Opportunities for Artists

Art Prizes, Art Competitions, Artist Grants, Artist call outs

On this page I’ve listed opportunities for (primarily Australian) artists that I’ve come across in my travels. This includes art prizes/competitions and some well known artist grants. Some of these opportunities are only available to Australian residents. Where available I have included deadline date and link to the relevant website. As deadlines are announced I will update this page. **please check the deadlines for yourself I could have made an error***

PS: for grants for visual artists I highly recommend checking the Australia Council Website

Art Competitions and Grants

January deadlines

13 Jan 2012 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing

17 Jan 2011 Freedom Art Prize – Amnesty International

19 Jan 2011 Mid West Art Prize (WA)

21 Jan 2011 John Glover Prize (landscape paintng of Tasmania)

21 Jan 2011 Walker Street Gallery – She Who Loves (Victoria)

21 Jan 2011 Limestone Coast Art Prize with theme relating to mental health (SA)

27 Jan 2011 Maitland Art Prize (NSW)

28 Jan 2011 Rural Art Competition – Seymour Alternative Farming Expo (Victoria)

31 Jan 2011 Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture (Vic)

31 Jan 2011 The Ian Potter Cultural Trust. Closing date for applications for grants for project/travel after 13 May 2011 (there are 2 other grant application dates in 2011). The Trust primarily provides support for professional development overseas such as postgraduate study, mentoring or private lessons, residencies or study tours which have a clear educational focus. THe trust will also consider supporting the purchase or non-standard musical equipment, costs of film making for final year or post grad film students, professional development opportunities within Australia.

The Americas Biennial Exhibition printmaking (due 2012) http://www.americasbiennial.org/

International Biennial Print Exhibition (Taiwan) (due 2012) http://www.ntmofa.gov.tw/english

February deadlines

1 Feb 2011 2011 Guanlan international Print Biennial (China)

1 Feb 2011 Closing date for grants applications for Artist Run Initiatives – Visual Arts. THe Visual Arts Board is offering a limited number of grants to ARIs as part oft he Australian Government’s Opportunities for Young and Emerging Artists Program

4 Feb 2011 Port Stephens Art Prize (NSW)

6 Feb 2011 BSGallery Works on paper prize (Vic)

7 Feb 2011 The City of Monash Sculpture Prize (Vic)

7 Feb 2011 Toyota Community Spirit Emerging Artist Award

9 Feb 2011 Sydney Royal Arts & Crafts Show

11 Feb 2011 Rick Amor Print Prize (Vic) (2011 is inaugural year)

11 Feb 2011 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship – grants of $20000 in the categories of painting, sculpture, acting and singing for people aged 21-35

15 Feb 2011 Janet Holmes a Court grant

15 Feb 2011 Marketing Grants for NSW Artists

18 Feb 2011 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award

25 Feb 2011 Willoughby Sculpture prize (NSW)

March deadlines

1 March 2011 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (NSW)

1 March 2011 Art & Australia / Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award (administered by NAVA)

1 March 2011 Lorne Sculpture 2011 (expressions of interest close 1 March 2011)

2 March 2011 First round closing date for ArtStart grants. The ArtStart program provides financial assistance to recent creative arts graduates who are committed to establishing a career as a professional artist

5 March 2011 Calleen Art Award (Cowra NSW)

4 March 2011 CPM National Print Awards

11 March 2011 Goulburn Art Award

11 March 2011 aRtECYCLE (sculpture proposals that explore the themes of sustainability and environmentalism)

13 March 2011 Head On Portrait Prize

14 March 2011 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition

14 March 2011 Macquarie Photography Prize (NB 2011 is inaugural year)

14 March 2011 Togart Contemporary Art Award (NT)

15 March 2011 Swell Sculpture Festival

18 March 2011 28th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award

18 March 2011 Kodak Salon

22 March 2011 Gallipoli Art Prize

25 March 2011 The Northern Rivers Portrait Prize (NSW)

25 March 2011 Prometheus Visual Art Award biennial (Qld)

31 March 2011 Sunshine Coast Art Award (Qld)

31 March 2011 The Noosa Regional Gallery Travelling Scholarship

31 March 2011 10th Lessedra World Print Annual – Mini Print 2011 (Bulgaria)

April deadlines

1 April 2011 City of Hobart Art Prize (works in wood or works on or of paper or cardboard)

1 April 2011 Archibald Portrait Prize

1 April 2011 Sulman Prize

1 April 2011 Wynne Prize

1 April 2011 8th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (Canada)

15 April 2011 The Churchie National Emerging Art Award

15 April 2011 Hunters Hill Art Prize

29 April 2011 Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award

23 April 2011 Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award

27 April 2011 Cliftons Art Prize

30 April 2011 Innovate/Curate. Tin Sheds is pleased to announce the second round of the Curate/Innovate Grant, offered to help encourage curatorial practice in Australia. It is open to any individual or collective who has a curatorial idea they would like to explore

tba Fletcher Jones Art Prize (biennial due 2012) (Vic)

May deadlines

1 May 2011 NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize

4 May 2011 Australian Academy of Design Photography Prize (theme “The Decisive Moment”)

8 May 2011 Mount Eyre Vineyards Art Prize

13 May 2011 The Waterhouse Art Prize (natural history art)

13 May 2011 St Michael’s Exhibition and Archangel Prize (Vic)

16 May 2011 Art on Paper Hazelhurst Art Award (biennial)

23 May 2011 Australian Academy of Design Poster Prize (theme “This is Me”)

29 May 2011 Brunswick Street Gallery Small Works Prize

27 May 2011 John Fries Memorial Prize

27 May 2011 Live Life Villages

Paul Guest Prize – Bendigo Art Gallery (biennial – due 2012)

Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (BIMPE) (Canada) (due 2012)

International Miniprint Finland Triennial (due 2013)

30 May 2011 The Ian Potter Cultural Trust. Closing date for applications for grants for project/travel after 9 September 2011 (there are 2 other grant application dates in 2011). The Trust primarily provides support for professional development overseas such as postgraduate study, mentoring or private lessons, residencies or study tours which have a clear educational focus. THe trust will also consider supporting the purchase or non-standard musical equipment, costs of film making for final year or post grad film students, professional development opportunities within Australia.

