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 1 June CinefestOZ Short Film Competition provides awards to Australian Shorts for excellence in filmmaking, during the CinefestOZ Film Festival.

3 June Entries open for the Taralga Art Show Taralga War Memorial Hall. Check the facebook page for details.

5 June Head On Photo Awards is Australia’s premier photographic competition and one of the most prestigious competitions in the world, showcasing innovative Australian and international photography, reflecting a diverse cross-section of new and traditional photographic practices.

6 June The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize. The 2022 winner receives $3000, and two highly commended entrants will be awarded $500 each.

17 June Lester Portrait Prize open to all Australian artists. Portraits can be of a well-known Australian, an Australian or Australians that the Artist admires or is inspired by, or a self-portrait.

19 June Swan Hill Print & Drawing Acquisitive Awards 2022. $16,000 prize. Promotes excellence in Australian prints and drawings

2 August Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2022 – Women artists from across NSW are invited to submit works, in any medium, that respond to the historic house.

22 August Inspired Dance Youth Film Festival Australia’s only international dance on film festival for dance students aged 13 to 17

Check out all the writing competitions through the Fellowship of Australian Writer