Opportunities: The Dobell & The Perry Drawing Prizes, Defiance Award, Umbrella’s International Biennial

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24th Dobell Drawing Prize Winner, Rosemary Lee with NAS Director & CEO Dr Kirsten Sharp

25th Dobell Drawing Prize closes 5pm Monday 14 September, finalists announced 20 November

ENTER HERE https://nas.edu.au/whats-on/news/25th-dobell-drawing-prize-entry-form

The Perry Drawing Prize 2027, $25,000 acquisitive art award opens soon

2026 Perry Prize Winner Shannon Field Unnatural History (Bat Blue) detail, charcoal and oil paint stick

The Defiance Award 2026 for painting and sculpture, closes 7 October

MORE https://www.thedefianceaward.com/opportunities-for-painters

A call for Submissions in traditional and digital print media to

Umbrella’s 13th International Biennial

COMPACT PRINTS

FOR EXHIBITION, EXCHANGE AND AUCTION

MORE https://www.umbrella.org.au/exhibitions/compact-prints-wzt7sw/cp-apply

Register by 9 October

deadline 30 August

MORE https://www.re-printmakers.com/international-original-print-exhibition/

M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2026 Entries Open

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Surya Bajracharaya Margaret and Fraser Fair, 2025 charcoal 61x80cm. Winner 2025 M16 Drawing Prize

$10,000 drawing prize closes 4 October 2026

framed or mounted works are not acceptable

check T&C https://www.m16artspace.com.au/2026-drawing-prize

Can I submit a ‘painting’ to the M16 Artspace Drawing Prize? How do you define drawing?

Absolutely. The M16 Artspace Drawing Prize is open to a wide range of art forms, including both traditional drawing media and techniques, as well as innovative non-traditional works that push the boundaries of what drawing can be within contemporary art practice.

While the prize is named the ‘Drawing Prize,’ we encourage artists to interpret ‘drawing’ broadly. You can submit works that may be classified as paintings or other art forms if they align with your interpretation of drawing within contemporary art. We are interested in exploring the expansive and evolving definition of drawing.

Jenny Herbert Smith Through the quarries with a hop, skip and a jump 2024, steel. Finalist 2025

The 2026 judges are Michelle Cawthorn, Dean Cross, Terence Maloon

exhibition Saturday 21 November -13 December 2026

Australian Parliament House Artist-in-Residence Program

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The Parliament House Artist-in-Residence program is expected to run once every 3 years, coinciding with each Parliamentary term.

The successful artist or group will receive a range of benefits including:

• recognition as Australian Parliament House Artist-in-Residence for the 48th Parliament
• an artist fee for the research phase of $10,000
• an additional commission fee for new work of up to $30,000
• up to 12 months’ access to Parliament House including the Parliamentary Library and Parliament House Art Collections
• travel and accommodation financial assistance.

This is a rare opportunity to spend time behind-the-scenes at Australian Parliament House developing your practice and creating artwork that presents a fresh perspective on the architecture, landscape, role and history of Parliament House.

Applications are open from Tuesday 5 May 2026 until Tuesday 16 June 2026 11am AEST.

APPLY NOW

For more information, including how to apply and the terms and conditions, please see the Statement of Requirements (Guidelines).

A virtual information session will be hosted at two different times on Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 12:30 pm and 5:30 pm.

Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Accessibility information webpages to assist with any queries you may have.

If after reading these resources your question isn’t answered, please email art@aph.gov.au with ‘Artist-in-Residence’ in the Subject heading. We will reply to you within 5 working days.

An Invitation From Impress Printmakers Studio & Gallery Brisbane To Exhibit Artist Books

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a callout to

Curiouser and Curiouser

Artists Books exhibition is 21-31 May 2026

Impress Printmakers Studio and Gallery

134 Kedron Park Road Wooloowin Brisbane (enter from the back via Hotel carpark on Lutwyche Road)
​email gallery@impress.org.au for submission details

Entry form and $45 payment by 14 May, art delivery 19 May

Call For Entries to Sunshine Coast National Art Prize

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DAVID WELLS Dream House with Galah, 2025 acrylic on canvas 100x500cm

The Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2026, hosted by Caloundra Regional Gallery, is inviting Australian residents to submit 2D and new media works for a share of over in prizes, including a major prize and an artist residency. The competition encourages contemporary, innovative practices and covers national freight costs for finalists.

open for entries until 10 May 2026

for more information

https://gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/art-prizes/sunshine-coast-national-art-prize/conditions-of-entry

Grace Cossington Smith Art Award Call For Entries

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Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith Biennial art award 2026

Submissions are invited from Australian artists for original work in any two-dimensional media in response to the theme ‘Making Connections’.

Prizes and opportunities:

Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award (acquisitive) $25,000

Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award to an early career artist (non acquisitive) $5,000

Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award to a local artist from the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai area (non acquisitive) $5,000

and

A finalist will be selected for a 3:33 Art Projects collaboration.

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Submission close: Tuesday 14 April 2026

APPLY HERE

Opportunities for Members, both Local and International

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Theme: Built to Expire, Closes 19 March

Partnership between Messums UK and Orange Regional Gallery. Valued at $33,000 this six-week residency in the UK must take place between 1 September and 30 November 2026 .

Closes 30 April

https://www.messums.org/learning/full-circle-international-residency-award/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

St Kevins OMNIA Art Prize Toorak, closes 13 March

Closes 18th May

Print Council of Australia Print Commision 2026

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The PCA Print Commission offers major promotional and professional development opportunities for commissioned artists. Many public galleries and institutions along with private collectors purchase PCA commissioned prints and build their collection of works on paper on a yearly basis. Commissioned prints are also included in the PCA Print Archive 1967-present; the Canson Australia and State Library Victoria collections. Judges to be confirmed soon.

KEY DATES 2026

28/2/26 – APPLICATIONS CLOSE

15/3/26 – SHORTLISTED ARTISTS NOTIFIED - up to 
          ten artists are shortlisted 

1/5/26 – SHORTLISTED ARTISTS SUBMIT BON À TIRER (Proof print that would be commissioned) 

1/9/26 – ARTIST EDITIONS DUE AT PCA

PCA pay an artist’s fee of $1000 to each selected artist (Ex GST).

for more information

https://www.printcouncil.org.au/print-commission-entries-2026/

Ravenswood Womens Art Prize is Open

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Entries for Ravenswood Australian Womens Art Prize is now open

Key dates

Entries close: 11 February 2026

Finalists announced: 1 April 2026

Exhibition of Finalists: 16 to 31 May 2026

There are three prize categories:

the Professional Artist Prize of $35,000 (acquisitive)

the Emerging Artist Prize of $7,500 (supported by The Reed Family Foundation)

the Indigenous Emerging Artist Prize of $7,500 (supported by the Guardian and Scarborough Foundation)

People’s Choice Award of $2,000 (supported by Edwina Palmer) plus a $500 Derivan art pack

six Highly Commended Awards (two for each category) of $1,000 each (supported by Community Bank Lindfield) will also be awarded

Terms and Conditions

https://www.ravenswoodartprize.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/Ravenswood-Australian-Womens-Art-Prize-2025-TCs_.pdf