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 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
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
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].
Connect with us
Facebook: /ceramicartsqld.org.au
Instagram: @ceramicartsqld
2025 Perry Prize for Drawing
Entries close 15 January 2025
For more information please visit the website
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
Applications close 26 May 2024
NES Artist Residency, Iceland
Applications open year round
ComPeung residency in Northern Thailand
Applications open year round
Jardin Orange, Shenzhen, China Residency
Applications open year round
Applications open year round
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
Visit the International Residencies page for all information.
Visit the Postgraduate Scholarships & Opportunities page for all information.
Today is ‘Take Your Dog to Work’ day! And we`ve brought the whole kennel, courtesy of the National Art School Collection.
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Frank Pearson (Captain Starlight), ‘Two dogs, a white donkey and sailing boats’, 1890, watercolour on paper, Gift of Allan Harding to the NAS Archive & Collection; Margaret Woodward, ‘Dog (Bull Mastiff)’, 1997, watercolour and ink on paper, Gift of Britt Clapson to the NAS Archive & Collection; Bruce Latimer, ‘Gardens full of dogs’, 1973, screenprint on paper edition AP, Gift of Bruce Latimer to the NAS Archive & Collection; Lorna Nimmo ‘Sleeping dog’, pencil on paper; Vivienne Littlejohn, ‘It’s a Dog’s Life’, 1983, woodcut on paper, Gift of Joy Dandie to the NAS Archive & Collection; image courtesy the artists and National Art School © artists.
From the National Art School Collection. The Collection performs a major role within the National Art School, both as a teaching resource and historical record. Visit our website to find out more about the works in our collection.
Jun 20
Last days to make a tax deductible donation and support the next generation of artists through the Pathways Program.
Your donation this EOFY is vital to help us build a more inclusive and vibrant arts community. Your donation supports a range of programs such as the Student Hardship Fund, Scholarships and Residencies. Help create crucial pathways for talented artists.
Visit link in bio to donate now.
`I think when you walk into the campus, it feels like a sanctuary for a lot of people.` (Samuel Chan, NAS Alumnus 2024)
Jun 19
We are seeking candidates with strong experience in the areas of extensive audit, governance or philanthropy experience, and strong art and education sector knowledge to join the National Art School Board of Directors.
Our mission is to be a centre of excellence for the provision of higher education and research, scholarship and professional practice in the visual arts and related fields. Members of the Board play a vital role in long-term strategic planning and providing expert advice and support to the shareholding members and Director (CEO) on any matter relating to the school.
Visit I work for NSW website to express your interest (link in bio).
Jun 18
A new student-led, artist-run initiative joined our campus!
‘Pinpoint’ student collective (@nas_pinpoint) reactivates the notice boards outside Building 27 printmaking facility with micro-exhibitions of student work, offering students a chance to share their practice in a low-pressure, highly visible way within the student community.
Artwork by @jubohlephoto
Supported by @nas_src_official & @cafe.nas
Jun 17
`Being at NAS, they were the best three years of my life so far` (Rosemary Lee, NAS Alumna 2018)
This end of financial year, support the next generation of artists through the National Art School’s Pathways Program.
Your donation will be vital in helping us build a more inclusive and vibrant arts community — creating crucial pathways for talented artists to become leading international artists, regardless of their background.
Visit link in bio to find out what your donation today could achieve tomorrow.
Jun 16
We are delighted to announce Margaret Ambridge`s work `Cheek by jowl` (2024) as the winner of the People’s Choice Award for the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize. A huge congratulations to Margaret, who also won the People`s Choice Award for the 23rd Dobell Drawing Prize in 2023.
Margaret shares:
‘My primary practice is drawing. To have three very different, some say demanding, works exploring the human condition accepted for the Dobell Drawing Prize over the years is such a rare privilege and wonderful recognition of my artwork. For many years I have struggled with drawing’s place in my art practice. To me there always seems to be an external pressure suggesting that drawing is a pathway to something ‘bigger’ like a painting or a sculpture. The longevity and gravitas of the Dobell demands that drawing be seen as the final work in its own right. It’s been a long journey from drawing at the kitchen table as a child with my mother, an artist in her own right.’
See Margaret`s winning work in this final week of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize at NAS Gallery, closing Saturday 21 June 2025.
Plan your visit at the link in bio.
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Opening night of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize, National Art School Gallery, Sydney, 2025, image courtesy and © the artists and National Art School, photograph: Nicole Anderson; Margaret Ambridge, ‘Cheek by jowl’, 2024, charcoal and rainwater on paper, image courtesy and © the artist, photograph: Mark Fitz-Gerald
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