Creative & Professional Opportunities – if you’re creative this page is for you
BEATS 25: Building the Next Generation of Music Makers Applications are now open for BEATS 25, the Band Enabling and Training Sound-Lab. Super cool place to young musicians to get skills. HAVE A LOOK
Take your creative practise to the next level? Bespoke training, mentoring and support tailored to your needs.
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Make Art? Reach new audiences and Art Lovers. Be part of the STA Creative Directory. FREE for STA Members
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Regular FREE networking events for Creatives in Goulburn & Queanbeyan.
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Awards, Prizes and Opportunities – listed by closing date.
2 Dec 2025 – Digital Specialist in Residence – provides First Nations arts and culture organisations with 14 weeks’ access to a digital specialist who will assist in the development of the organisation’s Digital Capacity Strategy.
2 Dec 2025 – Cultural Mediators Program 2026 – Creative Australia is engaging with state and territory galleries and museums to identify front of house staff suitable to undertake cultural mediation for the Australia Pavilion (the Pavilion) during the Venice Biennale in 2026.
16 Jan 2026 – Orange Regional Museum’s new Creative Collections opportunity – artists working in any artform can submit an expression of interest to develop a creative response to an object from Orange Regional Museum’s collection.
30 Jan 2026 – Water through Reeds Gallery – EOI now open for 2026 Exhibition Applications.
3 Feb 2026 – The Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships – Support for talented young artists to explore, study and develop their artistic gifts through interstate and international travel.
3 Feb 2026 – The Lady Mollie Isabelle Askin Ballet Scholarship – Travelling scholarship to support the professional development of young people under 30 with outstanding ability and promise in ballet.
3 Feb 2026 – Sir Robert William Askin Operatic Scholarship – Travelling scholarship to support the professional development of a man or male under 30 with outstanding ability and promise in opera singing.
27 Feb 2026 – Sydney Film Festival Competition This festival aims to develop and deliver a sustainable world class film festival, which engages all stakeholders and achieves critical acclaim by presenting a unique program that inspires, challenges, and entertains an increasingly broad and diverse audience.The 73rd Sydney Film Festival takes place 3 to 14 June 2026.
open – Incentives for live music and performance venues – This program aims to encourage more live music, performance and other arts and cultural events and employment opportunities for musicians and performers.
open – Rusten House Galleries Exhibition space is avalible for Artists to propose exhibitions in Queanbeyan
INSURANCE
ArtsLaw has a comprehensive Insurance information page for the Creative Sector, including a list of insurance providers.
Creative Residency Programs
Find an AiR from our list of creative residency opportunities from across the state, nation and globe.
Do you have a Bargo, Tahmoor or Picton story? We’d like to share it online. Find out more.
Arts Hub – A fabulous resource space for creatives with an impressive listing of art prizes and awards.
Support Act provides crisis relief, mental health and wellbeing support to musicians, managers, crew and music workers across all genres of music. They can now support all arts practitioners.
Writing NSW is the state’s premier organisation for writers and writing. They support writers each year through courses, events, prizes and fellowships and other opportunities.
Creative Workplaces from Creative Australia Information & resources for fair, safe and respectful workplaces for artists, arts workers & arts organisations in Australia
Digital Solutions Program – open to NSW based sole traders & small businesses with less than 20 employees. Digital Solutions 1:1 Coaching Service
Enterprise Plus Centre (formerly SRBEC) Professional development, workshops, support with social media, marketing and much more.
Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM) Find a Conservator
TAFE NSW courses available for Small Business Owners. Your Arts practise is a small business.
Australian Music Industry Network is a network that represents the eight state and territory peak music industry bodies.
Creative Residency Programs
Find an AiR we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of creative residency programs and opportunities from across the state, nation and globe.
Insurance
Public Liability Insurance is becoming an essential component of a Creative Practise. If you are conducting Arts and Cultural activities odds are you will need to hold a current Public liability policy. Insurance is a regular concern for STA Members and we conduct regular professional development about insurance options. Until the next workshop comes up ArtsLaw has a comprehensive Insurance information page for the Creative Sector, including a list of insurance providers.
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