31 May 2011 Caulfield Grammar School Society for the Arts (Vic)

June deadlines

3 June 2011 Waverley Art Prize

3 June 2011 Geelong Acquisitive Print Awards (biennial due 2011)

3 June 2011 Outback Open Art Prize (Broken Hill Regional Gallery)

6 June 2011 John Fries Memorial Prize

10 June 2011 Silk Cut Award

12 June 2011 The Second Open International Contemporary Print Competition in South West Cornwall (UK)

13 June 2011 Fremantle Arts Centre Print Awards

13 June 2011 Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing

15 June 2011 Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture

15 June 2011 Bowral & District Art Society Still Life Prize

17 June 2011 Hutchins Art Prize 2011 (biennial)

17 June 2011 Cossack Art Award (WA)

22 June 2011 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize

24 June 2011 Agendo 2011 prize for young emerging artists (under 35)

24 June 2011 Blake Prize

24 June 2011 Metro Art Award

24 June 2011 Basil Sellers Art Prize

24 June 2011 Flanagan Art Prize

July deadlines

4 July 2011 North Sydney Art Prize

4 July 2011 Inglis Equine Art Prize

5 July 2011 Warringah Art Prize

8 July 2011 City of Perth Black Swan Prize for Portraiture

8 July 2011 Australian Academy of Design Fashion Prize (theme “All That Glitters”)

8 July 2011 Melton Art Show (Vic) (contact artsandculture@melton.vic.gov.au)

15 July 2011 Kenilworth Art Prize

15 July 2011 6th Drawing Biennale (Vic)

18 July 2011 Mosman Art Prize

18 July 2011 NSW Parliamentary Plein Air Photographic Prize

22 July 2011 Tesselaar Sculpture Prize (contact markcowie@aussibroadband.com.au)

22 July 2011 Clunes Ceramic Awards

28 July 2011 Bentley Art Prize

29 July 2011 Countryscapes (Essential Energy)

29 July 2011 Tina Wentcher Prize

31 July 2011 (preselection submission deadline) Masterworks in the Vineyard (Vic)

31 July 2011 BSG Art Prize

The Graphica Creativa International Print Trienniel (Finland) (due 2012)

August deadlines

2-5 Aug 2011 (delivery dates) Katherine Art Prize

5 Aug 2011 Fleurieu Art Prize

5 Aug 2011 Woollahra Small Scuplture Prize

12 Aug 2011 A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarshop & Art Prize

12 Aug 2011 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award email artgallery@deakin.edu.au

12 Aug 2011 Manning Art Prize

17 Aug 2011 Caldera Art Prize

19 Aug 2011 Heysen Art Prize

19 Aug 2011 Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award (18-28 years)

19 Aug 2011 Boxhill Community Arts Centre 4th Biennial Art Competition

19 Aug 2011 Portia Geach Memorial Award

23 Aug 2011 Blacktown City Art Prize

26 Aug 2011 In the Image of God 2D and 3D Art Competition

26 Aug 2011 Bellingen Art Prize

31 Aug 2011 Cricket Art Prize

31 Aug 2011 Eutick Memorial Still Life Award

September deadlines

1 Sept 2011 Mortimore Art Prize

2 Sept 2011 Birregurra Art Show

2 Sept 2011 12×12 Contemporary Art Prize (contact jansynot@optusnet.com.au)

2 Sept 2011 Clayton Utz Art Award (Qld)

2 Sept 2011 UWS Sculpture Award

7 Sept 2011 Banyule Award for Works on Paper

12 Sept 2011 The Ian Potter Cultural Trust. Closing date for applications for grants for project/travel after 16 Dec 2011 (there are 2 other grant application dates in 2011). The Trust primarily provides support for professional development overseas such as postgraduate study, mentoring or private lessons, residencies or study tours which have a clear educational focus. THe trust will also consider supporting the purchase or non-standard musical equipment, costs of film making for final year or post grad film students, professional development opportunities within Australia.

15 Sept 2011 ANL Maritime Art Prize & Exhibition (Vic)

21 Sept 2011 8th British International Mini Print Exhibition (UK)

21 Sept 2011 (delivery date) 2011 John Copes Watercolour Prize

23 Sept 2011 Sculpture at Scenic World

25 Sept 2011 The Digital Camera Warehouse Click 11 Prize (BSG Melbourne)

26 Sept 2011 Paddington Art Prize

27 Sept 2011 Second round closing date for ArtStart grants. The ArtStart program provides financial assistance to recent creative arts graduates who are committed to establishing a career as a professional artist

28 Sept 2011 Rotary Club of Ocean Gove Inaugural Art Show

30 Sept 2011 City of Whyalla Art Prize

October deadlines

13 Oct 2011 Hornsby Art Prize

19 Oct 2011 2011 David Turnbull Bequest Prize

21 Oct 2011 Hawkesbury Art Prize

28 Oct 2011 Montalto Sculpture Prize

28 & 29 Oct 2011 (receipt of entries) National Trust Harper’s Mansion Still Life Award entries to be in oil or watercolour

31 Oct 2011 Mini Print International Asia Pacific

November deadlines

1 Nov 2011 Albury Art Prize

4 Nov 2011 Hornsby Art Prize