Opportunities for PHOTOGRAPHIC artists
National
Australia
Council for the Arts
Organisation: Australian
Government's arts funding
and advisory body
Summary: Offers
a broad range of grants,
scholarships, fellowships,
awards, and supports
international initiatives
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants
Australian
Network for Art and Technology (ANAT)
Organisation: Australia's
peak network and advocacy
body for media artists
Summary: Offers
a broad range of different
funds to attend national
and international events.
Applicants must be members
of ANAT.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines:
http://www.anat.org.au/grants/professional_development_travel_grants
Janet Holmes à Court
Artists' Grant and NAVA
Visual and Craft Artists'
Grant Scheme
Organisation: National
Association for the Visual
Arts (NAVA).
Award: $500
for individuals and $1,000
for groups.
Summary: Provides
financial assistance
to professional artists
for the public presentation
of their work.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines: http://www.visualarts.net.au/grantsprizes/vcags
NAVA: Artist Career
Website
Organisation: National
Association for the Visual
Arts (NAVA).
Summary: Brings
together information
for visual artists that
will assist with their
business and professional
development.
Further information:
http://www.artistcareer.com.au
Screen Australia
Organisation: Australian
Government agency operating
under the Commonwealth
Film Program
Summary: Offers
a broad range of different
programs
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines: http://www.afc.gov.au/funding/default.aspx
Competitions
CCP/Colour
Factory Award for an
Emerging Photographic
Artist
Organisation: Centre
for Contemporary Photography
and Colour Factory.
Award: Type
C exhibition prints (up
to 1000mm x 760mm), consultation
by Colour Factory and
a solo exhibition at
CCP.
Summary: Awarded
to an artist in the first
five years of their practice.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines:
03 9417
1549 or info@ccp.org.au,
or visit http://www.ccp.org.au/colour_factory_award.php
CCP Kodak
Salon
Organisation: Centre
for Contemporary Photography
and Kodak Professional.
Award: Exhibition
in the annual Kodak Salon
at CCP and the opportunity
to win a prize in one
of 18 categories.
Summary: The
Kodak Salon is an annual
event celebrating the
latest developments in
photo-based practice.
See website for full
list of prize categories.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines:
03 9417 1549 or info@ccp.org.au,
or visit http://www.ccp.org.au/kodak_salon.php
CCP
Documentary Photography
Award
Organisation: Centre
for Contemporary Photography.
Award: Finalists
are selected for exhibition
at the Centre for Contemporary
Photography and a subsequent
national tour. The 2009
CCP Documentary
Photography Award winner
received $5,000 courtesy of Copyright Agency Limited (CAL).
Summary: First
held in 1997, the CCP
Documentary Photography
Award supports excellence
in documentary work which
contributes to a deeper
understanding of the
photographic subject. The
Award is open to established
and aspiring photographers
using both analogue and
digital cameras, however
no alteration of the
content of photographs
is permitted.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines:
03 9417 1549 or info@ccp.org.au,
or visit http://www.ccp.org.au/leica_award.php
ANZANG Nature
and Landscape Competition
Organisation: Government
of South Australia.
Award: $1000
for each of
the nine Senior section
winners, $450
for runners-up.
The ANZANG Nature and
Landscape Photographer
of the Year–2009
will receive AU$5000
plus an inscribed award. Plus
prizes for Junior Photography
winners and Highly Commended.
Summary: All
photographs must be of
natural fauna, flora
or wilderness. All photographs
must have been taken
in the bioregion. For
the purposes of this
competition, this means
the countries of Australia
and New Zealand, and
the regions of Antarctica
and New Guinea. There
are ten sections to the
competition.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines:
http://www.anzangnature.com
Art & Australia/Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award
Organisation: Art & Australia magazine
and Credit Suisse Private Banking
Award: Artwork
to feature on the back
cover of Art & Australia magazine
and also the purchase
of at least one of the
artist’s works.
Two artists are selected
every six months.
Summary: The
award is to promote the
work of emerging artists
and to support the financial
needs of the artist. Work
will be judged on artistic
merit and the ability
to lead a successful
career. Artists
must be within the first
five years of practice
and have had their work
publically exhibited
previously.
Closing dates,
further information and application guidelines: http://www.visualarts.net.au/grantsprizes/ANZ_AA
Canon
Australia Professional
Photography Awards
Organisation: Canon
Australia and Australian
Institute of Professional
Photography.
