Stage One Expressions of Interest close: 4 August 2026 Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for artistic proposals for the Australia Pavilion in the category of National Participation for the 62nd International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale 2028). Creative Australia invites proposals from artists at the forefront of Australian contemporary…
Applications close 5 July 2026. Local makers, artists and creatives are invited to apply for Uncovered, the Sydney Opera House Shop’s program showcasing independent Australian artisans. Successful applicants have their products stocked in the iconic Opera House shop, both online and on-site. For all the details please visit https://sydneyoperahouseshop.com/pages/uncovered
Nominations close: 6 July 2026 This initiative is for d/Deaf and disabled artists and workers. You can apply for funding to develop a new work, or to build your practice, skills and networks. For all the details please visit https://creative.gov.au/investments-opportunities/arts-and-disability-initiative
Applications close: 6 July 2026 Australia Post’s Community Grants program supports projects that connect people to improve mental wellbeing in local communities. Local community groups play an important role in creating positive change in people’s lives. To help them deliver for their communities, we award Community Grants of up to $10,000 each year to fund…
Applications Open 13 July 2026 and Closes 6 September 2026 From 2026,Museum & Galleries NSW’s Volunteer Museum Grants will be delivered as a single, consolidated program. The former Small Grants, Skills Development, Leg Up, and Project Development Grants have been brought together, allowing organisations to apply for funding of up to $4,000 per project. The…
Applications close: 12 July 2026 In 2026, the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize celebrates its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of championing ambitious ideas on an intimate scale. Established in 2001 as Australia’s first acquisitive award devoted to sculptures no larger than 80cm in any dimension, the Prize has grown into an internationally respected platform for…
Applications close Friday 13 July 2026, midnight AEST. For regional artists: professional development, exhibition opportunities or to deepen research with a $10,000 scholarship. Established in 1997 in memory of the artist Penny Meagher, the emphasis of the Windmill Trust Scholarship is to support visual artists from regional NSW to take up career development and/or presentation…
Entries close: 13 July 2026 Hachette Australia, along with Hannah Richell, is honoured to launch the 2026 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers, in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF). The Richell Prize is free to enter for unpublished writers of adult fiction and adult narrative non-fiction and offers the winner a rare one-year mentorship…
Nominations close 15 September 2026 This award from Creative Australia recognising excellence in artistic practice and outstanding achievement in the arts for an established First Nations artist with twenty (20) or more years of continued artistic practice. For all the details please visit https://creative.gov.au/investments-opportunities/established-artist-year-award
Applications close: Monday 17 August 2026 at midnight. Applications for Regional Arts Fund Project Grants officially opened on Wednesday, 1st July, 2026 for projects starting in the next calendar year (2027). The Regional Arts Fund is an ongoing program that provides approximately $6 million per year to support artists and communities in regional and remote…