Art Competitions, Art Awards and Art Prizes.
Do you love entering Art Awards and Art Competitions? Calendar for Artists provides a listing in closing date order of Art Competitions, Art Awards, Art Prizes, Art Exhibitions, Art Festivals, Artist Residencies and other Artist Opportunities.
Easily find your next Art Award or Art Competition to enter
Finding an art competition to enter is easy. You can find art competitions to enter – all in one place on this website. You may want to list art competitions and art exhibitions. Alternatively you may want to find an exhibition to go to.
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Mar 2025
28
Mar
Archibald Prize 2025
The artist must have been resident in Australia or New Zealand for the eligibility period: see Key Dates.
In any year, the artist may enter ONE WORK ONLY. This does not prevent the artist entering other works in other competitions such as the Wynne or Sulman Prizes.
31
Mar
Chiaroscuro: The Art of Light and Shadow
The First Place winner will receive a $300 cash prize, alongside other honors. The exhibition will be juried by Tom Chambers
31
Mar
Milburn Art Prize for Landscape
The prize for landscape includes painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media and photography. All artwork must have been produced within the last 24 months.
Apr 2025
04
Apr
The Georges River Art Prize 2025
The Georges River Art Prize is hosted by Hurstville Museum & Gallery and the Clive James Library and Service Centre, Kogarah, and offers $20,000 in prize money.
May 2025
09
May
The Naked & Nude Art Prize
“Naked & Nude refers to two things: firstly the great tradition of the Nude: a person who is bare with no covering or decoration.
Secondly, a wider definition: something that is revealed, laid bare, unmasked or vulnerable”
16
May
The Doyles Art Award
Categories include Landscape, Figurative, Still Life, Juniors and All Ability.
30
May
2025 Kimberley Art & Photographic Prize
With a $36,000 in Prizes across eleven categories, KAPP has played a significant role in elevating Indigenous art and launching the careers of emerging artists.
Jun 2025
30
Jun
THE ALMENARA ART PRIZE
We encourage the international participation in diverse genres, styles, mediums and substrates including hyperrealism, photorealism, contemporary realism, surrealism, imaginative realism, impressionism and plein air painting. Categories include Figurative, Portrait, Drawing, Landscape and Plein Air Painting, Still Life, Wildlife and Animal, Fantastic Realism and Young category.