BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - Visual & Media Arts\, Australia X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Visual & Media Arts\, Australia deadlines X-WR-CALDESC:Paid open calls\, fellowships and residencies in AI\, tech\, r esearch\, and digital and mixed-media arts\, sorted into the right pile. U pdated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Visual & Media Arts\, A ustralia. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eloquence-art-prize-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260626T215609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601 SUMMARY:Deadline: Eloquence Art Prize 2026 DESCRIPTION:Annual national public speaking challenge for students at parti cipating Australian universities\, rewarding the best art talk on French a nd Australian cultural ties. The 2026 theme is 'Art and Environment\, Fran ce and Australia: Our forests and trees in danger': students compare two a rtists\, one Australian and one French (at least one a visual artist)\, an alysing how a sensibility to nature shaped their work on forests and trees from the 19th century to the present. THREE STAGES: (1) submit a 400-word summary paper outlining a proposed 7-minute talk\; university panels shor tlist three applicants\; (2) shortlisted applicants submit a recording of the full 7-minute talk and panels select one representative per university \; (3) representatives compete in a live (or recorded) national final. Sta ge 1 summaries are judged on compliance with instructions (10%)\, quality of sources (15%)\, relevance to theme (15%)\, writing and structure (20%)\ , and interest/depth/originality (40%). ELIGIBILITY: students in Arts or H umanities disciplines\; in the final year of a Bachelor degree\, or Honour s\, Graduate Certificate\, Masters or PhD students\; enrolled for the firs t semester of the year at a participating institution\; over 18. Stage 1 d ue 11:59PM\, 31 May 2026.\n\nOrganisation: Power Institute\, University of Sydney (Culture+)\nLocation: Australia (participating universities)\nAwar d: National public speaking prize (award for the winning art talk on Frenc h and Australian cultural ties). No application fee.\nDuration: Three-stag e competition during 2026 (university shortlist\, recorded talk\, national live final)\n\nMore: https://powerinstitute.submittable.com/submit URL:https://powerinstitute.submittable.com/submit LOCATION:Australia (participating universities) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:curtis-cite-internationale-des-arts-fellowships-2026@artificialnouveau. github.io DTSTAMP:20260626T215609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701 SUMMARY:Deadline: Nicholas and Angela Curtis Cite Internationale des Arts F ellowships 2026 (Curtis Artist Fellowships) DESCRIPTION:Fellowships for Australian artists to live and work at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris for three months\, undertaking a specifi c artistic project using the city's institutions\, exhibitions\, archives\ , libraries\, collections and artistic resources. Four fellowships are off ered per year. Fellows receive rent-free access to the Power Institute's d edicated living/working studio at the Cite\, $13\,000 AUD towards travel a nd living costs (paid roughly 6 weeks before travel)\, and access to the C ite's facilities and global community of artists plus the broader Paris ar t infrastructure. Fellows pay a refundable bond and utility costs\, and on return must share outcomes via a report\, public event and/or exhibition. ELIGIBILITY: open to all artists who are Australian citizens or Permanent Residents\; applicants cannot have previously held a Cite Internationale des Arts residency (via the Power Institute or any other organisation). Aw arded by a committee chaired by the Director of the Power Institute in con sultation with the Cite\, judged on the strength of the project\, the bene fit of pursuing it via a Paris residency\, and the potential to further th e applicant's professional development. Applications open 20 May 2026 and close midnight\, 30 June 2026\; applicants notified September 2026.\n\nOrg anisation: Power Institute\, University of Sydney\nLocation: Paris\, Franc e (residency)\; applicants must be Australian\nAward: $13\,000 AUD towards travel and living costs\, plus rent-free access to the Power Institute's living/working studio at the Cite Internationale des Arts for 3 months. No te: fellows pay a refundable bond deposit and utility costs. No applicatio n fee.