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Patronage is professional infrastructure for artists in Aotearoa and Australia. This account is maintained by the team. Questions or feedback welcome — reply anytime.
Live Opportunities
Parehuia Residency 2027
Prestigious three-month live/work residency in Titirangi for mid-career NZ visual artists, including stipend, studio, and bespoke professional support.
Closes 1 Jul 2026
Arts Excellence Awards
Annual awards of $10,000 each supporting young NZ classical performers aged 18–30 to pursue tuition, coaching, and study opportunities.
Closes 10 May 2026
Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 2026
A national 2D and 3D visual arts prize open to NZ residents and citizens, exhibited at Whakatāne Art Gallery Nov 2026–Feb 2027.
Closes 31 Jul 2026
NYAA 2026
National youth art award open to artists aged 13–25, with prizes across age categories and disciplines including sculpture, print, photography, and more.
Closes 21 Jun 2026
Call for Writing: Speaking Through the Void
Open call for emerging writers to pitch short creative writing or poetry on memory, language and migration, responding to Autograph's exhibition by Nhu Xuan Hua
Closes 13 Jul 2026
Glimpses of Transformation: Climate Fiction Contest 2026
Submit a short climate fiction story (2,000–3,500 words) envisioning a resilient future, with selected works showcased at UNFCCC SB64 in Bonn.
Closes 18 May 2026
Fundación Botín Art Grants 2026/2027 – 33rd Edition
Six €23,000 grants for artists of any nationality to pursue training, research or individual production projects over nine months.
Closes 8 May 2026
Drawing of the Year 2026
Free international drawing awards open to all creatives, with top works exhibited at London Creates in July 2026.
Closes 31 May 2026
East Quay Open Exhibition 2026: Joy
An open exhibition in Watchet, Somerset themed around 'joy', open to artists working in 2D and selected 3D media, with three £1,000 prizes.
Closes 31 May 2026
ArtGraduates Fresh Edit Open Call for Emerging Curators
Free curatorial competition for emerging curators aged 18–35 to select works from the ArtGraduates collection and write an original essay.
Closes 1 Aug 2026
ESC 2036: 0—1
Free open call for artists worldwide to imagine 2036, exploring climate, technology, nature, and humanity in a curated group exhibition in the Netherlands.
Closes 20 May 2026
Cavendish Arts Science Fellowship at Girton College
A one-year international arts-science fellowship based in Cambridge, offering stipend, accommodation, production budget and engagement with physicists.
Closes 16 May 2026
TARTGET Painting Prize 2026
International painting prize offering €90,000 in awards, with finalists exhibited at the Ateneo de Madrid near the Prado Museum.
Closes 31 May 2026
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Visual Artists
Rolling grants of up to $50,000 USD for professional painters, sculptors, and works-on-paper artists worldwide, based on artistic merit.
Closes 31 Dec 2026
Karanga-a-Hape Matariki Festival Artist Applications
Open call for Māori artists to create or exhibit art installations along Karanga-a-Hape Road for a free outdoor Matariki celebration on 9 July.
Closes 2 Jun 2026
Billboard Project – Street-Front Gallery for Artists
Free public billboard spaces on Dominion Road, Mt Eden for artists, poets, designers and storytellers to display work at street level.
Closes 31 Dec 2026
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