Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2027, Creative Australia, May 2026
Celebrating Australia’s rich cultural exchange and creative connections in the Asia Pacific through arts and culture.
About the Asia Pacific Arts Awards
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.
View the full guidelines for the Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2027 here.
Meet the 2026 shortlist and recipients here.
Key dates
Nominations open: Thursday 30 April 2026
Nominations close: Tuesday 23 June 2026, 3pm AEST
Shortlist Announcement: Late 2026
Recipient Announcement: January 2027
Amount: $25,000 for each category
Please note: To apply you must be registered in our Application Management System a minimum of two business days prior to the closing date.
Contact
If you need advice about the nomination, contact Asia Pacific Arts Awards Team on 1800 707 889 or [email protected].
For all details visit the Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2027 website.