Award: up
to $20,000.
Summary: Categories
are Advertising/Fashion,
Editorial, Commercial/Industrial,
Illustrative, Portrait,
Wedding, Science & Nature,
Landscape, Photo Illustrator
and Open. From the 10
winners, one photographer
is chosen as Photographer
of the Year. Photographs
are judged through a
rigorous, peer-review
process.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines: 1800
686 696 or admin@aipp.com.au,
or visit http://www.canon.com.au/appa/index.html
Fishers
Ghost Art Award
Organisation: Fishers
Ghost Festival and Cambelltown
Arts Centre.
Award: The Open
Award is the major prize
of the exhibition and
is open to artworks of
any medium. The winner
of the Open Award
receives a $20,000 prize
and the winning work
is acquisitive to Campbelltown
Arts Centre.
Summary: Other
categories
include: Contemporary,
Traditional, Works on
Paper, Ceramics, Local,
Tertiary, High School
and Primary Students.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines: 02 4645 4956 or
http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/fishers/info.html
Greenpeace
Photography Competition
Organisation: Greenpeace.
Award: Five
finalists will have their
photos printed onto greeting
cards with a portrait
and profile highlighting
each image with the artist.
Summary: Entries
will be judged on composition,
technique, thematic relevance,
suitability for conveying
an environmental message
and suitability for reproduction
on Greenpeace greeting
cards.
Closing
date and further information: www.greenpeace.com.au
Application
guidelines: To
receive an entry form
call 1800 815 152 or
email sinddy.ealy@au.greenpeace.org
Head On
Organisation:
Head On Alternative
Portraits.
Award: Photographic
equipment and books up
to $16,000.
Summary: National
photographic portrait
competition for entries
in both new and traditional
practises. Entries can
be digitally produced
or from film, and applicants
may enter up to three
images.
Closing date,
further information and
application guidelines:
http://www.headon.com.au
Linden Postcard
Show
Organisation: Linden
Centre for Contemporary
Arts.
Award: over
$12,000 in prizes, including
$5,000 for first prize.
Summary: Annual
open entry award exhibition
featuring small contemporary
art work in a variety
of media. Open
to all Australian residents.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines: 03 9209 6794 or
http://www.lindenarts.org/
Moran Contemporary
Photographic Prize
Organisation: Moran
Health Care Group.
Award: up
to $40,000 Open Section
acquisitive.
Summary: Open
to all Australian residents,
this competition promotes
digital and film-based
photography. Exhibition
of finalists held at
State Library of NSW
and a subsequent touring
exhibition.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.moranprizes.com.au
National Photographic
Portrait Prize
Organisation: National
Portrait Gallery.
Award: $25,000
prize.
Summary: This
annual exhibition is
intended to promote the
very best in contemporary
photographic portraiture
by both professional
and aspiring Australian
photographers.
Closing dates
and further information:
http://www.portrait.gov.au/
Nikon Australian
Social Documentary Photography
Grant
Organisation: Reportage
Festival Sydney and Nikon.
Award: $10,000
Nikon Australian Social
Documentary Photography
Grant.
Summary: Open
to Australian and international
photographers, this biennial
grant of $10,000 provides
an opportunity for a
photographer to research,
create and produce a
new and compelling social
documentary work in Australia.
While the grant is open
to professional photographers
of all nationalities,
it must be used to document
a story within Australia
and must be relevant
to Australians.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines: email
info@reportage.com.au
or http://www.reportage.com.au
Olive Cotton
Award for Photographic
Portraiture
Organisation: Tweed
River Art Gallery and
the Cotton family.
Award: $10,000
acquisitive prize.
Summary: The
Olive Cotton Award is
an annual national award
for excellence in photographic
portraiture dedicated
by her family in the
memory of Olive Cotton,
one of Australia’s
leading twentieth century
photographers. It is
open to both emerging
and established photographers.
Closing date
and further information: http://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/ArtGallery/ArtGalleryPrizesHome.aspx
Application
guidelines: Download
the entry form from the
website.
Residencies
Realise Your
Dream Award
Organisation: British
Council of Australia.
Award: $
7 500 and return airfares.
Summary: The
Visual Arts prize allows
artists (aged 19-26)
to work alongside other
artists and professionals
to develop new skills
and a body of work. This
opportunity will allow
one Australian to work
in a British professional
studio and gain insight
into the UK on behalf
of the Mordant family.
