Awards & Competitions
Last updated February 2010
Please Note: Warringah Printmakers does not endorse any of the awards or competitions listed. You are strongly advised to read carefully all terms & conditions of entry.
event entries close
january 2010
| The Churchie National Emerging Art Exhibition 2010 The churchie national emerging art exhibition provides a forum for artists to compete for a prize across five categories: moving images, paintings, works on paper, photography and sculpture. Finalists artworks will be exhibited at the Queensland College of Art Gallery, South Bank from 11 June - 1 August 2010 Email: enquiries@churchieemergingart.com |
Entries open January 1 |
| The Americas Biennial
Exhibition An international survey of contemporary miniature & small prints in all traditional & nontraditional print media, including photo mechanical & digitally informed. |
January 1 to April 15 |
| Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2010 Adelaide Perry Gallery invites artists to submit works for the Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing. $15,000 acquisitive Prize for the best drawing by an Australian artist. Adelaide Perry Gallery PLC Sydney |
15 January |
| Amnesty International Australia FREEDOM ART PRIZE Open to all artists & mediums. Aims to increase awareness about Amnesty International's work in human rights protection & to encourage support. TAP Gallery 278 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010 Phone: 02 9361 0440 Email: info@tapgallery.org.au |
Mid January annually |
| The 14th International Biennial Print Exhibition 2010 National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts |
15 January |
| She 2010 International competition for female artists. Walker Street Gallery Cnr Walker & Robinson Streets Dandenong VIC 3175 Phone: 03 9706 8441 Email: info@tapgallery.org.au |
20 January |
| Glover Prize 2010 The exhibition of finalists' paintings will be held at the Falls Park Pavilion in Evandale, Tasmania |
22 January |
| Limestone Coast Art Prize The annual 2010 Limestone Coast Art Prize, hosted by PEAK (Promoters of Entertainment and Arts in Keith), is now open for applications of a work in any medium on the theme 'always on my mind'. The prize is valued at $5000. For an entry form email needeep@activ8.net.au or call 08 8756 4243. |
22 January |
| 2010 Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize All mediums accepted. $10,000 non acquisitive major prize and over $5,000 in additional prizes. Judged by Jane Scott, Director of Tarra Warra Museum. Contact Julie Collins |
29 January |
| BSG Printmaking Show A curated show of 10 emerging printmakers. Brunswick Street Gallery Fitzroy VIC Email: mark@bsgart.com.au |
30 January |
| 9th Lessedra World Print Annual - Mini Print 2010 An international print annual with the premise that no art form has broader implications in contemporary society than that of the print. LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects 25, Milin Kamak Street, Lozenetz 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria Email: georgi.kolev@lessedra.com |
January until March 31 |
| Deutsche Internationale Grafik-Triennale Frechen 15th German International Exhibition of Graphic Art. For professional artists born since 1968 only. |
Next 2011 |
february 2010
| Swan
Hill Print & drawing Acquisitive Awards Swan Hill Regional Gallery Horseshoe Bend Swan Hill VIC Email: artgal@swanhill.vic.gov.au |
5 February |
| 2010 Emerging Artist Exhibition Toyota Community Spirit Gallery Contact: Ken Wong Curator |
8 February |
| 2010 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Agora Gallery, New York City Contact: Joel Sonnenfeld Gallery Assistant, Agora Gallery |
Entries open February |
| CPM National Print Awards Held biennially Community Printmakers of Murwillumbah Enquiries: CPM, 33-35 Kyogle Road, Bray Park, NSw Phone: CPM (02) 6672 8276 Email: cpmprintart@yahoo.com.au |
Next 2011 |
march 2010
| Off The Wall is searching for Australia's next top artists! Selected artists will be given the chance to exhibit their work at Melbourne's largest annual art fair. Contact: Cash Brown, Project Manager Art Melbourne 2010 Art Sydney 2010 cashb@singlemarketevents.com.au |
1 March |
| Art & Australia Contemporary Art Award Promotes the work of emerging artists. Entrants must be visual artists who have been practising professionally for no more than five years, & who have had their work publicly exhibited. Contact Email: nava@visualarts.net.au |
1 March |
