Open calls: Australia
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ResidencyContemporary Music Touring ProgramCreative AustraliaA Creative Australia grant offering up to $50,000 to support Australian musicians touring original contemporary music across the country.ResidencyNew2027 Artist in Residence ProgramAustralian Tapestry WorkshopThe Australian Tapestry Workshop’s 2027 Artist in Residence Program offers mid‑career textile artists and designers a four‑week residency in Melbourne with studio space, materials, a stipend and exhibition opportunities.GrantASEAN-Australia Centre grants 2026–2027ASEAN-Australia CentreThe ASEAN‑Australia Centre is calling for applications from Australian organisations and individuals for its 2026‑27 grant programme, offering up to 200,000 AUD per year for projects that strengthen engagement with Southeast Asia.GrantContemporary Music Fund Development ProgramContemporary Music FundA Western Australian government grant offering up to AUD 20,000 for contemporary music artists and industry professionals, with the next deadline 3 June 2027.FellowshipThe John Mulvaney Fellowship - The Australian Academy of the HumanitiesThe 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.GrantFirst Nations Features Development GrantAvant 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 Activities in Regional CommunitiesDepartment of Creative Industries, Tourism and SportFor arts and cultural projects in regional WA that align with the following objectives: * Increase access to and/or participation in arts and culture in regional Western Australia. * Provide employment opportunities, skills development or/and career pathways for regional Western Australian artists and arts workers. * Encourage development of regional creative and cultural industries including cultural tourism. * Support community led activities and creative developments. * Contribute to social inclusion, wellbeing, cohesion and vibrancy in regional WA communities.FellowshipCreative Arts FellowshipNational Library of AustraliaSupport to practising writers to develop a new creative work using or inspired by our collections.GrantNewFirst Nations Public Art OpportunitiesIpswich City CouncilIpswich City Council seeks First Nations artists to design public artworks, offering a $20,000 design commission.ExhibitionOpen Call 2026-27 exhibition - The Korean Cultural Centre Australia (KCCAU)The 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.GrantProject Support Grants (Music Development Office)Music Development OfficeA South Australian grant offering up to AUD 15,000 to musicians and music businesses for creative or business development projects, with applications open 6 Oct–4 Nov 2026.AwardHalloran Contemporary Arts PrizeHalloran Contemporary Arts PrizeHalloran Contemporary Art Prize is an acquisitive prize that responds to the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum’s Halloran Collection: Science & the Sea.GrantArts FundCity 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.AwardM16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2026M16 ArtspaceThe M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2026 is a national Australian competition inviting artists to submit works in traditional or experimental drawing media.GrantACF Boost 2027Creative AustraliaACF Boost is an annual matched‑funding program that offers up to AUD 5,000 to individual artists, collectives and small arts organisations to support a fundraising campaign on the Australian Cultural Fund platform.Residency(Studio)LABPlatform 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.ResidencyFront Studio Residency Showing – Gabriella ImrichovaTemperance 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.ResidencyNewArtist Expression of Interest: The Bluestone at Little River Railway Station Summer Art residenciesWyndham City CouncilA 12‑week artist‑in‑residence program at The Bluestone, Little River, offering a $3000 fee and free workspace.ResidencyEdenhope Artist Residency – Open callEdenhope Artist ResidencyEdenhope Artist Residency is a local artist-run small business in Edenhope, Victoria, Australia. The residency program is open to all types of artists, scientists, makers, designers, and educators looking for time and space to work on their own projects in an open-plan studio space.ResidencyNewSTRUT ResidencyThe Mill AdelaideThe STRUT Residency offers a 1‑week development program in Perth for South Australian dance artists, with a stipend, travel, accommodation and professional support.GrantFunding available for arts activities at regional and remote festivalsAustralian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the ArtsAustralian Government grant supporting individual arts projects at regional or remote festivals and community celebrations.GrantArts and Culture – Quick Response Grant (Australia)Creative 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.GrantNewOMG Contemporary Music Opportunity GrantsMusic AustraliaThe OMG Contemporary Music Opportunity provides Australian music artists with $3,000–$20,000 funding for short‑notice career‑defining opportunities.ResidencyNewGreenhills Art Centre Artist ResidencyGreenhills Art CentreThe Greenhills Art Centre offers 1‑to‑4‑week artist residencies in a historic Western Australian homestead, providing accommodation, meals, studio space and community support.ResidencyHeidi Kenyon, _From little things…_ (installation detail)_,_ 2018. Photograph Grant