Artist Opportunities | February 2025
Welcome to the Latest Edition of Our Arts Opportunities Newsletter!
We're excited to bring you a diverse range of the latest artist opportunities in the arts and culture sector across Australia. Explore grants, funding, call-outs, residencies and professional development opportunities to support and grow your practice.
Grants & Funding
Visual Arts General Grant Program
Gordon Darling Foundation - [Australia]
Funding Scope Varies
Closing 30 May 2025
Arts Fund Grants
American Australian Association - [Australia & America]
Up to $5,000 (USD)
Closing 31 March 2025
Small Grants Program
Pride Foundation - [Australia]
$1,000
Closing 14 April 2025
2025 National Regional Arts Fellowship (Creative & Professional Development)
Regional Arts Foundation - [Australia]
$20,000
Closing 23 February 2025
2026 National Regional Arts Fellowship (Early Career Development)
Regional Arts Foundation - [Australia]
$10,000
Closing 23 February 2025
Storytelling and Recording: First Nations Project Fund
Creative Australia
$10,000 â $50,000
Closing 4 February 2025
Art Music Fund
APRA AMCOS - [Australia & New Zealand]
$7,500
Closing 16 February 2025
NAB Foundation Community Grants
NAB - [Australia]
$25,000
Opens 17 February 2025
Crisis Relief Grants
Support Act - [Australia]
Funding Varies
Accepting Applications
Mason Family Trust Arts Fellowship
International Specialised Skills Institute - [VIC]
$10,000
Closing 2 March 2025
Qantas Regional Grants (Projects & Community)
Qantas - [Australia]
Funding Varies
Opens 21 February 2025
Eastern Riverina Arts Country Arts Support Program
Eastern Riverina Arts - [NSW]
Individuals $750 & Collectives $3,000
Closing 3 February 2025
Small Project Grants (Quick Response)
Create NSW - [NSW]
Up to $5,000
Closing 20 May 2025
Regional Arts Touring Round 2
Arts Mid North Coast - NSW
$5,000 - $120,000
Closing 17 March 2025
Coffs Harbour Community Arts & Cultural Development Grants
City Of Coffs Harbour - [NSW]
$1,000 and $7,000
Opens 3 February 2025
Kempsey Shire Council Community Grants
Kempsey Shire - [NSW]
Funding Varies
Opens 4 February 2025
Production Funding Support
Screen NSW - [NSW]
Made in NSW â International Footloose Production / Apply Here
Domestic Market Travel Support Program / Apply Here
Development Program / Apply Here
Screen NSW Funding & Support / Apply Here
Creativity and Wellbeing for Young People
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries - [WA]
Up to $75,000 Projects & Programs
Closing 6 February 2025
Creativity For Schools
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries - [WA]
Up to $20,000 Residency & $60,000 Collaboration
Closing 27 March 2025
Local Activation Grant Program
City Of Perth - [WA]
Up to $20,000
Closing 3 April 2025
Project Grants
Regional Arts WA - [WA]
Up to $30,000
Opens 3 February 2025
Project Grants
Country Arts SA - [SA]
Up to $30,000
Opens 5 February 2025
40 for 40 Quick Response Grant
Nexus - [SA]
Up to $1,000
Accepting Applications
Art Grants for Individuals, Groups, Organisations
Arts South Australia - [SA]
Development Grants
Professional Development
Market Development
Fellowships
South Australian Living Artist Publication
Project Grants
Independent Artists and Groups
Community
Public Art and Design
Touring Support
Now Open / Closing Dates & Funding Varies
Public Art Grants
City of Mitcham - [SA]
$1,000 - $10,000
Closing 13 February 2025
Capacity Building Grants
Carclew - [SA]
Up to $10,000
Accepting Applications
Carclew Project and Development Grants
Carclew - [SA]
Up to $10,000 Individuals & $20,000 Organisations
Opens 28 February 2025