Closing
dates and further information: http://www.realiseyourdream.org.au/index.htm
Application
guidelines: Applicants
must complete the online
application form and
send in a three-minute
DVD.
http://www.realiseyourdream.org.au/
International Opportunities and Residencies
Global
Anne & Gordon
Samstag International
Visual Arts Scholarship
Organisation: University
of South Australia.
Award: US$30,000
tax-exempt stipend, return
airfares and institutional
fees for one academic
year.
Summary: The
scholarship is to further
visual art study outside
of Australia in an approved
educational institution.
Applicants can either
be graduates within the
first five years of studio
study at an Australian
university or visual
arts students who have
completed the first two
years of their degree.
Scholarships must be
used for studio-based
programs through formal
enrolment under the auspices
of an approved educational
institution.
Closing dates,
further information and application guidelines: http://www.unisa.edu.au/samstag/apply
International
Association of Residential
Arts Centre
Organisation: Res
Artis.
Award: Offers
a broad range of residencies
worldwide.
Summary: The
largest existing network
of artist residency programs,
representing the
interests of more than
200 centres and organisations
in 40 countries.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.resartis.org
W. Eugene
Smith Grant in Humanistic
Photography
Organisation: W.
Eugene Smith Foundation.
Award: $30,000
grant and $5,000 in fellowship
money.
Summary: The
Fund was established
to encourage photographers
working against the fashion
and economics of modern
publishing.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.smithfund.org/apply/smith
Images
'08 International Photography
Competition
Organisation: Images
'08
Award: €18.000.
Summary: The
competition is open to
professional and emerging
artists and photographers.
It aims to uncover
new artists and to give
them the opportunity
to realise a unique project.
The selected project
will be exhibited at
Images' 08, which will
take place in Switzerland
in 2008.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines:
http://www.images.ch
REAL Photography Award
Organisation: ING
Real Estate.
Award: €50,000.
Summary: The
REAL Photography Award
is a biennial photography
award to promote
international contemporary
photography. 30 photographers
are nominated and
offered an exclusive
exhibition. Categories
include: Nature, Development
and Architecture.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines:
http://www.realphotographyaward.com/
Europe
Rijksakademie
Van Beeldende Kunsten
Residence
Organisation: Rijksakademie
Van Beeldende Kunsten,
Amsterdam.
Award: Offers
studio, housing, stipend
and work budget, production
platforms and research
centres.
Summary: Open
to all major contemporary
art disciplines. Resident
artists have usually
successfully completed
their studies and have
worked independently
as artists for a number
of years. Admission is
initially for a work
period of one year (January
to December).
Closing dates,
further information and application guidelines: http://www.rijksakademie.nl/residency/uk_rs_residency.htm
Cat’Art
Residencies
Organisation: Centre
International de Recherche
et de Creation.
Award: Residencies
from one week to 12 months
for professional artists
at Sainte Colombe sur
l’Hers.
Summary: The
applications are open
all year round. Part
of the costs of residency
is covered. The other
part, which has to be
covered by the applicants
themselves, corresponds
to the participation
fees mentioned in the
fields "studios" and "lodging".
Closing date,
further information and
application guidelines:
http://www.catart.org/residences.php
Akademie Schloss
Solitude Residencies
(Stuttgart)
Organisation: Akademie
Schloss Solitude.
Award: There
are over 60 residencies
available in duration
from six to 12 months. Each
artist is
given a monthly allowance
of €1 000 euros
in addition to free lodging
and expenses paid.
Summary: The
fellowship is open to
artists under the age
of 35 and who are within
the first five years
of finishing their university
degree. 50-60
applicants are allocated
every 24 months. Applicants
are expected to know
English, French or German.
Artists, musicians, designers
and curators will be
assessed by jurors within
their field.
Closing date,
further information and application guidelines:
http://www.akademie-solitude.de
Scotland Scholarship
Organisation: British
Council of Australia.
Award: Tuition
fees, return economy
airfare and a living
allowance.
Summary: This
scholarship is for Masters
programs based in a Scottish
higher education institution
for not more than twelve
months. applications
must be sent with academic
results and CV. Priority
is given to digital media
applicants. Short listed
applicants must attend
an interview in Sydney
in which they will be
reimbursed for travelling
expenses.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.scotlandscholarship.com/
USA
Photography
and Related Media Residency
Organisation: Light
Work.
Award: $4,000,
an apartment, private
darkroom and 24 hour
access to facilities.
