The Queensland Destination Events Program (QDEP), formerly the Regional Development Program (RDP), seeks to leverage the crucial link between events and the destinations in which they are staged, extending the flow of the economic, marketing and social benefits of events throughout metropolitan and regional Queensland.

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As a Community Arts Development Officer (Temporary Contract) your focus will be to strengthen and engage community access to and participation in Arts and Cultural activities, including providing support and advice to the arts community, delivering community projects (including the production of the Milbi Festival) and operating the Regional Arts Development Fund.

No fixed closing date for applications.

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The Individuals Fund is for individual artists and cultural workers (emerging and established) to participate in transformational professional and career development opportunities.

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CREATE Grants offer opportunities for mid-career and established creative writers and visual artists to create and develop new work. The grants provide a living allowance to a writer or a visual artist to write or create a new work for publication or exhibition.

CREATE Grants do not support academics with scholarly or academic works.

Applications are assessed by a panel of independent peers from the writing, publishing and visual arts sectors.

These grants will support projects that start after 7 October 2019.

Amount of grant: $10,000, $15,000 or $20,000

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The MtSV Annual Maritime Art Awards & Exhibition is an international competition hosted at the Mission to Seafarers in Docklands, Melbourne. 

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This exciting competition and exhibition gives aspiring and professional artists the chance to explore and share their waste reduction messages while showcasing their artistic ability. 

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The Cultural Fund provides support to organisations for projects that deliver opportunities for authors, journalists, artists and key industry stakeholders in the writing, publishing, education, and visual arts sectors.

ROUND 2 OPENS MID-JULY 2019

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The Georges River Art Prize showcases a range of the finest paintings and sculptures produced from artists nationwide and gives local young artists a platform to display their works.

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EPIC Assist, a not-for-profit organisation who help people with disability find and maintain employment, are currently searching for artists to feature in their exhibition featuring the works from artists with disability and mental illness. The exhibition will be in celebration of International Day of People with Disability (December 3^rd) and run from October 29^th to November 10^th, 2019.

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Hosted by Aesthetica Magazine, the Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of excellence in art from across the world. It offers both emerging and established artists the opportunity to showcase their work to a wider audience, and further their engagement with the international art world. The Judging Panel enhances its position in the industry, bringing together specialists from leading cultural institutions.

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Now in its 5^th consecutive year, the exhibition has become a much-loved celebration of International Day of People with Disability. This year’s theme, ‘Shifting Perspectives,’ calls on you to alter your view point and see things in a new way. The exhibition will run from 29 October – 10 November 2019 at Graydon Gallery in New Farm, Brisbane. 

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The Queensland Destination Events Program (QDEP), formerly the Regional Development Program (RDP), seeks to leverage the crucial link between events and the destinations in which they are staged, extending the flow of the economic, marketing and social benefits of events throughout metropolitan and regional Queensland.

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Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an annual art prize inviting artists to submit works in a variety of artistic categories and mediums. With a total of $38,000 in prize money to be won, the Open section is acquisitive to the Campbelltown City Council collection and is valued at $25,000.

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Montsalvat is proud to announce the forthcoming Rick Amor Self Portrait Prize 2019 sponsored by prominent Australian artist, Rick Amor.

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A $30,000 National acquisitive prize for a painting inspired by the Australian landscape, now in its 16th year. 

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The International Arts Strategy Outcomes Fund supports opportunities that directly arise from strategic initiatives delivered by the Australia Council in the target international regions under the International Arts Strategy: Europe, North America, North Asia, South and South East Asia. The fund prioritises outcomes that directly involve and benefit Australian artists, for example tours, presentations, exhibitions and translations of Australian work.

Amount:  $5,000 – $30,000

Application closing dates:

Round 8 – Midnight, Tuesday 17 September 2019

Round 9 – Midnight, Tuesday 19 November 2019

Round 10 – Midnight, Tuesday 21 January 2020

Round 11 – Midnight, Tuesday 17 March 2020

Round 12 – Midnight, Tuesday 19 May 2020

Banana Shire Art Gallery Association Inc. proudly presents the annual Brigalow Arts Festival. Hosted annually in October the festival is Banana Shire’s local visual art awards. In 2019 we are excited to offer over $11,000 in prize money!

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The Tackling Tough Times Together grant program helps communities access the resources they need to support one another through the ongoing effects of the drought.

Tackling Tough Times Together is a rolling grants program, which means that applications will be accepted at any time. Please see the table below for the cut-off dates that best suit your project requirements.

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The Tackling Tough Times Together grant program helps communities access the resources they need to support one another through the ongoing effects of the drought.

Tackling Tough Times Together is a rolling grants program, which means that applications will be accepted at any time. Please see the table below for the cut-off dates that best suit your project requirements.

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As Australia’s only national Still Life Painting Award, EMSLA is celebrating its thirteenth consecutive year with a non-acquisitive First Prize of $20,000.

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Grants of up to a maximum of $1,000 are available for gallery staff and volunteers to assist them attend seminars, conferences, biennales, exhibitions or courses. Grants can be used towards conference registration fees, associated workshop fees, travel, accommodation and living expenses during the period of the event.

Closing Dates: 30 April 2019 and 30 September 2019
Amount: Up to $1,000

Restrictions: Open to all staff and volunteers. Permanent staff members must apply through their organisation’s PGQ organisational membership number. More information on PGQ membership here.

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Access Arts has issued a callout for all Queensland artists who experience disability to push the envelope when applying for this year’s Access Arts Achievement Award. The annual Award gives artists a huge career boost with $10,000 to put towards a project, program, or performance.

