Opportunities
Featured Opportunities
Closing date: May 10, 2024
Program Call Out
Firstdraft
Firstdraft supports early-career, contemporary art practice and experimentation through a diverse and dynamic program of exhibitions, professional development opportunities, and live events. Participation in their annual program offers financial support, partnerships, mentorship, and access to equipment and resources.
Closing date: May 15, 2024
Great Wall of Muff
Darling Muffs of May
Call out to artists for Great Wall of Muff Art Exhibition – May 31-June 2nd 2024 at Byron Community College. Enter this unique art show which is a fun(d)raiser to enhance women’s health and wellbeing.
Closing date: Jun 3, 2024
Wollumbin Art Prize
Tweed Regional Gallery
The Wollumbin Art Award (WAA) is the Gallery’s biennial $30,000 award open to artists living in the Tweed, Ballina, Byron, Kyogle and Scenic Rim Shires, as well as Richmond Valley, Lismore and Gold Coast City. There is no theme and artists may submit works in any medium.
Closing date: Jun 30, 2024
Byron Shire Community Initiatives Grants
Byron Shire Council
Community Initiatives Program offers grants of up to $5,000 per organisation, with a total pool of $57,500 for investment into inspiring community projects that achieve social, cultural and environmental impacts for community.
All Opportunities
Closing date: Apr 26, 2024
Paid Acting Role
Drill Hall Theatre Company
Audition for creative development of new work, Displace I Call Home taking place over 1 week July 2024. Seeking male actor that can play 2 characters aged 20-40 years. Online Auditions are now open and will close Fri 26th Apr at 5.00pm.
Closing date: May 1, 2024
Churchill Fellowship
Winston Churchill Trust
A Churchill Fellowship offers Australian citizens and permanent residents a life-changing opportunity to travel overseas for four to eight weeks to learn more about a topic or issue that they are passionate about.
Closing date: May 10, 2024
Program Call Out
Firstdraft
Firstdraft supports early-career, contemporary art practice and experimentation through a diverse and dynamic program of exhibitions, professional development opportunities, and live events. Participation in their annual program offers financial support, partnerships, mentorship, and access to equipment and resources.
Closing date: May 12, 2024
Apply to Exhibit
Tweed Regional Gallery
PLATFORM is Tweed Regional Gallery’s exhibition program for artists of the region. It provides artists at any stage of their career with a professional venue for the exhibition of new work.
Closing date: May 13, 2024
BIGSOUND Applications Open
BIGSOUND
Applications are now open for diverse acts of all genres, signed and unsigned, emerging and established to be a part of this music showcase and conference event.
Closing date: May 15, 2024
Great Wall of Muff
Darling Muffs of May
Call out to artists for Great Wall of Muff Art Exhibition – May 31-June 2nd 2024 at Byron Community College. Enter this unique art show which is a fun(d)raiser to enhance women’s health and wellbeing.
Closing date: May 20, 2024
Quick Response Grants
Create NSW
Small Project Grants (Quick Response) supports professional development opportunities for NSW-based professional artists, groups and arts and cultural workers (including museum workers) that are time sensitive and respond to short notice invitations with career-building significance.
Closing date: May 30, 2024
CUA31120 - Certificate III in Visual Arts
Byron Community College
Discover the joy of producing paintings, sculptures, prints, and digital images while honing your creativity. The hands-on approach ensures that you not only learn the fundamentals of artistry but also cultivate your unique style and vision with this nationally recognised qualification.
Closing date: May 31, 2024
Expression of interest for makers and designers
Lismore Regional Gallery
Lismore Regional Gallery are expanding their reception in the soon to be open Rural Street location featuring works by local regional living artists, designers, suppliers. If you're interested in supplying to the Gallery, submit an Expression of Interest
Closing date: Jun 3, 2024
Wollumbin Art Prize
Tweed Regional Gallery
The Wollumbin Art Award (WAA) is the Gallery’s biennial $30,000 award open to artists living in the Tweed, Ballina, Byron, Kyogle and Scenic Rim Shires, as well as Richmond Valley, Lismore and Gold Coast City. There is no theme and artists may submit works in any medium.
Closing date: Jun 30, 2024
ENTRIES OPEN: 2024 JADA
Grafton Regional Gallery
Grafton Regional Gallery is pleased to announce that entries are open for the 2024 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA). Artists from across Australia aged 18+ are invited to submit entries.
Closing date: Jun 30, 2024
Byron Shire Creative Public Spaces Grant
Byron Shire Council
Creative Public Spaces Small Grants fund art project and creative activations and interventions in public spaces across the Byron Shire. Grants of up to $5,000 are available to Individual artists, Creative producers and teams.
Closing date: Jun 30, 2024
Byron Shire Community Initiatives Grants
Byron Shire Council
Community Initiatives Program offers grants of up to $5,000 per organisation, with a total pool of $57,500 for investment into inspiring community projects that achieve social, cultural and environmental impacts for community.
Closing date: Jul 1, 2024
Artist Residency (AiR24)
Creative Mullum
A platform for Australian/International artists to explore topics including Indigenous knowledge, environmental resilience, inequality and wellbeing. Multiple artist residencies are available in the Byron Shire region for 2-3 weeks from 26 Sept–27 Oct.
Closing date: Nov 1, 2024
Exhibition proposals are now open for 2025
Lismore Regional Gallery
If you are interested in exhibiting at Lismore Regional Gallery, they are seeking proposals from early-career artists to present new work in the Jenny Dowell Gallery. Proposals may be submitted anytime throughout the year.
Closing date: Nov 30, 2024
Quick Response Grants
Regional Arts NSW
The Quick Response Grants continue to support immediate need that arises where the activity is unable to be planned for or supported in other funding rounds, for example taking up professional development, skills development or small project opportunities at short notice.