Summary: One-month
residency in Syracuse
in order to pursue a
photographic project. The
facilities include colour
and black and white darkrooms
as well as computer laboratories
for working on final
projects. There
are between 12 and 15
residencies available.
Further
information:
http://www.lightwork.org/residency/resinfo.html
Application
information: Artists
should send their current
resume, artist’s
statement, slides of
their most recent work
and any supporting material.
Send applications to:
Light Work, Artist-in-Residence
Program, 316 Waverly
Avenue, Syracuse, NY
123244 USA
info@lightwork.org
Essence of
Bellingham Photo Competition
Organisation: The
City of Bellingham and
the Whatcom Museum of
History and Art.
Award: The winners will
be added to a collection
documenting Bellingham
life and may appear in
Whatcom Museum and City
of Bellingham publications
included in various media
such as print, television,
and the web.
Summary: All
residents of Whatcom
County can participate.
Entries should be either
digital or scanned photographs
that capture the "essence" of
Bellingham.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines:
http://www.cob.org/services/arts/photo-competition/index.aspx
Fulbright
Scholarship
Organisation: Australian-American
Fulbright Commission.
Award: Travel
entitlement AU$4 700,
monthly stipend US$2
150 for a maximum of
12 months, established
allowance US$2 000, excess
baggage allowance US$100,
transportation and accommodation
to a number of awards.
Summary: This
is an award to support
postgraduate and post-doctoral
research. The Fulbright
funding is only valid
for the first 12 months
of an academic course
and applicants must show
that they have financial
support for remaining
years. Visual artists
may also apply for the
Joseph Pratt Postgraduate
Award.
Closing
dates and further information and application guidelines: http://www.fulbright.com.au/scholarships/australian/postgraduate.html
The Freedman
Foundation Travelling
Scholarship for Emerging
Artists
Organisation: The
Freedman Foundation.
Award: 4
x AU$5 000Tuition
fees and travel expenses.
Summary: This
annual scholarship allows
emerging artists to travel
overseas to either engage
in a research project,
an artist mentorship
or to undertake formal
study.
Closing dates,
further information and application guidelines:
http://www.visualarts.net.au/grantsprizes/freedman
Dorothea Lange – Paul
Taylor Prize
Organisation: Center
for Documentary Studies,
Duke University.
Award: $20
000.
Summary: This
prize funds a collaborative
work by a writer and
a photographer in the
formative or fieldwork
stages of a documentary
project.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines:
http://cds.aas.duke.edu/l-t/index.html
MacDowell
Colony Residency Program
Organisation: MacDowell
Colony.
Award: They
offer residencies
and travel grants in
all artistic disciplines.
Summary: The
length of residence is
up to two months at Peterborough,
New Hampshire
Closing
date, further information and application guidelines: http://www.macdowellcolony.org/apply.html
Ultimate Eye
Foundation 2009 Grants
for Photography
Organisation: Ultimate
Eye Foundation.
Award: $5,000
grant for creative digital
photography, $5000 grant
for photographic figurative
work.
Summary: To
be eligible, you must
be over 18 years of age
and not a full-time student
at any college of university.
Closing date,
further information and
application guidelines:
http://www.ultimateeyefoundation.com
Australian Capital Territory
Arts ACT
Organisation: ACT
Government arts
agency.
Summary: ACT
Government offers a broad
range of funding: ACT
Arts Fund for Key Arts
Organisation Funding,
Community Arts Funding,
Project Funding, ACT
Creative Arts Fellowships.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines: http://www.arts.act.gov.au/pages/page7.asp
New South Wales
Arts NSW
Organisation: NSW
Government arts
agency.
Summary: NSW
Government offers a broad
range of grants, scholarships,
fellowships, awards.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.arts.nsw.gov.au/
Prizes/ Exhibitions
Mosman Youth
Art Prize
Organisation: Mosman
Art Gallery.
Award: Over
$6 000 worth of prizes.
Summary: Annual
exhibition for young
artists aged between
12–20 years working
in following media: painting,
sculpture, drawing, printmaking,
photography and digital
media.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines: e-mail gallery@mosman.nsw.gov.au or
visit http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/mosman/culture/art-gallery
New Scientist
Eureka Prize for Science
Photography
Organisation: Australian
Museum, Sydney.
Award: $5 000.
