Student Opportunities

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

EOI: HV McKay Memorial Gardens Public Artwork open 2 November – 28 November 2024

Brimbank City Council is seeking an innovative public art installation for the historically significant HV McKay Memorial Gardens in Sunshine.

Information is available in the Tenders section of the Brimbank Council website: www.brimbank.vic.gov.au.

EOI: Western Sydney International Airport Permanent Works closes 27 November 2024

Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) is seeking expressions of interest from artists/artist-led teams for the creation of two major permanent artworks of national significance that will inspire, excite and capture the imaginations of the millions of domestic and international travellers that will pass through the terminal from day one.

High-level opportunity descriptions can be viewed at Art and Place | Western Sydney International Airport

Artists must register via WSI’s procurement platform, Workday Strategic Sourcing (WSS) to view full EOI documentation and to respond to these opportunities.

EOI: Create a living museum: Redfern Terrace

The City of Sydney is seeking Aboriginal artists, architects, filmmakers, sound designers and other creatives to reimagine Redfern Terrace as an iconic landmark and place of storytelling.

This expression of interest is the first stage of a 5-stage development process for Redfern Terrace.

3 shortlisted proposals will be selected to go through to a tender stage.

Register at Tenderlink to get the brief and apply by 11am, 19 November 2024.

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 at NAS Gallery
Applications open all year round

Volunteer at Articulate Project Space
Applications open all year round

Volunteer at Wellington St Projects
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

The 9 by 5 Exhibition 2025

Registrations are now open until 1 December 2024, for the Arts in Greater Dandenong’s 17th edition of the 9 by 5 exhibition. Artists at all stages of their career are encouraged to register.

Visit their website and read the full terms and conditions to find out more.

Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong 2025

The Sculpture in the Garden, Wollongong 2025 exhibition is on from 1 April to 30 April, 2025.

The exhibition includes a $30,000 Wollongong Acquisitive Prize, a $3,000 People’s Choice Prize and for the first time in 2025, a $10,000 Ephemeral Prize.

Selected artists will receive $1,500 towards their costs and there are no entry fees or commissions taken on sales.

Applications are open until 10pm, Monday 11 November, 2024.

More information, email [email protected]

Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery

Call for exhibition proposals from artists, curators, collectives, groups and organisations to exhibit at Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery in 2025/26.

Attend an information session to find out more, and submit your application online.

Applications must be submitted by 5pm on Tuesday 26 November 2024.

For more information please contact the Curatorial Team at Maroondah Federation Estate on 0417 915 347 or email [email protected].

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

Dungog Contemporary (Dungog, 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

The Art Vault (Mildura, VIC)
Applications open all year round

Small Works Art Prize 2025

Closes  17 November 2024

OVER $12,000 IN AWARD PRIZES AND ALL ENTRIES EXHIBITED!

Calling all artists! Brunswick Street Gallery is excited to announce that entries are NOW OPEN for our 2025 Small Works Art Prize, Australia’s largest open-call art prize for artworks measuring 35x35x35cm or less.

All levels of experience are welcome and all mediums accepted–including painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, weaving, sculpture, ceramics and more!

ALL ENTRIES EXHIBITED 5–18 JANUARY 2025

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

Burnie Print Prize 2025

Deadline for your submissions is Sunday 03 November 2024.

For entry requirements, dates and all that jazz, head here: https://www.burniearts.net/Exhibitions/2025-Exhibits/Burnie-Print-Prize-2025-Entries-Open

Or call 03 6430 5850 or email [email protected].

The Halloran Contemporary Art Prize 2025

Entries are now open for the Halloran Contemporary Art Prize 2025, an acquisitive prize that engages with and responds to the Museum’s Halloran Collection: Science & the Sea. This year, the theme of ‘time’ as it relates to the collection must be explored. The Museum is pleased to announce support from the Halloran Trust, with a $20,000 acquisitive first prize, $8,000 second prize and $2,000 People’s Choice prize. Finalists will be exhibited at the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum & Gallery, Huskisson NSW 2450, from Feb 14 to May 18, 2025. Open to all permanent NSW and ACT residents aged 18 years and over. For more information and entry details, visit https://jervisbaymaritimemuseum.asn.au.

Entries close COB Friday 29 November.

PBEAT2025 Artist in Residence Pearl Beach NSW

Every second year the Pearl Beach Arboretum holds an Environmental Art Trail (PBEAT) over 5 weeks. PBEAT2025 will run in March/April 2025. We have funding for a two-week Artist Residency.

The closing date of the 10 November 2024 has been extended to Sunday 24 November 2024.

Application forms are availble HERE.

The Pickers’ Hut at Glaziers Bay, TAS
Applications open year round

Fremantle Arts Centre Artist in Residence Program, WA
Applications open all year round

Imagine Residency at Art in Motion, Coomba NSW
Applications open year round

Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra
Applications open year round

Sculpture Bermagui Residency

Applications close 26 May 2024

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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