Australia and New Zealand

Festival Commons is an initiative that supports the next wave of IBPoC (Indigenous, Black and People of Colour) festival-makers, curators and cultural conveners in Greater Sydney and the Asia Pacific. Four participants from Greater Sydney and two participants from the Asia Pacific will be selected, forming the next intake of Festival Commons: a collective of cultural disruptors reshaping what festivals can be.

The British Council is calling for applications from artists or organisations for their Connections Through Culture (CTC) grants programme, which supports creative collaborations between the UK and select countries.

The Farm is leading Arts Residency programme in Western Australia, offering an opportunity for artists to develop work that engages thoughtfully with the land, in an eight-to ten-week residency to be undertaken between February and November 2027.

The Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature is calling for applications for a three-month research fellowship at the State Library of Victoria.

Fremantle Biennale, Performing Lines WA and STRUT Dance will offer an experimental choreographic platform over three weeks within the context of the Fremantle Biennale. The programme will be held from 4 to 23 November 2025.

The British Council are calling for applications from artists or organisations for their Connections Through Culture grants programme, which supports creative collaborations between the UK and select countries in Asia and Europe.

The Farm is leading Arts Residency programme in Western Australia, offering an opportunity for artists to develop work that engages thoughtfully with the land, in a five-to eight-week residency to be undertaken between February and October 2026.

The Caselberg Trust and Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature have announced the Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency from 2 October to 13 November 2025.

Tautai is inviting proposals from Moana Arts practitioners across all creative disciplines – visual arts, music, dance, design, film, fashion, writing and emerging art forms – to develop works as part of the 2024 Fale-ships Residency and Exhibition.

The British Council are calling for applications from artists or organisations for their Connections Through Culture grants programme, which supports creative collaborations between Asia-Pacific and the UK. Project proposals should have a timeline ending no later than 31 October 2025.

The Farm Margaret River (TFMR) is calling from applications from emerging or professional practising visual artists for their eight-week residency, to be undertaken between February and October 2025.