Summary: It
offers a prize for a
single photograph that
communicates an aspect
of science. The definition
of science includes the
natural, physical, applied
or agricultural sciences,
environmental and biodiversity
issues; flora and fauna,
medicine, astronomy,
information technology,
technological innovation,
engineering and health
science as well as work
that addresses social
or economic consequences
of science.
Closing dates,
further information and application guidelines:
http://eureka.australianmuseum.net.au/prizes/
USU Photography
Prize
Organisation: University
of Sydney Union (USU)
Service.
Award: $1 000.
Summary:
Eligible members of
the USU may enter this
award, which is part
of the USU’s Arts
Festival.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines: http://www.usydunion.com/Get_Involved/Competitions_Awards_Grants/Photo_Art_Lit_Music_Awards/Default.aspx
Anne Landa
Award
Organisation: Art
Gallery of New South
Wales.
Award: $25
000.
Summery: The
Award is part of a biennial
curated exhibition of
innovative film, video,
and photomedia. It runs
in the even years and
it is also an acquisitive
award for the permanent
collection of the Art
Gallery of New South
Wales.
Closing dates,
further information and application guidelines:
http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au
Sydney Life
Photography Exhibition & Prize
Organisation: City
of Sydney.
Award: The
total prize value is
$10,000.
Summary: Sydney
Life aims to exhibit
work by emerging, mid
career and established
photographers, providing
public recognition and
ongoing career benefits
to artists at all stages
of their careers.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Community/GrantsAndAwards/SydneyLifePhotographyExhibition.asp
OZTeK Underwater
Imagery Competition
Organisation: Sport
Diving Magazine and the
PADI Diving Society.
Award: Six
night trip for one person.
Summary: Allows
underwater photographers
and videographers the
opportunity to show their
creative talents.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines: http://diveoztek.com.au/photocomp.html
Macquarie
Photographic competition
Organisation: Macquarie
University (MQ).
Award: Various
goods from different
sponsors.
Summary: The
theme is: MQ – Great
University, Great City.
There are four categories:
Me
and MQ, Unique MQ, Great
University, Great City.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines: http://www.international.mq.edu.au/globe/default.aspx?ID=239&EditionID=145&contentID=1507
Northern Territory
Arts NT
Organisation: NT
Government arts
agency.
Summary: NT
Government offers different
grants to promote all
art forms.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/arts/artsnt/grants/index.html
Prizes / Exhibitions
Orchid Spectacular
- Photographic Competition
Award: Prize
money amount not specified.
Summary: The
competition
has six classes to be
judged, including a postcard
size category, ideal
for the amateur enthusiast.
Closing
dates, further information
and application guidelines: Phone
08 8983 1331 or visit http://www.arounddarwin.com.au/darwin_events.html
Queensland
Arts QLD
Organisation: Queensland
Government arts
agency.
Summary: Queensland
Government offers a broad
range of grants, funds,
and fellowships.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/index.html
Prizes/Exhibitions
Josephine
Ulrick & Win Schubert
Photography Award
Organisation:
Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
Award: $10,000.
Summary: An
acquisitive art award
and exhibition focusing
on photo-based media.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
Gold
Coast City Art Gallery
on 07 5581 6567 or email
gallery@gcac.com
or visit www.gcac.com.au
Heritage Building
Society Acquisitive Photographic
Award
Organisation: The
Heritage Building Society,
Toowoomba.
Award: $6,500.
Summary: The
Heritage Building Society
Photographic Award is
a selection of over 50
prints, which are exhibited
at the Toowoomba Regional
Art Gallery. Of
these, four are acquired
by Heritage and displayed
in their corporate art
collection. Fujifilm
is a key sponsor donating
$1,000 worth of prizes
to each winner.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines: http://secure.heritageonline.com.au/About-Heritage/Community-Involvement/Sponsorship/Heritage-Acquisitive-Photographic-Awards.aspx
Hervey Bay
Photographic Competition
Organisation: Hervey
Bay City Council.
Award: $1,000.
Summary: A
thematic competition
with the theme changing
every year.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines: http://www.herveybay.qld.gov.au/stayPlay/photographCompetition.shtml
Sunshine Coast
Art Prize
Organisation: Caloundra
City Council.
Award: $15,000
plus a four week residency
in Maleny, Sunshine Coast.
Acquisitive to the
Caloundra City collection.
Summary: Open
to all Australian artists
producing 2-dimensional
work. The 4 week residency
contributes to cultural
development and includes
accommodation, travel
and stipend, to be taken
up within 12 months of
the award.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.scap.org.au
South Australia
Arts SA
Organisation: SA
Government arts
agency.