| Mini Print International of Cadaqués. Open to all artists, printing techniques & tendencies. |
15 March |
| City of Hobart Art Prize TAS A cultural initiative of the Hobart City Council in partnership with the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery. Open to artists, designers & craftspeople nation-wide, the 2010 categories are Digital Media & Ceramics. Email: boothb@hobartcity.com.au |
17 March |
| Third International Miniature Print Exhibition Organized by the Ottawa School of Art & open to all professional artists using any generally accepted graphic technique. George Street Campus Exhibition dates: April 19 to May 23, 2010 Ottawa School of Art Gallery |
26 March |
| The Sunshine Coast Art Prize, QLD Contact email: artgallery@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au |
TBA |
| Nathalie Leader Print Prize Barossa Regional Gallery Email: barossagallery@internode.on.net |
TBA |
| International Miniature Print Competition Centre for Contemporary Printmaking Mathews Park, 299 West Avenue Norwalk, CT 06850 Email: info@contemprints.org |
Next 2011 |
| Book Art Biennial Minnesota Centre for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN |
Next 2011 |
| International Print Triennial - Krakow Open to all artists & printmakers. SMTG, ul. Dunajewskiego 2/6, Krakow. |
Next 2012 |
april 2010
| Footprint
International Print Competition 2010 Footprint International will be held every other year, alternating with CCP's established biennial, the International Miniature Print Competition. Email: contemprints@concersent.net Center for Contemporary Printmaking Mathew Park, 229 West Ave Norwalk, CT 06850 |
2 April |
| Art Melbourne 2010 FREE professional development seminar for artists, addressing many of the issues facing artists, such as, how to market art work, how to gain publicity, how to price work, documentation and record keeping, approaching a gallery, how the industry works. The Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton RSVP to cashb@singlemarketevents.com.auto secure a place and get a free ticket to the fair. |
23 April 11.00am |
| Lethbridge $10 000 Art Prize Open to national and international artists for small-scale artworks. Entrants may submit paintings, drawings and 2D artworks up to 60cm in any direction (not including frame). Contact E-Mail: gallery@lethbridgegallery.com |
23 April |
| John Fries Memorial Prize The winning artist will be awarded with a $10,000 cash prize plus a solo exhibition at Viscopy's new exhibition space Blackfriars off Broadway. The formal deadline will be announced in the new year. Contact Email: viscopy@viscopy.com |
April 2010 |
| Capricorn Coast Art
Festival Enquiries: Margaret Holmes Phone: (07) 4938 3109 Email: dmholmes@bigpond.com |
No festival in 2010 |
| Books...beyond words | TBA |
| Ex Libris Exhibition Debrecen Hungary More information: Keresi Ferenc |
TBA |
| Muswellbrook Open Art Prize Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre Cnr Bridge & Market Streets PO Box 122 Muswellbrook NSW 2333 Tel: 02 6549 3880 Fax: 02 6549 886 |
TBA |
may 2010
| BIMPE Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition Vancouver. |
1 May |
| Miniprint Finland 2010 Graphic Artist Association of Lahti and Lahti Art Museum are pleased to invite the artists to participate in the 7th International Miniprint Finland 2010 miniature graphics triennial. Further information: Eija Piironen, Exhibition Coordinator Email : iniprintfinland@lahdentaidegraafikot.fi |
15 May |
| The Waterhouse Natural
History Prize Open to all artists within Australia or overseas. South Australian Museum North terrace Adelaide SA 5000 Contact: Tim Gilchrist Email : gilchrist.tim@saugov.sa.gov.au |
TBA |
| Hazelhurst Art Award The prize aims to promote excellence and innovation in the field of Art on Paper. Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre Gymea NSW Email: artonpaper@ssc.nsw.gov.au |
TBA |
| Albury Art Prize The Albury Art Prize 2009 is open to all Australian citizens and residents. Albury Art Gallery 546 Dean Street Albury NSW T: 02 6051 3480 |
TBA |
june 2010
| Silk Cut
Award Glen Eira City Council Gallery Cnr Glen Eira & Hawthorn Roads Caulfield VIC 3162 Phone: 03 9524 3402 Email: silkcutlino@gleneira.vic.gov.au |
18 June |
| International Print Exhibition The Ottawa School of Art, Orleans Campus Gallery will host the exhibition at the new Shenkman Arts Centre, from July 9 to August 30, 2009. Contact: Cathy Brake Boutique & Gallery Coordinator Ottawa School of Art 35, George Street Ottawa, ON Canada K1N 8W5 Email: boutique@artottawa.ca |
TBA |
