The Asia Pacific Arts Awards recognise and celebrate Australian artists, collectives and organisations engaging across Asia Pacific.
The awards are open to individuals, collectives and organisations from all Australian states and territories who have been engaged in building stronger, deeper and broader cultural links between Australia and its regional partners through people-to- people connections, opportunities for cultural exchange, expertise and knowledge sharing, and projects of high artistic merit.
The Awards recognise achievement across six categories: Impact, Innovation, Inspire (individual/group/collective), Inspire (organisations), Connect, Legacy. The Awards come with a $25,000 prize for each category.
Activities will be assessed on how they demonstrate innovation in artistic expression and presentation, cultural exchange and the legacy of the activity, including people-to-people connections and market development opportunities, artistic merit and audience impact.
Nominations are accepted via an open process and close: Tuesday 23 June 2026, 3pm AEST
View the full guidelines for the Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2027 here.
Celebrating Australia’s rich cultural exchange and creative connections in the Asia Pacific through arts and culture.