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Grants of up to a maximum of $500 are available for independent artists and/or curators to assist deliver lectures, workshops, or similar in partnership with a regional or metropolitan gallery. Grants can be used towards travel, associated workshop fees, workshop materials, accommodation and living expenses during the period of the partnership arrangement.

Closing Dates: 30 April 2019 and 30 September 2019
Amount: Up to $500.

Restrictions: Applicants must be individual members of PGQ. The partnership organisation must also be a member of PGQ. More information on PGQ membership here. List of current PGQ organisational members here.

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Our Artist-in-Residence program is a supported residency opportunity open to Australian and international artists at all stages of their careers.  In 2019 there will be five places for Australian artists and one international place. The selected artists will receive a stipend, accommodation (international and interstate based artists) and studio access to Megalo’s comprehensive, professional printmaking facilities. The residency program aims to support the making of new work that meets the program objectives of excellence and innovation in printmaking.

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Grants up to a maximum of $1,000 to assist public galleries to undertake organisational initiatives. These might include:

• Costs towards improvements in the gallery/museum exhibition program such as touring exhibition fees and display improvements.
• An appropriate consultant to work with the institution on skill development in areas such as Education and Public Programs;
• Exhibition Development;
• or Strategic Planning and Policy Development.
• On-site training workshops and seminars in specialist areas such as volunteer recruitment, board management and gallery/museum practice.

Closing Date: 30 April 2019 and 30 September 2019
Amount: Up to $1,000

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The Queensland Destination Events Program (QDEP), formerly the Regional Development Program (RDP), seeks to leverage the crucial link between events and the destinations in which they are staged, extending the flow of the economic, marketing and social benefits of events throughout metropolitan and regional Queensland.

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The Regional Arts Fund (RAF) is an Australian Government program designed to benefit regional and remote arts practitioners, arts workers, audiences and communities. The fund is provided through Regional Arts Australia and is administered in Queensland by Flying Arts Alliance.

Join Flying Arts Alliance to learn how to access and apply for for RAF funding to support your project, professional development or initiative.

This event coincides with the opening week of RAF funded exhibition ‘Colour and Response’ showing at Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery.

Free

This is a walk-up event – there is no need to register prior to attending.
For venue enquiries, please contact Shanna Muston on 07 4992 9500 or visit the Banana Shire Council website.

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Topics will include:

– Available RAF Funding streams, including Community Project Grants (CPGs) and Quick Response Grants (QRGs)
– Working out if you are eligible for RAF funding
– Addressing assessment criteria
– How to apply for RAF through SmartyGrants
– How to create and balance a budget for your proposed RAF funded project or initiative

Participants are invited to stay after the presentation for networking and to ask any questions.

The Hill End Artists in Residence Program began as a partnership between Bathurst Regional Council and curator Gavin Wilson in 1995. Since then the program has grown into one of Australia’s most sought after residencies. The Residency Program allows contemporary Australian and international artists the chance to experience and respond to the historically charged landscape of Hill End.

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Sturt Craft Centre invites applications from experienced craft practitioners to the Sturt Artist-in-Residence program.  Residencies occur in the craft disciplines of ceramics, jewellery/metalwork, textiles and woodwork. Four to six residencies occur at Sturt each year.

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The Cultural Trust is committed to encouraging excellence and supporting a vibrant, world-class arts scene in Australia. The Cultural Trust offers grants up to $10,000 to assist talented emerging and early career artists to take up professional development opportunities, usually overseas.

Applications

Open: Monday 4 November 2019

Close: Tuesday 14 January 2020 5pm AEST

Grants announced

Friday 8 May 2020

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The biennial Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award is a national prize established in 1981 to promote and support talented young emerging artists in Australia. Initiated by the Lane Cove community in honour of its long term resident Dr Lloyd Rees, the award has a total prize pool of $7,500, the main award being an acquisitive prize of $5,000 and a curated solo exhibition in the following year at Gallery Lane Cove. Applications are open to 18-30 year old artists Australia-wide in the mediums of painting, drawing and printmaking.

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The Tom Malone Prize was initiated in 2003 by Governor of the Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation, Elizabeth Malone and celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2017. The Prize continues through the support of Foundation Benefactor, Sheryl Grimwood, and has also been increased from $12,000 to $15,000.

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The International Arts Strategy Outcomes Fund supports opportunities that directly arise from strategic initiatives delivered by the Australia Council in the target international regions under the International Arts Strategy: Europe, North America, North Asia, South and South East Asia. The fund prioritises outcomes that directly involve and benefit Australian artists, for example tours, presentations, exhibitions and translations of Australian work.

Amount:  $5,000 – $30,000

Application closing dates:

Round 9 – Midnight, Tuesday 19 November 2019

Round 10 – Midnight, Tuesday 21 January 2020

Round 11 – Midnight, Tuesday 17 March 2020

Round 12 – Midnight, Tuesday 19 May 2020

The International Arts Strategy Outcomes Fund supports opportunities that directly arise from strategic initiatives delivered by the Australia Council in the target international regions under the International Arts Strategy: Europe, North America, North Asia, South and South East Asia. The fund prioritises outcomes that directly involve and benefit Australian artists, for example tours, presentations, exhibitions and translations of Australian work.

Amount:  $5,000 – $30,000

Application closing dates:

Round 10 – Midnight, Tuesday 21 January 2020

Round 11 – Midnight, Tuesday 17 March 2020

Round 12 – Midnight, Tuesday 19 May 2020