| Fremantle Print Award For prints & artists' books in any print medium. Fremantle Arts Centre PO Box 891 Fremantle WA 6959 Email: printaward@fremantle.wa.gov.au |
TBA |
| Hutchins
Art Prize The Hutchins Art Prize is an acquisitive award for works on paper. Artists throughout Australasia may enter. |
TBA |
| Sydney, City of Villages Art Exhibition & Prize. Works by ten Australian artists will be showcased in JCDecaux Street Furniture sites and a gallery exhibition at Pine Street Creative Arts Centre. |
TBA |
| Compact Prints International Print Exhibition & Exchange Umbrella Studio PO Box 2394 TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810 Email: info@umbrella.org.au |
TBA |
| Geelong Aquisitive Print Awards Up to $5,000.00 in acquisitive awards. Entry forms are available from the Geelong Gallery, Little Malop Street Geelong Vic 3220. ph:03 52293645 |
Next 2011 |
july 2010
| North Sydney Art Prize Theme: North Sydney - its people, landscape, character and spirit. Venue: Hutley Hall, North Sydney Council, 200 Miller Street, North Sydney |
TBA |
| Outback Art Prize Works on Paper Awards Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery Email: artgallery@brokenhill.nsw.gov.au Phone: 08 8088 6897 |
TBA |
| Mosman Art Prize An annual, acquisitive award for painting aims 'to build a municipal art collection and to encourage an interest in the arts in the local community'. For further information look under Recreation & Culture then Art Gallery on the website or phone (02) 9978 4178 email: gallery@mosman.nsw.gov.au |
TBA |
| The
Graphica Creativa International Print Triennial We are looking for new and interesting co-operative projects, which printmakers have taken part in. Jyvaskyla Art Museum, Kauppakatu 23 40100 Jyvaskyla, Finland Contact person: Mr. Jukka Partanen e-mail: jukka.partanen@jkl.fi |
Next 2012 |
august 2010
| 2010 Blacktown City Art Exhibition Open to local, regional & national artists. Features four official sections - Painting, Watercolour, Works on Paper and Sculpture. Prizes include Indigenous Artist, Local Artist, Youth Art, Environmental Art and a First Prize for each official section. Phone: (02) 9839 6558 |
TBA |
| Lloyd Rees Art Award National Emerging Art Award in Drawing, Painting & Printmaking for emerging artists 18-28 years. Open to artists throughout regional and metropolitan Australia. Provides the opportunity to exhibit & sell work at the Lane Cove Civic Centre, 48 Longueville Road, Lane Cove, from 2 Sept until the 11 Sept 2009. Phone: 02 9428 4898 |
TBA |
| Bellingen Art Prize Categories include works on paper, painting, 3D, photographic, digital, Members Prize and People's Choice. Phone: (02) 6655 9222 |
TBA |
| Works on Paper Art Award Further information contact: Banyule City Council Phone: (03) 9490 4222 |
TBA |
| Whyalla Art Prize The Whyalla Arts Council established the Whyalla Art Prize in 1972. Originally designed to promote regional emerging artists, the prize has flourished and developed. This is a $25 000 acquisitive art prize, with two other prizes included in the prize for younger artists. Contact: email@countryarts.org.au |
TBA |
| Fleurieu Art Prize Artists are invited to enter Australia's richest prize for landscape painting. |
TBA |
september 2010
| The Stan & Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize An acquisitive art award and exhibition for Contemporary Australian Art open to all forms of art media except photography). Phone: (07) 5581 6567 Email: gallery@gcac.com.au |
TBA |
| Art Unlimited | TBA |
october 2010
| The Fisher's Ghost Art Award An annual event hosted by Campbelltown Arts Centre & open to any artist, Australia wide with the option of entering up to two works of art. The main prize is an acquisitive award of $20,000. |
TBA |
| Rio Tinto Martin
Hanson Memorial Art Awards Includes Works on Paper Section Contact: Gladstone Regional Art Gallery &: Museum QLD Email: gragm@gragm.qld.gov.au |
TBA |
| Hornsby Art Prize Forms can be downloaded from Hornsby Art Prize Entry Form.pdf or hard copies obtained by contacting Joanna Joyce, Arts & Cultural Development Officer at Hornsby Council, on 9847 6893. |
TBA |
november 2010
| Brunswick Street Gallery Exhibitions Entries sought for the following exhibitions at Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne: Photography 10A (15-28 Jan); Drawing 10A (29 Jan-11 Feb); Printmaking 10A (26 Feb-8 March); Illustration 10A (12-25 March). To apply to be selected email 10 images 72dpi/10cm wide to Mark Jamieson |
