows Anna to be her authentic self. Anna’s practice is a commitment to let each object flourish—by not fundamentally changing what it is.GrantPASSAGE Artist Development Program 20268 days leftRedland City, AustraliaRedland City CouncilPASSAGE offers a $2,000 stipend, mentorship and venue access to up to five artists or organisations in Southeast Queensland, with applications open 3–31 August 2026.AwardShirley Hannan National Portrait Award 202644 days leftBega, AustraliaSouth East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA)SECCA invites artists from across Australia to submit entries for the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2026, a $50,000 non-acquisitive award for realistic portrait painting.ResidencyHeidi Kenyon, _From little things…_ (installation detail)_,_ 2018. Photograph Grant Hancock.Rolling applicationsNoosa, AustraliaGovernment of South AustraliaThe IAF is a registered charity managed entirely by volunteers. Its role is to support the development of the arts in South Australia by contributing grants to individuals or groups who are in the early stages of their artistic journey and wish to develop their work, locally, interstate and overseas, particularly emerging artists of any age who may be writers, actors, performers and musicians, or projects that benefit emerging artists.GrantArts Projects for Individuals and Groups9 days leftCanberra, AustraliaCreative AustraliaFunding of between $10,000 and $50,000 for a range of activities and projects across all arts practices, open to Australian practising artists and arts workers.AwardBasil Sellers Art Prize 202619 days leftMoruya, AustraliaBasil Sellers Exhibition CentreThe Basil Sellers Art Prize is a major national Australian art prize celebrating 2D works across painting, drawing and printmaking, offering a prize pool of over $55,000.GrantFirst Nations Features Development GrantRolling applicationsMelbourne, AustraliaAvant GroupUp to $30K, or up to $45K if a producer is attached to support First Nations filmmakers to develop an idea into a longer feature format.GrantArts and Culture – Quick Response Grant (Australia)8 days leftAustraliaCreative AustraliaA grant of up to $1,000 per financial year to support artists and arts workers in Australia who need rapid funding for short‑notice opportunities such as exhibitions, conferences or showcases.GrantNewBoost Grants 20268 days leftAdelaide, AustraliaHelpmann AcademyThe Helpmann Academy offers a $500 Boost Grant to eligible emerging artists for services, materials, and professional development to support projects in 2027.GrantMount Barker District Council Arts Grants42 days leftMount Barker, AustraliaMount Barker District CouncilThe Mount Barker District Council offers Arts Grants to support professional artists and arts organisations in creating works of high artistic merit.ResidencyNexus Arts Studio Residencies 20275 days leftAdelaide, AustraliaNexus ArtsThe Nexus Arts Studio Residency Program delivers professional development outcomes for emerging and early career South Australian artists from culturally diverse or First Nations backgrounds.GrantIndigenous Languages and Arts program39 days leftCanberra, AustraliaAustralian Government Department of the ArtsThe Indigenous Languages and Arts (ILA) program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to express, conserve and sustain their cultures through languages and arts activities around Australia.ResidencyCreative and cultural residency – Vaucluse House14 days leftVaucluse, AustraliaCreative and cultural residency – Vaucluse HouseThe Vaucluse House Creative and Cultural Residency offers NSW‑based artists a fully subsidised 12‑month studio in a historic harbourside setting.ExhibitionExhibit with Kingston Arts in 202715 days leftKingston, AustraliaKingston ArtsEmerging and established artists are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to exhibit in Kingston Arts' 2027 exhibition program.CompetitionYoung Picasso Art Competition 202612 days leftShepparton, AustraliaRotary Club of Shepparton SouthThe Young Picasso Art Competition invites students in Years 4–12 and those aged 18–20 to submit artworks across various categories for a public exhibition and prizes.ExhibitionHERE + SEEN Art Prize Exhibition9 days leftPoint Cook, AustraliaWyndham City CouncilA free call for artists with neurodivergence to exhibit work and compete for several prize categories at the Here + Seen Art Prize exhibition in Point Cook, VIC.CompetitionGO Native! Floral ART Competition12 days leftCurrumbin, AustraliaGecko Environment CouncilWe invite amateur floral artists, aspiring creatives and nature lovers of all ages to celebrate our remarkable native flora by creating original floral artworks using Australian native plants and plant materials.ResidencyMaribyrnong Community-Engaged Residency53 days leftMaribyrnong, AustraliaMaribyrnong City CouncilArtist residency opportunity for an individual artist or collective to work with and celebrate the communities that use the Maribyrnong Community Centre.GrantCultural Development Fund – Festivals & Eventscloses todayPort Phillip, AustraliaCity of Port PhillipThe Cultural Development Fund – Festivals & Events provides grant funding to not‑for‑profit arts, cultural or community organisations to support festivals and events in the City of Port Phillip.GrantCopyright Agency Cultural Fund – Grants for Organisations (Round Two 2026)22 days leftAustraliaCopyright AgencyThe Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund offers Australian creative organisations grants of $10,000–$30,000 to fund commissions, audience development and sector‑development projects for writers and visual artists.ExhibitionWollongong City Council Artist Call Out: Sculpture in the Garden8 days leftWollongong, AustraliaArtists living in Australia are invited to apply to participate in the Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong 2027 exhibition at the Wollongong Botanic Garden.GrantVisions of Australia131 days leftCanberra, AustraliaDepartment of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the ArtsThe Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program supports d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers to develop their skills and career opportunities.ExhibitionGallery Program 2027 EOI7 days leftCanberra, Australiaphoto accessphoto access invites artists and curators of all career levels to apply for our 2027 Gallery Program, a chance to showcase work in a gallery with a strong local and national profile.CompetitionLively Lalor Laneways - Murals and Gobos Expression of Interest7 days leftLalor, AustraliaCity of WhittleseaThe City of Whittlesea invites local and interested artists to submit Expressions of Interest for commissioned murals and gobo light‑projection artworks as part of the Lively Lalor Laneways public‑art project.ResidencyArtist ResidencyRolling applicationsNanjing, AustraliaUAP | Urban Art ProjectsDeveloping the world's most comprehensive and holistic study that both quantitatively and qualitatively defines the impacts and benefits of public art.ExhibitionMcLaren Vale & Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre8 days leftOnkaparinga, AustraliaCity of OnkaparingaSpring Clean Art Sale – a two‑day market event for artists to sell original works.