Applications close: 2 November 2025 Leg Up Grants are quick response skill development grants for workers in volunteer managed museums throughout NSW. These grants fund various skill development projects including hosting or attending workshops, conferences or seminars in NSW, in addition to networking activities. Previous Leg Up Grants have funded museum volunteers to attend conferences…
Entries close: 3 April 2025 Are you an artist living with a disability? Do you like to paint, draw, take photos, sculpt, or create digital art? Uniting Local Area Coordination are running this competition in Hunter New England, Illawarra Shoalhaven, Nepean Blue Mountains, Northern Sydney, Southern NSW and Western Sydney. This year highly voted art…
Expressions of interest close: 5 May 2025 Expressions of interest are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, age groups, emerging artists and established practitioners. For all the details please visit https://www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/about/forms/artist-expressions-of-interest-6th-textile-triennial
Expressions of Interest close: 6 April 2025 Belco Arts is calling for expressions from interest from artists for two public and community arts projects which will be delivered as part of the build of the new Gungahlin Community and Youth Centre. Engagement with the local community is a central part of the development of both…
Applications close: 6 April 2025 Small Grants aim to meet the short-term, collection-based requirements of community museums. There are no set categories for funding, and applications for a broad range of projects will be considered. Previous Small Grants have funded the purchase of computer cataloguing software, exhibition mannequins and display cases, oral history recording equipment…
Entries close: Sunday 6 April 2025 Staged annually on Sydney’s spectacular Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi is one of the city’s most popular events, with 500,000 visitors viewing over 100 sculptures by artists from around the world. All types, forms, and sizes of sculpture, in all materials, are eligible for…
Entries close: 7 June 2025 Best in Show Arts & Crafts – $1,000 Best in Show – Painting – $1,000 Runner up Awards – $250 each Hightly Commended Awards – $100 each Entries will be accepted from artists residing in postcodes: 2328, 2329, 2333, 2336, 2337, 2338, 2339, 2340, 2341, 2342 and 2343. For details…
Applications close: 8 May 2025 Supports community organisations to look after Australian cultural heritage collections. CHG is open to non-profit, incorporated organisations. The program has a strong focus on supporting local groups with limited funding who would benefit from access to professional cultural heritage expertise. Applications from Indigenous and multicultural organisations are encouraged. Grant Amounts:…
Nominations close: 10 June 2025 The Paul Lowin Prizes are known as one of Australia’s richest prizes for music composition. Since 1991, its history of winning and highly commended works tells a powerful story of the skill and creativity of Australian composers and marks the wide breadth of contemporary musical expression. In 2025, the Paul…
Entries close: 12 October 2025 The theme for this year’s Blue Heeler Film Festival is “Nurture”. They are looking for films that explore the power of nurturing—whether it’s caring for the environment, relationships, ourselves or nurturing an idea. For all the details please visit https://filmfreeway.com/BlueHeelerFilmFestival