TBA | The Stanthorpe Art Festival 2010 The 18th Biennieal Art Festival aims to showcase contemporary Australian Visual Arts practice, in conjunction with the Apple and Grape Festival. Phone: (07) 4681 1874 Contact Email: director@srag.org.au |
TBA |
| Wilson HTM National Art
Prize 2010 A new $12,000 art prize is open to Australian visual artists practicing in any media. Contact Number: Artworkers (07) 3215 0850 Contact Email: info@artworkers.org |
TBA |
december 2010
| Libris
Awards Art Space Mackay, Civic Centre Precinct Gordon Street Mckay QLD 4740 Tel: (07) 4957 1722 |
TBA |
| Linden Postcard Show
2010 Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, 26 Acland Street St. Kilda VIC Phone (03) 9209 6794 Email: admin@lindenarts.org |
TBA |
Opportunities
Last updated December 2009
Please Note: Warringah Printmakers does not endorse any of the awards or competitions listed. You are strongly advised to read carefully all terms & conditions of entry.
event entries close
| Hill End Artist in Residence Programme Established & emerging artists, all disciplines are invited to apply for a four week living & working residency in either Haefligers or Murrays Cottage from March 2010 to March 2011. Email: brag@bathurstart.com.au |
11 December |
| Artists at the Armoury The armoury at Sydney Olympic Park has studio spaces equipped with bays, benches, lighting, water, 2 large etching presses, a ceramic studio with electric kiln, a darkroom area with washout areas, a dedicated metal area with all welding equipment, a fully equipped wood work area and housing for rent. |
No deadline |
| Australia Council for
the Arts Visual Arts - New work grants support the creation of new work by emerging and established craftspeople, designers, media artists, visual artists and arts writers. Fellowship grants - provide extended support to craftspeople, designers, media artists and visual artists of outstanding ability to enable them to realise ambitious projects and develop their practice to new levels of achievement. |
Find grants |
| The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant The Foundations mission is to aid, internationally, those individuals who have worked as professional artists over a significant period of time. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. 863 Park Avenue New York, New York 10075 Email: grants@pkf.org |
No deadline |
| The Baldessin Press VIC The Baldessin Press, St Andrews, Victoria, is inviting interested artists to apply for a position as Artist in Residence for a period of three weeks in the first half of 2009. To apply you will need to email info@baldessinpress.com with: Photos of your work, a brief artist's statement, a comprehensive CV, an outline of why you want to work at Baldessin, any future plans/projects in the pipeline, and your preferred dates for the residency, should you be successful. |
No deadline |
| Australia Council Partnership Development (category A) Partnership development (category A) grants provide funding of up to $5,000 to assist artists, groups, or organisations to undertake further development and/or extension of effective partnerships. Contact E-Mail: mail@australiacouncil.gov.au |
1 Feb - 1 Sept |
| Ian Potter Cultural
Trust Award Amount(s): Max $5000 per project. Financial assistance to individuals in the early stage of their career for the purpose of education, travel or gaining experience. Categories: Various art forms. Enquiries: Maria Roberts, Administrator Phone: (03) 9650 3188 E-mail..... |
TBA |
| Marketing Grant for NSW
Artists Initiated by NAVA with funds made available from Arts NSW. The aim is to assist professional visual artists and craftspeople in NSW to effectively promote and market their work throughout NSW, interstate and overseas through creative and cost effective marketing initiatives and campaigns. Forms available from NAVA website. E-mail..... |
Feb 15, May 15, August 15 & November 15 |
| Janet
Holmes à Court Artists' Grant Designed to provide financial assistance to professional artists for the public presentation of their work. This funding is made possible through a generous donation from Mrs Janet Holmes à Court and the support of the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council. |
Feb 15, May 15, August 15 & November 15 |
| 2011 Atelier Circulaire Artist Residency Program | TBA |
| ANAT
Professional Development Travel Grant The Professional Development Travel Grant is a quick response fund managed by the Australian Network for Art & Technology. |
Closes last day of each month (no funding round December). |