Hancock.Government 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.CompetitionNewPastelmat and Pastelgrain Competition 2026S&S WholesaleClairefontaine’s international pastel competition invites artists to create an original soft‑pastel artwork inspired by “Cozy Moments” and share it on Instagram for a chance to win travel vouchers and art supplies.GrantNewFirst Nations Arts d/Deaf and/or Disabilities Project FundCreative AustraliaThe First Nations Arts d/Deaf and/or Disabilities Project Fund supports projects and professional development across all art forms, offering grants of AUD $5,000‑$10,000 to Australian First Nations d/Deaf artists and artists with disability.GrantVisions of 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.ResidencyNewNatimuk Exile ResidencyNatimuk ExileThe Natimuk Exile Residency offers artists a modest house and studio in Natimuk, Victoria, with accommodation and a supportive community, accepting applications on a rolling basis.WorkshopNewMurmurations: a dawn bird walk and reading group with Eugenia Lim and Coen HirdUQ Art MuseumA free, limited‑capacity workshop on bird‑watching, reading and collective reflection, open to all participants via EOI (deadline 25 Oct 2026).ResidencyWaverley Artist StudiosWaverley Artist StudiosWaverley Artist Studios offers emerging, mid‑career and professional visual artists a fully subsidised 12‑month studio in Bondi, plus paid professional development opportunities.JobNewArtist Residency Program Officer - IllarooBundanon TrustThe Bundanon Trust is hiring a full‑time Artist Residency Program Officer to coordinate and deliver its renowned Artist in Residence program in Illaroo, NSW.ResidencyArtist ResidencyUAP | Urban Art ProjectsDeveloping the world's most comprehensive and holistic study that both quantitatively and qualitatively defines the impacts and benefits of public art.ExhibitionNewCairns Indigenous Art Fair 2027 Art Fair Showcase – Expression of InterestCairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF)CIAF invites Queensland First Nations artists, art centres, galleries and independent creators to submit an Expression of Interest to exhibit at the 2027 Art Fair Showcase (8‑11 July 2027, Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns).JobNewPostdoctoral Fellow (Indigenous Targeted) - Cities InstituteUniversity of New South Wales (UNSW) – Cities InstituteFull‑time postdoctoral research position at UNSW Cities Institute focusing on Indigenous planning, land use and development, open to all but strongly encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.GrantPercent for Art SchemeDepartment of Housing and WorksThe Percent for Art Scheme is a Western Australian government initiative that commissions artists to create artwork for new public buildings, allocating up to 1% of construction budgets over $2 million.ResidencyScreen Queensland's Games ResidencyScreen QueenslandA year-long program for game developers, focused on developing the skills and knowledge required to develop new games and games studios.Call for Visual Artists – Exhibit at Space at 48Space at 48Call for visual artists to exhibit at Space at 48, Moorabbin, Australia.ExhibitionNewExhibit with us – 2027 Exhibition SeasonCity of Norwood Payneham & St PetersThe City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters invites artists to apply for up to five exhibition spaces in its 2027 Exhibition Season, with no venue hire fee and a 20 % commission on sales.ResidencyNewCampaspe Artists in Residence (CAIR) programCampaspe Shire CouncilA new residency by Campaspe Shire Council offering artists dedicated time, support and community engagement; EOIs open until 30 Oct 2026.ResidencyLighthouse Arts Artist & Writer ResidencyLighthouse ArtsLighthouse Arts offers day‑time residencies for writers, visual artists and musicians in historic lighthouse cottages on Newcastle’s Whibayganba‑Nobbys Headland.JobNewFirst Nations Creative Arts Officer (Identified Position)Wyndham City CouncilLead the delivery of Wyndham City Council’s First Nations creative arts programs and projects, supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and communities.JobArtwork Stretcher – Kate Owen GalleryKate Owen GalleryKate Owen Gallery in Sydney is hiring a casual artwork stretcher to build and stretch timber frames for exhibitions.Competition2027 Peter Porter Poetry PrizeAustralian Book ReviewThe Peter Porter Poetry Prize, organised by Australian Book Review, invites poets worldwide to submit an original, unpublished poem in English (up to 60 lines) for a chance to win AUD 6,000 and publication.ResidencyNDIS Artist Support ProgramJump LeftJump Left offers personalised mentorship, studio sessions and exhibition pathways for disabled, neurodivergent and intellectually disabled artists in Melbourne on a rolling basis.OtherNewStudio9Art Exhibition Framing & Artist PartnershipsStudio9ArtStudio9Art offers a partnership programme providing Melbourne artists with discounted exhibition framing, gallery hire contributions and practical exhibition support.CompetitionNewMural Artists Call OutCity of CockburnThe City of Cockburn invites mural artists to submit proposals for public mural projects, offering mentorship for non‑professionals and requiring public liability insurance.JobNewSydney Art Workshop Presenter (Casual, Flexible)RAW ArtRAW Art is seeking a Sydney‑based casual workshop presenter to deliver hands‑on visual arts experiences for primary school children (K–6).