Awards & Prizes

Signature of Melborune 2008 - Art Competition   
An $180,000 prize pool. The biggest Australain art prize to date. Artists are invated to create a new contemporary icon of Melbourne and capture it's real spirit, with it's people, architecture, nature and the businesses that fill it with life. Everyone can get involved with this Melbourne Art... more
http://www.signatureofm.com.au

Art Forum - Art Competitions Directory  
A free to join forum, find out the news on current and upcoming Australian art competitions and events such as: Archibald Portrait Prize, Dobell Drawing Prize, Paddington Art Prize, Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Sculpture By the Sea, and many others. Art Forum also has regional forums... more
Art Forum - Art Competitions

Young Australian Art Awards    
The Young at Art Initiative is ran under the umbrella of Children’s Charity Network, this initiative was implemented in 2005 after our Organisation learned that the youth of Australian have very little if any access to quality art programs, it is for this reason that we implemented the young at... more
AU: VIC - lara
http://www.youngatart.com.au

Tanne Foundation Art Awards   
Supporting artistic & creative endeavors in culturally underserved communities and underappreciated forms of artistic expression.
US: MA - BOSTON

Canadian Short Screenplay Competition  
The Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, administered by Year of the Skunk Productions (Toronto), and established in 2008, is the premiere screenwriting contest for short film... more
CA: ON - Junction

Castle Upton Gallery    
We specialize in contemporary Irish paintings and sculpture. The gallery aims to introduce new talents as well as to present art by more established artists.
UK: Northern Ireland - Ballyclare

National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts  
NFAA was founded as a nonprofit arts organization to identify emerging artists and assist them at critical junctures in their educational and professional development.
US: FL - MIAMI

National Sculpture Price - NGA  
Established to support sculpture in Australia, the prize is open to artists working in all forms of scultpure. A non-acquisitive prize of $50,000 is awarded to the most... more

Norsewear Art Award  
Our mission is to host an annual national exhibition to promote and recognise excellence in art.
NZ

Sculpture by the Sea  
An annual outdoor, free to the public exhibition of contemporary sculpture staged along Sydneys Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk. Attracting over 300,000 visitors and approximately... more
AU: NSW - Potts Point

Olivier Spencer-Bower Foundation Art Award  
The award was initiated and established by the artist whose name it bears, is entirely funded from the proceeds of her bequest, and is directed specifically at emerging painters... more
NZ

Chichester Open Art Exhibition 2003  
Our aim is to exhibit a wide and challenging range of contemporary paintings, drawings and prints, both traditional and modern.
UK

Black Swan Prize for Portraiture  
Australia's newest Portraiture Competition featuring a 1st Prize of $20,000 and a People's Choice Prize of $5,000. Paintings must be of a well known/respected Australian within... more
AU: WA - Wembley

Yellow Pages Arts Scholarship  
A regional arts competition designed to promote emerging and established artists from 18 regions throughout the country.
NZ

COSSAC Art Awards  
Australia's richest regional art award.
AU: WA - Karratha

Art Deadlines List - Art Competitions  
A monthly newspaper, via email or paper, with 600-900 announcements of art contests and competitions, scholarships, grants, exhibitions, art jobs and internships and much more.
US: MA - CAMBRIDGE

Artworks - Childrens' Art Awards  
Young artists of the year awards reward exciting teaching in art and design.
UK

Waverley Woollahra Arts Centre  
An independent non-profit community arts centre providing arts and crafts training for adults, teenagers and children. We offer courses in painting, printmaking, photography,... more
AU: NSW - Bondi

Sydney Unique Venues Association  
Sydney venues information resource. For meeting and conference venues, exhibition venues, conference centres, or special events in Sydney, NSW. Australia.
AU: NSW

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Art Prize  
An annual art award. Listed by: Jeanette Beckett.
AU: WA - Boulder