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Organizer Information Defiance Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Sydney, Australia, representing and exhibiting emerging and established artists across contemporary visual art practices. The Defiance Award has been established to discover, support, and profile exceptional Australian painters, while providing finalists with opportunities for exhibition, professional exposure, financial support, and artistic development. Title & Description […]

Organizer Information South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA) is a contemporary art gallery in Bega, New South Wales, Australia, operated by Bega Valley Shire Council. SECCA presents exhibitions and programs supporting contemporary visual arts and artists. It organizes the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award, a biennial prize dedicated to realistic portrait painting in Australia. […]

Organizer Information Newcastle Art Gallery is a major public art institution operated by the City of Newcastle, New South Wales. The Gallery opened in its purpose-built current building in 1977 and is regarded as Australia’s first purpose-built regional art gallery. Its collection spans more than 200 years of Australian art and includes more than 7,000 […]

Organizer Information The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London organizes the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award, with support from headline sponsor Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. The Gallery is dedicated to portraiture and has hosted the long-running competition for contemporary portrait painting. Since its inception, the Award has attracted more than 50,000 entries from over […]

Organizer Information M16 Artspace is an artist-run contemporary art organisation in Canberra, Australia, founded in 1985. It supports emerging and established artists, writers and curators and presents exhibitions by artists from Canberra, interstate and overseas. M16 Artspace currently operates multiple gallery spaces and artist studios and is partially supported by the ACT Government. The M16 […]

Organizer Information The American Color Print Society (ACPS) is an arts organization dedicated to advancing printmaking as a fine-art medium. For 86 years, the society has created exhibition opportunities for both established and emerging print artists. Its Annual Fall Exhibition is open to both ACPS members and non-members, with accepted artists eligible for multiple awards. […]

Organizer Information Karikaturmuseum Krems, operated by Kunstmeile Krems Betriebs GmbH, is a museum in Krems an der Donau, Austria, dedicated to caricature and cartoon art. Together with the State of Lower Austria and under the patronage of Annemarie Sokol, the museum organizes the Erich-Sokol-Preis to recognize outstanding contemporary work in traditional and digital caricature, critical […]

Organizer Information Levve Un Levve Losse e. V. – Freundeskreis Marie-Luise Nikuta & Förderkreis Kölnischen Liedgutes is a nonprofit association founded in 2021 in Cologne, Germany. The organization is dedicated to preserving Cologne’s musical heritage and honoring the legacy of Marie-Luise Nikuta (1938–2020), a prominent singer and composer in Cologne Carnival. Nikuta was known for […]

Organizer Information Arts Convergences is a French nonprofit association established in 2013 to create new collaborations between artists, local authorities, and psychiatric and mental-health care structures. Its work supports people experiencing psychosocial disabilities through individual and collective artistic projects, with a particular focus on reducing stigma, encouraging social inclusion, and increasing public visibility of their […]