| Australian Visual Artists’ Benevolent Fund This fund provides limited financial assistance to visual arts practitioners faced with financial difficulty as a result of serious illness, accident or some other unexpected catastrophe. It is not intended that the fund should be used merely as a means of coping with financial hardship. |
Ongoing. |
| The
Windmill Trust Scholarship for NSW & ACT Regional Artists Applications are invited from NSW and ACT professional artists who live at least seventy kilometres from the Sydney GPO. One scholarship of $5,000 is awarded annually. |
TBA |
| The
Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Young & Emerging Artists Provides assistance towards travel (for educational purposes) and/or tuition costs for young people building a career in the visual arts. |
TBA |
| Georges Mora
Fellowship A fellowship to assist artists to develop art projects using the State Library of Victoria's resources. Enquiries: The Georges Mora Foundation E-mail..... |
TBA |
| Funding for Artist Run Initiatives (ARIs) The Visual Arts Board in partnership with the inter-arts office is offering a limited number of grants of up to $20,000 as support for artist run initiatives (ARIs). The grants are part of the Australian Government's opportunities for young and emerging artists. Contact email: j.gillespie@australiacouncil.gov.au |
TBA |
| Asia Pacific Artists Fellowship Residency Program The National Art Studio, run by National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, is now accepting applications for Asia Pacific Artists Fellowship Residency Program 2009. Artists from all Asia Pacific regions of the world eligible. Contact: Gyuhwan Sim, Program Manager Goyang Art Studio National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea email: etruscan@hanmail.ne |
TBA |
| Emerging Submissions are invited from artists working in any visual art medium to present a body of work in the Gosford Regional Gallery. Artists must be aged between 18 and 30 years. Applicants will need to submit a detailed CV, a selection of work and images and an exhibition concept for their proposed exhibition. Gosford Regional Gallery 36 Webb Street East Gosford Phone: (02) 4325 0056 Email: Charlie Trivers |
TBA |
| Samstag Each scholarship includes a tax-exempt stipend equivalent to US$32,000 for 12 months of overseas study. Telephone: (08) 8302 0865 |
TBA |
| Arts NSW Funding Application forms can be downloaded from the website from May 15. Contact E-Mail: mail@arts.nsw.gov.au |
TBA |
| Brett Whitelely Travelling Art Scholarship The Brett Whiteley Studio, administered by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, invites applications for a major travelling art scholarship. The Scholarship is awarded to a talented young artist with an established body of work, who is best able to demonstrate the use and benefit of the scholarship to further his/her art education in Europe. Contact: brettwhiteleystudio@ag.nsw.gov.au |
TBA |
Studio Projects
Last updated June 2009
From Ocean to Harbour
An exhibition of selected work by Warringah printmakers Studio
Downloads:
opening address (15KB)
catalogue essay (163KB)
Changing Climate - Reinventing Lives
A collaborative exchange & exhibition involving Warringah Printmakers Studio, Press Gang Noosa, PAWA, Megalo Print Access & Firestation Printmakers. The prints highlight the problems associated with global warming & the small changes everyone can make to help cope with the effects of climate change.
Reel Heroes - Safe
Beaches
A collaborative exchange exhibition to celebrate the Year of the Surf Lifesaver 2007
& 100 years of Surf Lifesaving in Australia.
Art Connections
Initiated by Warringah Council artists from Warringah Printmakers Studio & from an
Aboriginal Women's Art Therapy Group in Darlington, worked together to produce prints
which were exhibited as part of the Guringai Festival 2006 celebrations.
Through Australian Eyes
2006 Nov. 2006 Guangzhou.
Australia - Enchanting Impressions
2004 Sept. 2004 Guangzhou.
Both exhibitions were hosted by the Guangdong Chinese Culture Promotions (GDCCP) & were assisted in funding by The Australia China Council.
PrintSAFE
An exhibition of safer printmaking techniques designed to be both inspirational &
educational.
September 2003 The Studio Gallery Warringah Printmakers Studio
My Place Your Place Our
Place
Ngayuku ngura nyuntumpa ngura nganampa ngura
An exhibition representing the establishment of a link between the artists of Warringah
and Ernabella as a gesture of reconciliation.
NAIDOC Week 2000 The Manly Art Gallery & Museum