\nDuration: 3-month residency in one quarterly period (Jan-Mar\, Apr -Jun\, Jul-Sep\, or Oct-Dec)\n\nMore: https://powerinstitute.submittable.c om/submit URL:https://powerinstitute.submittable.com/submit LOCATION:Paris\, France (residency)\; applicants must be Australian END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:oceania-pacific-arts-residency-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260626T215609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260605 SUMMARY:Deadline: Oceania Pacific Arts Residency 2026 (Suva\, Fiji) DESCRIPTION:Tri-nations pilot residency partnership between Creative New Ze aland\, Creative Australia\, and the Oceania Centre at The University of t he South Pacific in Suva\, Fiji. Selects one established artist each from Aotearoa New Zealand\, Australia\, and Fiji for a shared 6-week residency at the Oceania Centre (1 October - 12 November 2026)\, supporting Pacific creatives to develop their practice and grow relationships and networks ac ross Te Moana Nui a Kiwa. THEME: selected artists develop new work themed around Climate Change\, a priority under Creative New Zealand's Pacific Ar ts Strategy and a pressing security issue for the peoples of the Pacific I slands. ACCOMMODATION: studio is suitable for a single artist or a couple\ ; guests may be possible (discuss with the host before applying)\; additio nal access requirements can be accommodated on request. ELIGIBILITY: estab lished artists and practitioners from New Zealand\, Australia\, and Fiji\; specific eligibility criteria apply for each country (check the funder's page for your country). APPLY via the Creative New Zealand opportunities p age. DEADLINE: 4 June 2026.\n\nOrganisation: Creative New Zealand\, Creati ve Australia\, and the Oceania Centre at The University of the South Pacif ic (Suva\, Fiji)\nLocation: Oceania Centre\, The University of the South P acific\, Suva\, Fiji\nAward: NZD 9\,000 artist fee\; return travel to Suva \, Fiji from New Zealand or Australia\; accommodation and per diems during the residency\; NZD 4\,000 for project costs (insurance\, materials\, ven ue/equipment hire\, promotion\, ground transport\, internet\, local mentor ship)\; networking and engagement opportunities. No application fee.\nDura tion: 6-week residency\, 1 October to 12 November 2026\n\nMore: https://cr eativenz.govt.nz/funding-and-support/all-opportunities/oceania-pacific-art s-residency URL:https://creativenz.govt.nz/funding-and-support/all-opportunities/oceani a-pacific-arts-residency LOCATION:Oceania Centre\, The University of the South Pacific\, Suva\, Fiji END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:samstag-international-visual-arts-scholarship-2027@artificialnouveau.gi thub.io DTSTAMP:20260626T215609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701 SUMMARY:Deadline: Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarships - Class of 2027 DESCRIPTION:The Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarships are annual s cholarships enabling Australian artists to develop their artistic capaciti es through a dedicated year of practice-based learning at an international institution of their choice. AMOUNT: AUD $75\,000 tax-exempt stipend\; in stitutional fees for one academic year (where applicable)\; return airfare s\; and travel and health insurance. ELIGIBILITY: Australian citizens or p ermanent residents aged 18 or over who are either (a) currently enrolled i n a practice-led visual arts program at an Australian institution of highe r education\, having successfully completed at least two years of an under graduate or postgraduate degree\; or (b) graduates of a practice-led visua l arts undergraduate or postgraduate qualification at an Australian instit ution of higher education (graduates of more than five years' standing are now eligible following 2023 guideline updates). PROCESS: applicants must create an account in the online portal\, download the Samstag Microsoft Po werPoint template\, read the Class of 2027 Guidelines\, and complete and s ubmit the online application form. Accounts can be created before the dead line and applications saved for later submission. Prior applicants (Classe s of 2024\, 2025\, or 2026) can reuse the same account. Deadline: 30 June 2026\, midnight Australian Central Standard Time (ACST). Apply at https:// samstag.adelaide.edu.au/scholarship/apply/.\n\nOrganisation: Samstag Museu m of Art\, University of South Australia\nLocation: Australia (applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents)\; 12-month placement a t an international institution of the scholar's choice.\nAward: AUD $75\,0 00 tax-exempt stipend\; institutional fees for one academic year of study (where applicable)\; return airfares\; and travel and health insurance. No application fee.\nDuration: 12 months overseas at an international learni ng institution.\n\nMore: https://samstag.adelaide.edu.au/scholarship/apply / URL:https://samstag.adelaide.edu.au/scholarship/apply/ LOCATION:Australia (applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent res idents)\; 12-month placement at an international institution of the schola r's choice. 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