The Paul Guest Drawing Prize is an award and exhibition held biennially that highlights contemporary drawing practice in Australia. The Prize was initiated by former Family Court Judge and Olympic rower, The Honourable Paul Guest OAM QC and encourages artists from across Australia to engage with the important medium of drawing in contemporary art practice. The Prize is a non-acquisitive cash award of $18,000.
‘My abiding and passionate interest in art commenced several decades ago and from those early beginnings I was introduced to contemporary art in a holistic way which ran parallel to my professional career. I appreciate that the journey for artists is, at times, a demanding and tortuous one and I trust that in some small way I have and will continue to assist them to achieve their full potential,’ said the Honourable Paul M Guest, OAM QC
The entries for the 2024 edition are now open until Friday 23 August 2024. Click the button below to learn more and enter your artwork.
Please visit our Terms and Conditions page for the full Paul Guest Drawing Prize 2024 entry requirements
Entries close: 4pm, Friday 23 August 2024
Finalists announced: Friday 4 October 2024
Winner announcement: Friday 29 November 2024 at 7 pm
Finalist exhibition: 30 November 2024 – 27 April 2025
Paul Guest Drawing Prize 2024 Terms & Conditions
Entry fee is $45 per artist (regardless of one or two entries supplied).
Open to all Australian artists over the age of 18 (citizens of Australia or residents for 12 months).
Non-acquisitive Prize
Prize money $18,000
Artists can submit a maximum of two works completed since 1 July 2023
Works must not exceed 2 metres in any direction including frame
Media: Bendigo Art Gallery has not stipulated what constitutes a drawing in the terms and conditions and hopes to see a range of approaches and interpretations of this medium in the prize.
If you have any questions about your entry please contact us using paulguestprize@bendigo.vic.gov.au
Before entering the Award please ensure you carefully read the following list of criteria.
You may submit two (2) drawings. Each drawing must not exceed 1.2 x 1.2 when framed.
Your work must be original and must have been completed in the past 12 months. It may have been exhibited but not entered into any other prizes or awards. The Kedumba Award is acquisitive and the winning drawing becomes a part of the Kedumba Collection.
Entry is $50 for the first entry and $45 for the second. The total for two is $95.
Friday 16th August Midnight.
The judges are asked to select 50 finalists. These will be curated and exhibited in the Kedumba Gallery. The judges will visit the gallery to make his/her decision after viewing all fifty finalists.
You will be notified by email Friday 20th September.
If you are a finalist you will be expected to frame your work to museum standard with D hooks. Also you will arrange for your work to be delivered on Monday 4th 5th or 6th November between 10 and 4. Preferred courier is IAS who have depots in all states and are reliable. Deliveries via Australia Post are acceptable to Kedumba Gallery, Locked Bag 3006 Wentworth Falls NSW 2782.
Yes in the Kedumba Gallery. 3 Matcham Ave Wentworth Falls NSW from November 17 to December 8 Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 3pm.
Any permanent resident of Australia over the age of 18.
Grafton Regional Gallery is pleased to announce that entries are open for the 2024 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA), artists from across Australia aged over 18 are invited to submit entries until midnight 30 June 2024.
The JADA is Australia’s richest regional drawing award. This award seeks to encourage and promote innovation and excellence in drawing, and plays a vital role in fostering Australian drawing practice. The JADA provides an opportunity for artists to further their arts career.
Over the years the JADA has documented the development of contemporary drawing practice in Australia, and has captured how drawing has changed and evolved.
At the official opening of the exhibition to be held on 27 September 2024, two prizes will be awarded. The acquisitive prize of $35,000 proudly sponsored by the Friends of Grafton Gallery (FoGG), and a non acquisitive prize of $5,000 for an Early Career Artist.
The exhibition of works by selected finalist’s will be on show at Grafton Regional Gallery from 28 September – 24 November 2024.
JADA Drawing Definition – A drawing is primarily driven by mark-making using various mediums. Submissions that include both traditional and/or contemporary approaches to achieve this are eligible for entry.
Please read the Terms and Conditions prior to entry.
Anthea Boesenberg and Carolyn Craig have been selected as finalists from a large field of entrants.
Neilton Clarke has been awarded the Holbein Prize for his work Sugi Boogie Memo, showing as part of the juried ‘Inheritance & Innovation: Mokuhanga & Washi’ exhibition on display at the Imadate Art Center, Echizen City, Japan.
Congratulations, Neil!
With a first prize of $20 000, the Lethbridge Art Award is open to national and international artists for small-scale artworks. Entrants may submit a 2D or 3D artwork up to 61cm (24 inches) in height, width, or depth.Judging is based on three equally evaluated criteria of creativity, originality, and skill.
Entries Opens
25 March 2024 – 31 May 2024
Date Prize Announced
13 July 2024
Exhibition Dates
12 July 2024 – 30 July 2024
Winning Prize
$20000TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Both Carolyn Craig and Roslyn Kean have been selected as finalists in the 2024 Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize.
In addition, Roz’s image is reproduced in an article about the Mokuhanga conference in the latest issue of Printmaking Today. Roz is currently in Japan for the conference, along with Susan Rushforth and Neil Clarke.
The art prize is open to Australian residents working within any 2D medium and new media
The national acquisitive Sunshine Coast National Art Prize is a dynamic visual arts award reflecting outstanding contemporary 2D and new media arts practice in Australia. Now in its eighteenth year, the exhibition presents the remarkable finalist works by artists from across the country.
The artwork awarded with the Major Prize will be acquired into the Sunshine Coast Art Collection. A People’s Choice prize is also decided by way of public vote by exhibition visitors.
The Hadley’s Art Prize is for two-dimensional Australian landscape art.
Please read the 2024 Conditions of Entry
To participate, you need to be over 18 and must be an Australian citizen or permanent Australian resident.
Entries close on Friday 15 March 5pm AEST.
The work must have been undertaken and completed within two (2) years immediately preceding the entry close date.
Must not be larger than 160cm x 160cm. A stretched canvas is considered framed.
There is an entry fee of $50 per submission. Each artwork entered requires a new form.
If you have any questions or require assistance, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page or email us.