Quick Response Arts Grants
City Of Melbourne - [VIC]
$5,000
Opens 3 February 2025
Community Partnerships Grants
Southern Grampians Shire Council - [VIC]
Up to $15,000
Closing 17 February 2025
Creative Projects Fund
Creative Victoria - [VIC]
Uncovering Talent $5,000 & Projects $10,000 - $20,000
Closing 13 February 2025
Jump Start Grants
Geelong Arts Centre - [VIC]
$3,000 + Access Costs + Development
Closing 10 February 2025
Ignition Grants
Geelong Arts Centre - [VIC]
$5,000 + Access Costs + Development
Closing 10 February 2025
Develop - Artists and Creatives Grants
Surf Coast Shire - [VIC]
Individuals $3,000 & Collectives $5,000
Closing 3 March 2025
Kingston Arts Grants Program
Kingston Arts - [VIC]
Community Small Grants / $2,000 / Now Open
Individual Development Grants / $600 / Now Open
Community Bi-Annual Grants / $2,000 & $10,000 / Closing 28 February
Community Festival, Events & Creative Activies Grants / $25,000 / Closing 28 February
Quick Response Grants
City Of Port Phillip - [VIC]
Individuals $500 & Organisations $2,000
Closing 3 February 2025 (Round 1) & Opening 3 March 2025 (Round 2)
Facility Improvement Grant
Merri-bek City Council - [VIC]
$10,000
Closing 26 February 2025
Organisational Establishment Grant
Merri-bek City Council - [VIC]
$10,000
Closing 28 February 2025
Community Strengthening Grant
Merri-bek City Council - [VIC]
$7,000
Closing 28 February 2025
Regional Arts Development Fund
Sunshine Coast Council - [QLD]
Arts Projects / Major Project $15,000 & Small Grants $3,000
Artist Development / Small Grants $3,000
Opens 3 February 2025
Regional Arts Development Fund
Redland City Council - [QLD]
Projects / $10,000
Opens 17 February 2025
First Nations Commissioning Fund
Arts Queensland - [QLD]
Up to $70,000
Opens 3 February 2025
Development Fund
Screen Queensland - [QLD]
Up to $50,000
Accepting Applications
Screen Finance Fund
Screen Queensland - [QLD]
Funding Varies
Accepting Applications
Arts Projects (Major Round)
City of Gold Coast - [QLD]
Up to $15,000
Closing 12 February 2025
Quick Response Grants (Individuals)
Darwin Community Arts - [NT]
$1,500
Closing 31 May 2025
Quick Response Grants (Organisations and Groups)
Darwin Community Arts - [NT]
$3,000
Closing 31 May 2025
Small Response Grants (Individuals)
RANT Arts - [TAS]
$3,000
Closing 28 February 2025
Quick Response Grants (Organisations and Groups)
RANT Arts - [TAS]
$5,000
Closing 28 February 2025
Annie Greig Dance Scholarship
Arts Tasmania - [TAS]
$25,500
Opens 17 February 2025
Individuals & Groups
Arts Tasmania - [TAS]
Up to $30,000
Opens 3 February 2025
Aboriginal Arts Program
Arts Tasmania - [TAS]
$40,000
Closing 17 March 2025
Artsbridge
Arts Tasmania - [TAS]
Funding Arts Travelling Expenses
Closing 17 March 2025
Call-Outs
The Urbach
Shepparton Art Museum - [VIC]
Funding and support for emerging artists to create new works.
Closing 3 March 2025
All Connections to Unley Art Prize
City of Unley - [SA]
$5,000 prize for artworks reflecting personal connections to Unley.
Closing 11 April 2025
Habitat: Printmaking Exhibition
Belconnen Arts Centre - [ACT]
A creative opportunity for artists to submit proposals for collaborative work exploring community engagement and environmental themes. $500 Prize
Closing 14 April 2025
Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award 2025
Wangaratta Art Gallery - [VIC]
Opportunity for contemporary textile artists to exhibit their work as part of this prestigious award. $40,000 Prize
Closing 7 March 2025
Hadley's Art Prize
Hadley's Art Prize - [TAS]
$100,000 prize for contemporary art, with entries open to Australian artists.
