The CAPO Fellowship is CAPO’s most prestigious award. This award is open to applications from established artists working in any discipline or art form and are residents of Canberra and the region only. No specific sum of money is set aside for the CAPO Fellowship. As with all types of CAPO assistance, it is subject to the availability of funds.

The selected CAPO Fellow is expected to act as an ambassador for CAPO, and to ensure that the CAPO name is given positive exposure during the term of the Fellowship. Applicants for the CAPO Fellowship should be of high standing in their chosen field. This should be demonstrated by evidence of commitment to their practice over a significant period of time.

The purpose of the CAPO Fellowship is to enable an artist to concentrate on their project for a set period of time (up to one year). Normally this assistance will be aimed at enabling an artist to complete a body of work, develop a new technique, or simply improve the standard of their work by concentrating on it more fully for that period.

The Fellowship is partially sponsored by Allhomes.

Mandy Martin was a pre-eminent Australian artist who called Canberra - and later, Central West NSW - home. She was a lecturer at the Canberra School of Art from 1978 to 2003.

Hers was an international and national reputation, seeking as she did to explore landscape and the environment through the lens of its degradation and destruction through industrial imposition, about which she had felt so very strongly.

Her body of work encompassed printmaking, painting and large-scale collaborative installation works, and is held in the collections of every major public gallery in Australia; the Guggenheim Museum in New York; the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art; and in many private collections.

The family of Mandy Martin is excited to announce the disbursement of a new national annual award of $7,500, to be awarded to an arts practitioner for their creative response to climate change and the environment.

Rosalie Gascoigne Memorial Award is in the spirit of the great Australian artist, Canberra resident and CAPO supporter Rosalie Gascoigne (1917-1999).

This award supports the creation of new work by any visual artists. This award is open to applications from practising artists resident in Canberra and the region only.

The Rosalie Gascoigne Memorial Award is generously supported by The Tall Foundation.

Megalo Print Studio is a leading printmaking facility in Canberra, dedicated to fostering creativity and excellence in print media. With a fully equipped studio and a commitment to supporting artists at all levels, Megalo provides an inspiring space for printmakers to experiment, learn, and produce high-quality work.

Megalo’s renowned Residency Program offers artists the opportunity to engage deeply with printmaking, develop new work, and access expert guidance. Residents benefit from studio access, technical support, and a creative community that encourages artistic exploration.

As part of the 2025 CAPO Canberra Awards, Megalo is offering an in-kind Residency Award valued at $5000, which includes:

4 weeks of studio access to work in a professional printmaking environment

$300 materials allowance to support project development

Dedicated staff support to assist with the production of an edition or series of works

Tuition or guidance in a print medium if the artist wishes to learn new techniques

CAPO has established the Robert Foster Memorial Award to commemorate the outstanding contribution Robert Foster has made to the local, national and international arts community for the past 30 years.

For many years F! NK has been a regular and generous donor to CAPO’s events.

This award – originally funded by both CAPO and donations received – will go to a mid-career practitioner from the Canberra region working in metal and or design.

The Robert Foster Memorial Award is generously supported by Penny and Wal Jurkiewicz and Independent Steel Company.

This award is an open grant for an emerging artist to help research techniques/themes for a body of work.

This award is offered as a general grant to a visual artist.

This award will be awarded to a visual artist.

This award is offered for a mid-career artist in any of the specified art disciplines.

This grant will be awarded to an Accredited Professional Member of Craft + Design Canberra.

A general grant for a mid-career visual artist.

These three grants will be awarded to emerging artists in any of the specified art disciplines.

These two awards are offered for artists working in performance disciplines.

This award is offered as a general grant to artists in any of the specified art disciplines.

This award is offered as a general grant to artists in any of the specified art disciplines.

This award is offered as a general grant to artists in any of the specified art disciplines.

This award is offered as a general grant to a sculpture artist.

This prize is offered to creative writers.

This grant will be awarded to an emerging artist who is a member of Craft + Design Canberra.

This grant will be awarded to an emerging artist in any of the specified art discipline.

This award will be awarded to photographic artist.