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Opportunities

Linking You With Opportunities.

 

Jeweller Stacey O’Neill at the workbench. Image by Krave Studios, 2024

TIPS for your application for working with council

Want to know the secrets of getting a gig with Council? Want to know how to complete an RFQ or EOI? How are they selected, and what do the selection panels look for? Check out our Working with Council page for more information.

 

current open opportunities

PAID GIGS, WORK OPPORTUNITIES

From time to time we’ll have a range of opportunities, contracts and expressions of interest for makers, artists, creatives and producers. Simply select the current opportunity to review the terms and conditions.

EOI: Public Art - Patterson River Sculpture Trail. Closes 28 January 2026.
eoi: Public Art Commission Colac Otway Shire. Closes 20 march 2026.

GRANTS & FUNDING

Did you know that the City of Ballarat gives you access to information to grants that are open to arts and creative industries within the Ballarat region?

Festival Australia Grant support. opening feb 2026.
APRA AMCOS - Arts Business: First Nations Development Fund. Closes 3 february 2026.
The Lady Mollie Isabelle Askin Ballet Scholarship. Closes 3 February 2026.
Creative Australia - Tri Nations Exchange Program 2026-28. Closes 3 February 2026.
Creative Australia - Storytelling and Recording: First Nations Project Fund. Cloes 9 February 2026.
Regional Arts Victoria Quick Response Grants. OnGOING.
creative australia - Arts Projects for Organisations. Closes 3 March 2026.
Creative Australia - Playing Australia Project Investment. Closes 3 March 2026.
The Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships. Closes 3 March 2026.
Creative Australia - Contemporary Music Touring Program. Cloes 3 March 2026.
creative Australia - Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups. Closes 3 January 2026.
Creative Australia - First Nations d/Deaf and/or Disabilities Project Fund. Closes 17 March 2026.
vicscreen funding. (production, development, digital games, screen, travel and skill development. ongoing.
Australian Cultural Fund. Ongoing.
Search Grant Finder

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES & AWARDS

january - FEBruary 2026

 

February 2026 onwards

Street Photography Exhibition Call Out. Closes 27 January 2026.
SWELL SCULPTURE FESTIVAL. Closes 31 January 2026.
Napier Waller Art Prize. Closes 1 February 2026.
The Bald Archy Prize. Closes 1 February 2026.
Callinan Chambers Art Competition. Closes 2 February 2026.
Muswellbrook Art Prize. Closes 2 February 2026.
Australiasian quilt challenge. closes 5 february 2026.
2026 ravenswood australian women's art prize. closes 11 february 2026.
The World of Wearable Art Competition. EOI closes 12 February 2026.
Paper on Skin (Wearable Paper Art). Closes 16 February 2026.
The Mandorla Art Award. Closes 18 February 2025.
Bayside Painting Prize. Closes 20 February 2026.
National Photography Prize. Closes 20 February 2026
Harden Art Prize. Closes 1 March 2026.
Sorrento Creative Writing Prize. Closes 1 March 2026.
St Columba's Art Prize. Closes 3 March 2026.
Stanthorpe Art Prize. Closes 4 March 2026.
Ross Creek Gallery - 2026 Infuse Art Prize. Closes 14 June 2026.
 

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City of Ballarat is pleased to have established a comprehensive database of creative businesses, artists, performers, makers and crafters who live and work in our city. This database is the backbone to helping create a sustainable creative core in our city, tracking the kinds of products people make, the classes they host, the music they perform, the businesses and practices they run.

By signing up to our database, you’ll be asked to provide information about yourself. You can receive our regular newsletter of activities, events and news. You can be invited to submit for Expressions of Interest, or find out first about potential contract opportunities that might exist in the city.

If you’re hunting for a great performer, maker, creative or problem solver based in the Ballarat region, then drop us a note and we might be able to put you in touch with a creative who matches your requirements.


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For further information on how your personal information is handled, refer to the City of Ballarat's Privacy Policy at ballarat.vic.gov.au

Creative City Catch Up (May 2025). Photographer Meda Design.