Professional Development

Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 18-24 August 2025
New nature writing prize, $10,000 for emerging singer-songwriters, mural commission, WA grant funding and more opportunities.

On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Creative Australia backs new creative health initiative
A new two-year creative health initiative from Creative Australia targets wellness and loneliness.

Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 11-17 August 2025
New award opportunities, commission for Queensland playwrights and grants up to $80,000.

Indigenous Arts Officer – so you want my arts job?
Two Indigenous Arts Officers at The Torch share how they empower incarcerated mob through art and why they love their…

New $30,000 art prize values respect, and the worth of female artists
The Pymble Ladies' College Values Art Prize is tipped to inspire a next generation of women artists.

On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 4 to 10 August 2025
Now open: 2026 Stella Prize, Emerging Artist Award, Songwriting Competition, Peter Porter Poetry Prize and more grants and opportunities.

Brisbane Festival appoints Ebony Bott as New Artistic Director
Ebony Bott’s first Brisbane Festival program will be presented in 2026.

On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.