Grants, residencies and exhibitions open to artists in Australia — 28 active calls with verified deadlines, application fees and funding details. Updated daily.
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28 active opportunities linked to Australia — from local foundations to international programs accepting artists based in or targeting this region. Resolved from location fields, organizers, and verified metadata. Sign in free for the full filters, deadline reminders and calendar export.
CompetitionThe Junction Co
Manages the Courthouse Gallery+Studio, Port Hedland; supported by the Town of Port Hedland.
GrantCreative Australia
Australian Government's principal arts investment body.
Australia
CompetitionPartial FundingBrunswick Street Gallery
Entries are now open for the Small Works Art Prize 2027. DEADLINE TO ENTER: SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER, MIDNIGHT (11:59PM). Entry fee $60 per artwork.
Brunswick Street Gallery, Australia
GrantPartial FundingCreate NSW
Create NSW's Quick Response Fashion Grants support emerging fashion and textile designers and businesses in New South Wales.
New South Wales, Australia
CompetitionCollie Art Gallery
Collie Art Gallery is run by Collie Gallery Group Inc. in Collie, Western Australia.
134 Throssell Street, Collie WA, Australia
ResidencyPartial FundingTandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute
Tandanya, founded in 1989, is Australia's first national Aboriginal cultural institute and is relaunching its programme in 2027.
CompetitionArt Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of South Australia
Adelaide, AustraliaWe combine the venue, the organiser’s country, city references and who the call is open to — not just keywords in titles.
Many international programmes work in English; each listing says when the local language is required.
This varies. Fully funded opportunities and residencies often cover travel expenses or provide travel grants, while others only fund local accommodation.
Many listed opportunities are open internationally. Citizenship or residence limits are recorded from the organiser’s words and shown on each card.
Art academies, museums, galleries, foundations and non-profit spaces. In the organisers section you can browse them by type, each with every call it has run and the months it usually opens.
No country or region limit in the terms: 21. Limited to named countries or regions: 7. · Data of 19 October 2026 · Each call checked against the organiser’s own page.
UTS Library, University of Technology SydneyUTS Central, Sydney, Australia
ResidencyFree to applyA$15,000 remuneration + A$5,000 materials budget
Burnie Regional Art GalleryBurnie, Tasmania, Australia
CompetitionA$18,000 acquisitive major prize
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural InstituteAdelaide (Kaurna Country), South Australia
ResidencyFree to apply$1,500 materials fee per artist, studio for 12 months
School of Computer Science, University of SydneySydney, Australia
ResidencyFree to applyAUD $1,000–$15,000 (pool $30,000)
Create NSWNew South Wales, Australia
GrantFree to applyA$3,000–5,000 (individuals/collectives)
Townsville City CouncilTownsville, Queensland, Australia
Competition$5,000 artist fee; $10,000 Artistic Excellence Award
Northern Beaches GalleryCromer, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Competition$5,000 + 2027 solo show; $2,000; $500 framing
Performance SpaceSydney, Australia
ResidencyFree to applyAUD 8,000 residency; AUD 2,000 per Lab artist
Queensland College of Art and DesignBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
CompetitionAUD 20,000 (non-acquisitive)
Creative AustraliaAustralia
GrantFree to applyA$5,000, 10,000, 15,000 or 20,000
Screen QueenslandScreen Queensland co-working hub, Teneriffe, Brisbane, Australia
ResidencyOffice space, mentoring, income support if eligible
Brunswick Street GalleryBrunswick Street Gallery, Australia
CompetitionOver $15,000 in prizes
Create NSWNew South Wales, Australia
GrantFree to applyUp to A$10,000
Barwon Heads Arts CouncilBarwon Heads, VIC, Australia
CompetitionAUD 5,500 incl. fee, materials and install
City of AlbanyAlbany, WA, Australia
ResidencyFree to applyResidency (cottage + studio)
Art Gallery of South AustraliaAdelaide, Australia
CompetitionAUD 100,000 acquisitive
Collie Art Gallery134 Throssell Street, Collie WA, Australia
CompetitionMajor acquisitive prize (historically A$50,000)
The Marrow PoetryAustralia (open internationally)
CompetitionAUD 1,000 + publication + 10 author copies
Culture FocusCollingwood, Melbourne, Australia
ResidencyAirfare, housing, studio, A$500 production budget
Palliative Care AustraliaAustralia
CompetitionFree to apply$30,000 prize pool across categories
Adelaide Perry GalleryCroydon, Sydney, Australia
CompetitionAUD 25,000 acquisitive + AUD 2,000 People's Choice
Walyalup Fremantle Arts CentreFremantle (Walyalup), Western Australia
CompetitionAUD 20,000 + 5,000 + 5,000
Paper Bird Children's Books & ArtsFremantle, Western Australia
CompetitionAUD 5,000
The Ian Potter Cultural TrustAustralia (travel usually overseas)
GrantFree to applyUp to AUD 15,000
John Glover SocietyEvandale, Tasmania, Australia
CompetitionAUD 80,000 acquisitive prize
Waltzing Matilda CentreWinton, Queensland, Australia
Competition$10,000 acquisitive major + $6,000 residency; $22,500 pool
The Junction CoPort Hedland, Western Australia
CompetitionAUD 40,000 total; AUD 10,000 Judges' Prize
Creative AustraliaAustralia
GrantFree to applyAUD 10,000–50,000