Regional Arts WA
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Looking for grants, new opportunities, or simply fun and engaging things to do this month? We’ve gathered a list of opportunities and events we think you might find interesting.
Please note: unless RAWA is in the title below, these are external opportunities we’ve collected; RAWA doesn’t administer or run these. Please check each funder’s site for full guidelines and eligibility before applying.
This page was last updated 7 September 2026. Have an opportunity to share? Email us at enews@regionalartswa.org.au!
Grants
Are you looking for funding opportunities for your next creative project? You’ve come to the right place!
- 💛 RAWA Quick Response Grant | Up to $5,000 | Closes 30 Sep
- CITS Creative WA Fellowships | $26,000 – $50,000 | Closes 10 Sep
- CITS Creative WA Internships | $70,000 | Closes 10 Sep
- CITS Creative Learning | Up to $120,000 | Close 10 Sep
- FORM Esperance Sculpture Trail | Up to $900,000 | EOI closes 14 Sep
- Young People: First Nations Arts & Culture Project Fund | $10,000 – $20,000 | Closes 15 Sep
- Elevate: First Nations Storytelling and Literature Fund | $10,000 | Closes 15 Sep
- Matched Funding for Organisations – Beginner | $50,000 total | Closes 15 Sep
- Matched Funding for Artists and Artist Groups – Intermediate | $10,000 | Closes 15 Sep
- Matched Funding for Organisations – Advanced | $100,000 total | Closes 15 Sep
- Minderoo Foundation – Artist Fund | Closes 15 Sep
- Debra Porch Award: Visual Arts Thai Residency | $10,000 | Closes 15 Sep
- Acme London Residency | $30, 000 | Closes 15 Sep
- Helsinki International Artist Programme (HIAP) | $15,000 | Closes 15 Sep
- International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York Residency | $35,000 | Closes 15 Sep
- BR Whiting Studio Rome residency | Up to $27,500 | Closes 15 Sep
- Australian Indigenous Coffee (AIC) Creative Grants | $10,000 | Closes 18 Sep
- CITS Regional Performing Arts | Up to $150,000 | Opens 22 Sep
- Creative Futures Fund 2026-2027 | Up to $1,500,000 | Closes 29 Sep
- CITS Arts Activities in Regional Communities | Up to $60,000 or $50,000 | Closes 1 Oct
- CITS Connecting to Country | Up to $25,000 | Closes 9 Oct
- First Nations Arts d/Deaf and/or Disabilities Project Fund | $5,000-$10,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- Contemporary Music Touring Program | $5,000 – $50,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- International Performance and Touring Activity (Category 1) | $5,000 – $75,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- International Professional and Artistic Development (Category 2) | $3,000 – $15,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- International Market and Audience Development (Category 3) | $2,000 – $10,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- Playing Australia Project Investment | Closes 13 Oct
- CITS Connecting to Country | Up to $25,000 | Close 15 Oct
- Four Year Investment for Organisations 2029–32 | Up to $550,000 per year | Closes 27 Oct
- CITS Creative Industries Travel and Trade Program | Up to $5,000 or $10,000 | Closes 3 Dec
- CITS Contemporary Music Fund Development Program | Up to $20,000 | Closes 3 Dec
- CITS Creative Industries Travel and Trade Program | Up to $5,000 nationally, and $10,000 internationally | Closes 3 June 2027
- Lotterywest & Healthways Healthy Partnerships funding | Up to or over $5,000 | ongoing
Awards & Prizes
Someone has to win, why not you? Good luck!
- 2026 Cuballing Art Prize | Up to $500 | Closes 10 Sep
- Basil Sellers Art Prize | $55,000 pool | Closes 11 Sep
- Dobell Drawing Prize | $30,000 acquisitive | Closes 14 Sep
- First Nations Arts and Culture Business Innovation Award | $25,000 | Closes 15 Sep
- Youth Award for Achievement in the Arts | $25,000 | Closes 15 Sep
- Established Artist of the Year Award | $25,000 | Closes 15 Sep
- Red Ochre Award (Lifetime Achievement) | $60,000 | Closes 15 Sep
- Redland Art Awards | Up to $20,000 aquisitive | Closes 21 Sep
- Noongar Artwork – Graphic Design or an Acrylic Painting | $5,000 | EOI closes 21 Sep
- WA Music Award Nominations | Closes 29 Sep
- Coin Design Competition | Up to $50,000 | Closes 30 Sep
- Kilgour Prize 2027 | $5,000 – $50,000 aquisitive | Closes 5 Oct
- Cannery Art Awards Call Out | $12,000 pool | Closes 18 Oct
- Burnie Print Prize 2027 | $18,000 | Closes 30 Oct
- Lens @ Live: Albany Live Music Photo Competition & Exhibition | Closes 27 Nov
Opportunities & Resources
Call-outs, expressions of interest, courses and more – we hope you find something that speaks to you.
- Gallery Lighting Training | Esperance | 10 Sep
- CITS Volunteer Advantage Webinar Series 2026 | Register now | 16 Sep – 2 Dec
- Delivery Partner: Services for Writers | Proposals close 22 Sep
- AusArt Day 2026 Applicant and Project Registration | Closes 24 Sep
- Leadership Skills Workshops | EOI closes 29 Sep
- Night Rise Wheatbelt Observatories | EOI closes 2 Oct
- 2027 ANAT Synapse residency program | Adelaide residency | Closes 14 Oct
- Water Corporation Mural Call Out | EOI open
- Nannup Music Club Artists in Residence | Nannup | EOI open
- The Pharmacy Art Store Cosignment | Albany | Applications open
- Box Office Artisan Store Cosignment | Albany | Applications open
- Art on the Walls Program | Albany | Applications open
- Live @ the Town Hall Artist Callout | Albany | Applications open
- Albany Artist Studio | Albany | Applications open
- Artists Relief Fund WA Targeted Assistance Initiative | Ongoing
- Creative Australia – Coaching and Advice | Ongoing
- Australian Cultural Fund | Crowdfunding Platform
Job openings
Are you ready for a new job position or traineeship?
- Volunteers wanted: Cannery Arts Centre Busybee | Esperance | 12 Sep
- Youth Program Facilitator EOI | Karratha | Applications open
- Workshop Tutor | Albany | Applications open
What’s on
There is always so much happening in Western Australia! Reach out if you have an event coming up that we should know about.
- All In – Dance | Margaret River | 11 Sep
- Principles of Watercolour | Esperance | 18 Sep
- Stories of Change, Seeds of Hope – Theatre | Margaret River | 19 Sep
- Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge – Theatre | Manjimup | 19 Sep
- WA Regional Visual Arts Summit | Perth | 17-20 Sep
- Our Business: Aboriginal Art Centre Forum | Kununurra | 21 – 24 Sep
- Making Ceramic Little Houses | Esperance | 25 Sep
- Discover Felting | Esperance | 28 Sep
- Cyanotype Printmaking Workshop | Esperance | 3 Oct
- Geraldton Open Studios & Surrounds | Geraldton | 26 Sep – 4 Oct
- Southern Art & Craft Trail 2026 | Great Southern | 26 Sep – 11 Oct
- Common Ground Community Artist Exhibition | Moora | 23 Oct – 19 Nov
- Live @ the Town Hall | Albany | 24 Oct
- 64FIFTY an Exhibition by Koffii | Esperance | 18 Sep – 31 Oct
- Radical Futures: Bold Intentions Exhibition | Geraldton | 26 Sep – 22 Nov
- Regional Arts Triennial: Radical Futures | Perth | 17 Sep – 6 Dec
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