Sydney Printmakers

Ravenswood Womens Art Prize is Open

November 7, 2025 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

Entries for Ravenswood Australian Womens Art Prize is now open

Key dates

Entries close: 11 February 2026

Finalists announced: 1 April 2026

Exhibition of Finalists: 16 to 31 May 2026

There are three prize categories:

the Professional Artist Prize of $35,000 (acquisitive)

the Emerging Artist Prize of $7,500 (supported by The Reed Family Foundation)

the Indigenous Emerging Artist Prize of $7,500 (supported by the Guardian and Scarborough Foundation)

People’s Choice Award of $2,000 (supported by Edwina Palmer) plus a $500 Derivan art pack

six Highly Commended Awards (two for each category) of $1,000 each (supported by Community Bank Lindfield) will also be awarded

Terms and Conditions

https://www.ravenswoodartprize.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/Ravenswood-Australian-Womens-Art-Prize-2025-TCs_.pdf

Entries Open for the 69th Blake Prize

November 3, 2025 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

The Blake Prize is a prestigious national award celebrating contemporary art that fearlessly explores spirituality, faith and the big questions of human existence.

Together with traditional mediums such as painting and sculpture, the Blake Prize also embraces new and experimental forms of video, sound, installation, photography and digital media to explore complex ideas.

Liverpool Powerhouse (formerly Casula Powerhouse) has been home to the Blake Prize since 2016. We are ideally positioned within a community of people from over 150 birthplaces, speaking more than 140 languages, and representing an equally diverse range of faith backgrounds.

Entries close Monday 17 November 2025, 12pm.

Call for Entries to Grace Cossington Smith Award

November 3, 2025 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

Entries close: Tuesday 14 April 2026

Prizes and opportunities:

The Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award (acquisitive) $25,000

The Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award to an early career artist (non acquisitive) $5,000

The Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award to a local artist from the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai area (non acquisitive) $5,000and

A finalist will be selected for a 3:33 Art Projects* collaboration.

Exhibition Saturday 18 July to Saturday 15 August 2026

CONDITIONS https://www.abbotsleigh.nsw.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-Abbotsleigh-GCS-art-award-2026-conditions-of-entry.pdf

ENTER HERE https://abbapi-gcsforms-appsvc01.azurewebsites.net/artaward/index.html

Crescendo25 Book Award Finalists

October 14, 2025 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

ROSLYN KEAN *Jukatu- Tiny Houses Japan* *Vol 3* 2025, handprinted woodcuts

Amongst the 61 finalists for the Crescendo25 Artist Book Award were three Sydney Printmakers: Danielle Creenaune, Roz Kean and Ro Murray.

The curatorial team consists of Liz Jeneid, JudyBourke, Lucia Parrella and Kathryn Orton.
Crescendo25 Artist Book Award will be judged by Dianne Fogwell

The Prize will be opened by Akky van Ogtrop

6-8pm Friday 14 November

DANIELLE CREENAUNE *In a way I try to live my life by these small words* 2024, *Lithograph and mokulito print on Zerkall and Gampi paper. Hardcover Japanese stab binding.* 24x30cm

https://artsclifton.org/event/crescendo-2025-artist-book-award

The exhibition will be on show at

Clifton School of Arts 15 -30 November 2025

338 Lawrence Hargrave Drive Clifton NSW. Open daily 10am-5pm

RO MURRAY *Scroll IX* 2024, lino print and ink on piaola roll, 270cm long

HURRAY Wama Art Prize 2025 Is Open For Works on Paper

October 14, 2025 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

MARTIN KING tree of life, diary of lost souls in twenty volumes *No2,* 2023

The Wama Art Prize, 2025 Works on Paper is now open for submissions

Australia’s National Award for Environmental Art

entries close 15 October

Now in its third edition, Wama’s biennial art prize has established itself as Australia’s leading award dedicated to environmental art, recognising artists deeply engaged with the natural world.

The Wama Art Prize finalists will be exhibited at the newly open National Centre for Environmental Art near Halls Gap, Victoria.

Aquisitive Prize, and works for sale

https://www.wamafoundation.com.au/experience/wama-art-prize-2025

WOOLLONGONG ART PRIZE ENTERIES NOW OPEN

August 27, 2025 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

Wollongong Art Prize (Acquisitive) is a national prize, open to all Australian artists. Now reimagined for a new generation, the competition invites submissions from artists working across all mediums.

The Wollongong Art Prize is a biennial art competition. Entries close Sunday 14 September.

https://wap.awardsplatform.com

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR FISHERS GHOST ART AWARD

August 27, 2025 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

DANIELLE CREENAUNE, *Quietude II,* 2024
Watercolour on Saunders Waterford, 101 x 66cm

Congratulations to Sydney Printmakers Carolyn Craig, Danielle Creenaune and Jacqui Driver for being selected to the Fishers Ghost Art Award. The exhibition is open to the public Saturday 27 September – Friday 21 November at Campbelltown Arts Centre .

Northern Beaches Environmental Art Design Prize

August 27, 2025 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

DANIELLE CREENAUNE, *Resounding Vale* 2024, woodcut edition 10, 101×80

Big congratulations to Sydney Printmakers Danielle Creenaune, Lea Kannar Lichtenberger and Gary Shinfield for being selected finalists for Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize. The annual Environmental Art & Design Prize showcases innovative and thought-provoking works that explore the theme of the environment, with an aim to inspire action toward a sustainable future.

The Art Category will be on exhibition 10am-5pm Tues-Sun 1 Aug – 14 Sept 2025 at Manly Art Gallery & Museum