The Marten Bequest Scholarships

Applications close: 4 February 2025 The Marten Bequest Scholarships offer talented young artists the chance to explore, study and develop their artistic gifts through travelling either interstate and/or overseas In 2025, the scholarships will provide financial support for the disciplines of architecture, ballet, prose, sculpture and singing. In 2026, the scholarships will provide financial support…

Muswellbrook Art Prize 2025

Entries close: 7 February 2025 Since 1958, the Muswellbrook Shire Council has proudly sponsored and managed the Muswellbrook Art Prize. For three decades, the Bengalla Mining Company has also been a valued sponsor, supporting the continued growth of the Muswellbrook Shire Art Collection.The prize welcomes submissions from artists across Australia. Categories and prizes include, all…

Cementa’s call for artists

Submissions close 14 February 2025 CEMENTA Festival invites artists from across the spectrum of practice, at any stage of their career working in any medium. They encourage proposals from First Nations and Regional artists. Successful Applicants will be asked to complete residencies in Kandos (between one to three weeks), to conceive work that relates to…

2025 NAIDOC Local Grants

Applications close: 20 February 2025 Grants are now available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and supporting organisations across Australia to celebrate NAIDOC Week (6 – 13 July 2025). NAIDOC Local Grants provide a co-contribution towards the cost of NAIDOC activities and events. For all the details please visit https://www.niaa.gov.au/news-and-media/naidoc-2025-local-grants  

2025 National Regional Arts Fellowship Program

Applications close 23 February 2025 The program is contemporary, flexible and relevant to artists practicing, working and living in regional, rural and remote Australia. It is designed as an applicant-led approach, addressing the needs of the individual in that time and place; offering a guaranteed income (for a short period) for an artist/ practitioner to…

Muswellbrook Artist in Residence Program

Applications close 28 February 2025 The Muswellbrook Artist in Residence Program invites artists to create new work for exhibition in the context of Muswellbrook Shire, contributing to the long-term cultural development of the community and facilitating meaningful connections with art. For all the details please visit https://artgallery.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au/eoi