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Student Opportunities

Here are current employment opportunities, exhibition call outs, scholarships, grants and bursaries and art prizes.

Student Opportunities

Art Gallery of NSW: Explore membership program

A free digital membership for people 16–25 year olds, which includes online content and benefits at the Art Gallery

This is a perfect introduction for art-loving young people to get a taste of membership by joining our Art Gallery community.

Benefits of Explore membership

  • free access to digital content
  • access for you and a guest to the Members Lounge
  • 10% discount at the Gallery Shop and on food and drink at the Art Gallery
  • discounted exhibition entry at the Art Gallery
  • discounted access to members events including lectures, concerts, tours, parties and more
  • personalised e-newsletters with upcoming exhibitions, events, special offers and giveaways
  • special offers with our Gallery Plus arts partners
  • reciprocal benefits with other galleries

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/members/become-a-member/explore/

Volunteer

Volunteer at NAS Gallery
Applications open all year round

Volunteer at Articulate Project Space
Applications open all year round

Volunteer at 541 Art Space – become a student ambassador
Applications open all year round

Volunteer at 107 Projects
Applications open all year round

Volunteer at Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
Applications open all year round

Volunteer at Oasis Youth Support Network, Surry Hills – Art Classes
Applications open all year round

Exhibition Callouts

Ironbark Gallery

Exhibit at Strathfield Ironbark Gallery, Strathfield Library & Innovation Hub in 2025 – application open for both emerging and established artists. Available for both emerging and established artists based in the following local government areas which include Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury Bankstown,Cumberland, Inner West Council and Strathfield.

Breathing Colours Gallery (Balmain, NSW)

Applications open all year round

Gaffa Gallery (Sydney, NSW)
Applications open all year round

Project Gallery 90 (Paddington, NSW)
Applications open all year round

Scratch Art Space (Marrickville, NSW)
Applications open all year round

Thienny Lee Gallery (Edgecliff, NSW)
Applications open all year round

Arnold Street Gallery (Bendigo, VIC)
Applications open all year round

Brunswick Street Gallery (Fitzroy, VIC)
Applications open all year round

MAS Gallery & Studio (Malvern, VIC)
Applications open all year round

Art Prizes & Awards

2025 Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence.

Entries Open 25th October 2024

The Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence is a recognition and celebration of artistic excellence and innovation in ceramics. Since being established in 2015, the Siliceous Award has grown in profile and now receives local, national, and international media coverage. It attracts a high standard of entries from both full-time career artists and enthusiasts from around Australia.

The Main Prize is $7,000 and acquisitive, with the winning piece added to Ceramic Arts Queensland’s Permanent Collection.

Two Highly Commended Awards, supported by The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA), will be presented. The prize for Highly Commended is a year’s membership to TACA and a subscription to The Journal of Australian Ceramics.

The Gwyn Hanssen Pigott Wood Fired Ceramics Award, presented by the Australian Wood Firers United (AWFU), is to recognise excellence in wood-fired ceramics and honour one of Australia’s most significant ceramic artists. This award is a $2,500 non-acquisitive prize.

Applications for the Award are now open and entries close Friday 10 January 2025. Further details, including the terms and conditions and the link to the application portal, are available on the CAQ website: ceramicartsqld.org.au/siliceous2025

For further information please contact:
Stephanie Henricks, Projects & Administration Coordinator, Ceramic Arts Queensland, email:
[email protected].
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2025 Perry Prize for Drawing

Entries close 15 January 2025

For more information please visit the website

Grants, Scholarships and Bursaries

Australia Student Explorer Grant

Support your international experience by applying for our Student Explorer Grant worth $5000.

More details and application form at:

https://www.snowseasoncentral.com/australia-student-explorer-grant

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Facture – the manner in which something is made
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Join us Saturday 12 April for the 2025 Drawing Symposium at the National Art School, presented by the National Centre for Drawing. Featuring a diverse range of national and international speakers, as well as associated performances and exhibitions, this event is held in conjunction with the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize. The symposium will explore the theme of Facture, a concept that emphasises an artwork’s tangible reality as an intentionally crafted object, linking the act of creation directly to its physical presence. Considering an artwork in terms of its facture reveals it as a record of the artist’s decisions, methods, and materials. Discussions will examine how this concept enriches our understanding of drawing and aligns with contemporary and interdisciplinary approaches to art-making.
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Learn more and buy tickets at the link in bio.

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Mar 19

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Facture – the manner in which something is made — Join us Saturday 12 April for the 2025 Drawing Symposium at the National Art School, presented by the National Centre for Drawing. Featuring a diverse range of national and international speakers, as well as associated performances and exhibitions, this event is held in conjunction with the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize. The symposium will explore the theme of Facture, a concept that emphasises an artwork’s tangible reality as an intentionally crafted object, linking the act of creation directly to its physical presence. Considering an artwork in terms of its facture reveals it as a record of the artist’s decisions, methods, and materials. Discussions will examine how this concept enriches our understanding of drawing and aligns with contemporary and interdisciplinary approaches to art-making. — Learn more and buy tickets at the link in bio.

Opening night and winner announcement: 24th Dobell Drawing Prize

Join us on Thursday 10 April for the opening night of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize, Australia’s leading prize for drawing, and an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation and expanded practice. The winner will be announced at 6:30pm.

Presented at the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, this biennial exhibition continues to highlight the enduring relevance and changing role of drawing within contemporary art practice. The winning work enters the National Art School’s significant collection, built over the past 120 years.

This 24th edition is curated by Lucy Latella and showcases the work of 56 finalists, selected from 965 nationwide entries by judging panel Vernon Ah Kee, Dr Yolunda Hickman and Paula Latos-Valier AM.

RSVP at the link in bio.

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Mar 13

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Opening night and winner announcement: 24th Dobell Drawing Prize Join us on Thursday 10 April for the opening night of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize, Australia’s leading prize for drawing, and an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation and expanded practice. The winner will be announced at 6:30pm. Presented at the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, this biennial exhibition continues to highlight the enduring relevance and changing role of drawing within contemporary art practice. The winning work enters the National Art School’s significant collection, built over the past 120 years. This 24th edition is curated by Lucy Latella and showcases the work of 56 finalists, selected from 965 nationwide entries by judging panel Vernon Ah Kee, Dr Yolunda Hickman and Paula Latos-Valier AM. RSVP at the link in bio.

Our academic year kicked off with Drawing Week, a program of drawing intensive workshops for our 2nd and 3rd year BFA students.

At the @sydneyoperahouse workshop, led by Drawing Lecturer Tango Conway, students were invited to experiment and expand their practice in an environment rarely open to the public.

Learn more about the BFA program at the link in bio.

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Mar 9

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Our academic year kicked off with Drawing Week, a program of drawing intensive workshops for our 2nd and 3rd year BFA students. At the @sydneyoperahouse workshop, led by Drawing Lecturer Tango Conway, students were invited to experiment and expand their practice in an environment rarely open to the public. Learn more about the BFA program at the link in bio.
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