Closing 21 March 2025
Hardyâs Road Family & Community Centre Public Artwork EOI
City of Casey - [VIC]
Opportunity to create a public artwork for the Hardyâs Road Family & Community Centre. Project budget is $100,000
Closing 7 February 2025
Mandurah Arts Festival 2025
City of Mandurah - [WA]
Call for submissions to showcase art across various genres for the Mandurah Arts Festival in 2025. Funding up to $10,000
Closing 3 March 2025
Naarm/Melbourne Laneway â QT Hotel EOI Creative Response
Curatorial&Co. - [VIC]
Call for artists to submit creative responses for a public laneway artwork at the QT Hotel in Melbourne. 3 x Opportunities up to $40,000
Closing 10 February 2025
The Norma Bull Portraiture Scholarship
Visual Arts Society - [VIC]
Scholarship for Australian artists working in portraiture. $5,000 Scholarship
Closing 31 March 2025
Ann Moyal Non-Fiction Fellowship
Varuna, The National Writers' House - [NSW]
Fellowship for established writers developing original works of non-fiction based on research in fields like history, biography, science, and the arts.
Closing 3 March 2025
Tounnin Wominjeka Youth Hub Public Art Project
Mornington Peninsula Shire - [VIC]
$6,000
Closing 16 February 2025
Foundational Symposium
PICA Boorda Yeyi - [WA]
An intensive weekend designed for artists eager to explore the forefront of immersive art.
Closing 10 February 2025
2025 Womenâs Week Event Regional Bursary
Diversity Arts Australia - [NSW]
Diversity Arts Australia is offering travel bursaries ($200-$500) for up to 15 women from regional NSW to attend the Women in Arts and Creativity Symposium.
Closing 10 February 2025
Reconciliation Week 2025 Exhibition Call Out
Cardinia Shire Council - [VIC]
Exhibition opportunity for artists focusing on First Nationsâ culture and reconciliation.
$5,000 Artist Fee
Closing 24 March 2025
New Futures â The Other Art Fair
The Other Art Fair - [NSW]
Opportunity for emerging artists to apply for support to exhibit at The Other Art Fair in Sydney.
Accepting Applications
Hot Desk Fellowships
The Wheeler Centre - [VIC]
Fellowship program for writers to develop new work with financial and mentorship support.
$1,250 Stipend
Accepting Applications
Public Art Opportunities
Georges River Council - [NSW]
Open call for artists to submit public art proposals for projects in the Georges River area.
Closing 16 February 2025
EWF25 Artist Applications
Emerging Writers' Festival - [VIC]
Open call for artists to pitch literary and arts event ideas for the 2025 festival. Past participants, like Madeleine Rebbechi, successfully pitched their ideas and were featured in discussions.
Closing 10 February 2025
Exhibit at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre - [VIC]
Curator Fee $1,000 & Artist Fee $3,000
Closing 13 March 2025
Public Art Commission
Arts Tasmania & Department of Health - [TAS[
Tasmanian artists are invited to submit proposals for graphic artworks for glass windows and doors at the newly refurbished Brighton Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
$22,570
Closing 24 February 2025
Group Exhibition Call-Out
HAKE HOUSE OF ART - [NSW]
Artists (National & International) are invited to apply for the August Group Exhibition. This opportunity could lead to future representation or solo exhibitions.
Closing 27 February 2025
un Extended Editor-in-Residence 2025
un Projects - [VIC]
This 10-month residency offers early career arts writers, editors, and publishing enthusiasts the chance to commission 9 arts writings, and curate 1 public program. It's focused on critical engagement with exhibitions from the small-to-medium scale arts sector, highlighting underrepresented artists.
Closing 18 February 2025
Experimental Choreographic Lab
Performance Space - [NSW]
This opportunity is for a small group of NSW-based artists to participate in a two-week lab to explore and develop choreographic skills. Artists will collaborate with an experienced practitioner and expand their techniques in a facilitated environment.
Closing 6 February 2025
Queer Development Program
Performance Space - [NSW]
The Queer Development Program (QDP) offers NSW-based queer artists the chance to engage in a supported residency, enhancing their creative development. The program includes a two-week residency with mentorship and space to work on projects, contributing to both artistic and personal growth.