Summary: SA
Government offers a downloadable
Arts SA funding handbook
containing all available
grants, funds, and fellowships.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.arts.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=4
South Australian
Youth Arts Board (under
26 only)
Organisation: SA
Government Youth Arts
Policy body
Summary: SA
Government offers project
development and program
grants and awards.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.sayab.org.au/sayab
Tasmania
Arts Tas
Organisation: Tasmanian
Government arts
agency.
Summary: The
Tasmanian Government
offers a broad range
of grants and loans.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.arts.tas.gov.au
Victoria
Prizes/ Exhibitions
MIAF Awards
Organisation: Melbourne
International Animation
Festival.
Award: Not
specified.
Summary: Animation
Festival and awards.
Works must have been
completed within the
previous two years.
Closing
dates, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.miaf.net
William and
Winifred Bowness Photography
Prize
Organisation: Monash
Gallery of Art (MGA).
Award: $10,000
non-acquisitive prize.
Summary: Bill
Bowness is the current
chairman of the MGA and
established this award
in honour of his late
parents. The award seeks
to celebrate Australian
artists in an exhibition
at the gallery. Applicants
can enter analogue or
digital still images.
Closing
date, further information
and application guidelines:
http://www.mga.org.au
Ballarat
International Foto Biennale
Summary: The
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
normally runs in June.
It includes exhibitions,
seminars, workshops and
photo events at a host
of venues throughout
the Victorian Central
Highlands.
The committee
calls for proposals from
independent curators,
photographers and photographic
artists. Proposals are
invited for photographic
workshops, seminar presentations
and associated photographic
events.
Closing
date, further information
and application guidelines:
http://www.ballaratfoto.org
Residencies
Asialink Visual
Arts/Craft Residency
Program
Organisation: University
of Melbourne.
Award: Up
to $12,000 grant.
Summary: The
residency program is
for three to four months.
It covers airfares, accommodation,
living expenses, materials
and production costs.
Closing
date, further information
and application guidelines
http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/our_work/arts/residency_application_information
Western Australia
Prizes / Exhibitions
Iris Award
Organisation: Perth
Centre for Contemporary
Photography.
Award: $1500
First Prize, $250 Commendation
Prize, $500 Student Prize.
Summary: The
Iris Award is a national
prize offering $2250
in prize money.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines:
08 9227 6620 or
http://www.pcp.org.au/
Minnawarra
Art Award
Organisation: City
of Armadale.
Awards: Total
$18,000 of acquisitive
and non-acquisitive prizes.
Summary: Open
to local artists.
Closing
date, further information and application guidelines:
http://www.armadale.wa.gov.au/Services_and_Facilities/Events/
City of Stirling
Art Award
Organisation: City
of Stirling.
Award: $4,500
acquisitive first prize.
Summary: This
exhibition is only open
to WA residents, and
has separate categories
for local and young artists.
Open to all media, and
includes suggested theme
for artwork.
Closing date,
further information and application guidelines:
http://www.stirling.wa.gov.au
The York Society
Photographic Awards
Organisation: The
York Society Inc.
Award: Open
Colour $400, Creative
Photography $400, Monochromatic
$400 and York Subject
in any of the above categories
$500.
Summary: This
award aims to highlight
the production of contemporary
photography in the Avon
area. It is only open
to residents of
WA. Submitted
artworks will be exhibited
and awards given by a
panel of judges.
Closing date,
further information and
application guidelines: 08
9641 1339 or
http://www.yorksoc.org.au/photographicawards.htm
Town of Vincent
Art Award
Organisation: Town
of Vincent.
Award: $6,000
acquisitive.
Summary:
Open nationally and to
all media, including
photography, with certain
size restrictions.
Closing dates,
further information and
application guidelines: http://www.vincent.wa.gov.au/3/478/1/vincent_art_awa.pm
Pemberton
Photography Exhibition
Organisation: Pemberton
Arts Group.
Summary: Open
to all amateur and professional
photographers who are
resident of the south-west
of WA. Exhibition is
themed and all artists
can exhibit up to three
pieces.
Closing date,
further information and application guidelines:
http://www.pembertontourist.com.au/pages.asp?code=7
Last updated February 2010
This resource will be updated annually, so please submit details of relevant opportunities to administration@ccp.org.au throughout the year for inclusion in the next update.
