Art Competitions
Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sunshine Coast Region

Over the many years of teaching, students frequently asked about competition opportunities. So in 2001, I felt it was time that an Australian-wide comprehensive single source for art competitions in Australia and New Zealand was due. This birthed the "Art Directory" enumerating over 1500 competitions, published in book and online format since 2001.

​Due to the mounting work, Discovery Media integrated the information to their "Art Prizes Australia". It is there where you find art shows for all of Australia and overseas.
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If you like to submit an art show NOT listed here, we would love to hear from you by filling in the form at the end of this page for submission. Note that the show must be in the area of the Gold Coast, Brisbane or Sunshine Coast to be accepted in our listing. 

ENTRY CLOSE: 22 JULY
EXHIBITION: 4 - 7  OCTOBER
ENTRY FORM
1ST PRIZE: $5,000 PLUS $1500 

ENTRY CLOSE: 23 MAY 2019
EXHIBITION: 16 - 29 JUNE
ENTRY FORM
1ST PRIZE: $3000 PLUS 5 X $1000

ENTRY CLOSE: 1 NOVEMBER
EXHIBITION: 28  NOV
ENTRY FORM
1ST PRIZE: $5,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 29 NOV
EXHIBITION: 11 JAN - 11 JUN
ENTRY FORM
1ST PRIZE $3,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 26 MARCH 2021
EXHIBITION:  JUN -  JUL 
ENTRY FORM
1ST PRIZE: $20,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 8 April
EXHIBITION: 24 JUL - 25 SEP
ENTRY FORM
1ST PRIZE: $25,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 
EXHIBITION:
ENTRY FORM
AGE  5-8, 9-12, 13-15 AND 16 - 18.

ENTRY CLOSE: 23 AUGUST 2019
EXHIBITION: 30 SEP - 31 OCT
ENTRY FORM
1ST PRIZE:  $50,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 30 MAY
EXHIBITION: 8 SEP - 4 NOV
ENTRY FORM
PRIZES:  $15,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 2 OCT
EXHIBITION: 5 DEC - 31 JAN

TOTAL PRIZE $30,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 15 APRIL 
EXHIBITION: 6 MAY - 10 JUL
ENTRY FORM
PRIZES VARY FROM $3,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 30 JUNE 
EXHIBITION: 5 SEP - 11 SEP
ENTRY FORM
1ST PRIZE $10,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 12 AUG
EXHIBITION: 16 OCT - 27 NOV
ENTRY FORM
1st PRIZE $15,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 1 June
EXHIBITION: 29 JUN - 10 JUL
ENTRY FORM
1st PRIZE $10,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 28 MARCH
EXHIBITION: 11-29 APRIL
ENTRY FORM
1ST PRIZE: $500

ENTRY CLOSE: 22 SEPTEMBER
EXHIBITION: 13TH OCTOBER
ENTRY FORM
1ST PRIZE: $1500

ENTRY CLOSE: NOT HELD IN 2019
EXHIBITION: 
ENTRY FORM
1ST PRIZE:  $10,000

ENTRY CLOSE: 26 OCT
EXHIBITION:
ENTRY FORM
PRIZE: 1 Year Exhibition