Closing 6 February 2025
Muswellbrook Art Prize
Muswellbrook Arts Centre - [NSW]
Prize Pool $70,000
Closing 7 February 2025
Galah Photography Prize
Galah - [Australia]
$25,000 Prize & $2,000 People's Choice
Closing 10 February 2025
Residencies
Canberra Glassworks â Artist Residencies
Canberra Glassworks - [ACT]
Opportunities for artists to undertake residencies focused on glass work, with support for development, public engagement, and access to studio resources.
Closing 17 February 2025
Canberra Glassworks â Graduate in Residence
Canberra Glassworks - [ACT]
Call-out for the 2025 Graduate in Residence program, offering financial support and access to resources for developing new work in glass.
Closing 17 February 2025
R|Artist Residency: Sub Tropic
The Refinery - [QLD]
Opportunity for early-career creative practitioners to apply for one of two 20-week residencies in Caloundra. The program offers a studio space, materials budget, and operational support for an open studio/public showing.
Residency Dates / 1 March â 14 July & 15 July â 30 November
Closing 3 February 2025
First Nations Artist Residency
Agency Projects - [VIC]
EOIs are open for an Australian First Nations artist/cultural practitioner to take part in a residency during ngaari (duck) and murnong (yam daisy) time, in April 2025. The opportunity includes two weeks of in-kind accommodation, studio access, and an artist fee of $3,577.
Closing 21 February 2025
fab Residency
Fab Workshop x Helpmann Academy - [SA]
12-month, rent-free shared studio space for two emerging South Australian artists. The program provides essential time, space, mentoring, and support to create new work and develop careers.
Closing 9 March 2025
Photographer in Residence 2025
The Mill - [SA]
12-month residency with exhibition outcome in 2026.
Closing 17 February 2025
Dance North - Artist Residency in the Tropics (A.R.T.)
Dance North - [QLD]
Offer independent dance practitioners the opportunity to live and work in the spectacular environs of Tropical North Queensland. Busary + Development Included
Closing 16 February 2025
Professional Development
Young and Emerging Artist Professional Development Program
Arts Tasmania - [TAS]
$16,000
Closing 17 March 2025
Tasmanian Aboriginal Arts Mentoring Scheme
Arts Tasmania - [TAS]
$10,000
Closing 17 March 2025
Create Exchange Webinar Program
NSW Government - NSW
The Create Exchange program offers a series of free webinars for creative workers and artists to build their skills in key areas like freelancing, funding applications, contracts, copyright, mentorship, and negotiation.
Running February - April 2025
HIC-ARA Creative Incubator
The Creator Incubator - [NSW]
A mentorship program designed for early-career creative professionals, offering guidance in business and creative practice development.
Closing 16 February 2025
The Downpour Mentorship Program
Santosha Storm
Free mentorship program for performers, offering guidance for emerging and evolving artists from process to performance.
Closing 7 February 2025
Dance North - Secondment Program
Dance North - [QLD]
Free secondment program immerses emerging dancers in skills training, creative workshops and repertoire.
Closing 17 February 2025
AllPlay Dance Professional Development Program 2025
AllPlay - [VIC]
Registrations are open for the 2025 program, designed to help dance teachers build inclusive dance classes. The sessions will enhance confidence and skills.
Program Dates / 20 & 21 March - 24 & 25 May
YAM Young Creatives Program
Yarrila Arts and Museum - NSW
Free 12-month program for young creatives (13-25 years), offering workshops, insights into creative industries, and hands-on experience in a gallery or museum. Meetings occur twice a month (one virtual, one in-person) from February to December 2025. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion.
Accepting Applications
HOTBED: Traditional and Contemporary Dance from First Nations Australia and Taiwan
Lucy Guerin Inc - [VIC]
Join Gapu Ngupan (Chasing the Rainbow) for an immersive workshop blending Yolngu and Paiwan dance traditions with contemporary choreography. Experience traditional movements followed by a chance to learn recent choreographic sequences.
22 February 2025, 10am - 12pm
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