National Works on Paper Entries Open at MPRG

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Jacky Cheng, …that awaits at the end of life, 2022, Kozo papers, joss papers, organic fibres, natural and synthetic paper fibres, National Works on Paper 2024 install, photo: Kinfolk Imagery

National Works on Paper (NWOP) is one of Australia’s most prestigious acquisitive awards. A biennial exhibition, its role is to support and promote contemporary Australian artists working on or with paper.

With a long and rich history, National Works on Paper attracts leading contemporary artists from across Australia working in the fields of drawing, printmaking, digital prints and paper sculpture.  

Recent winners include d Harding, Anna Hoyle, Annika Romeyn, James Tylor & Laura Wills, Daniel O’Shane, Jess Johnson, Laith McGregor, Richard Lewer, Danie Mellor, Gareth Sansom, Paul Boston, Lisa Roet and eX de Medici.

Mornington Penisular Regional Gallery

National Works on Paper 2026
Up to $50,000 acquisitions and awards
Entries closed Friday 20 March

Exhibition dates Saturday 5 Sept – Sunday 22 Nov 2026

Framed works will be displayed using D-rings. No other hanging devices are to be attached to the works. Unframed works will be displayed using pins or magnetic ‘pins’. Artists should supply instructions with their work where appropriate.

There is no size restrictions for entry, but note that display wall height is 3.8 metres.

more info https://mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Exhibitions/National-Works-on-Paper/National-Works-on-Paper-2026

Burwood Art Prize 2026

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Acquisitive Award $20,000

for the Burwood Council Collection. This year also marks an exciting new partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art.

THEME: I AM HERE

 Celebrating Cultural Narratives and Perspectives.

The 2026 theme I AM HERE invites artists to consider ideas of presence, identity and place in their work. It acknowledges the role of cultural identity, lived experience and community in contemporary multicultural Australia and will guide the selection and presentation of works in the 2026 Burwood Art Prize exhibition.

Artists are encouraged to interpret this statement as an invitation to explore how art can facilitate dialogue and connect audiences with the different experiences that inform our sense of community. 

Entries close 5pm Monday 16 March

exhibition dates 25 May-8 June

works on paper max size 100x100cm including frame

An Oppportunity to exhibit at St Columba’s Art Prize, Springwood

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Artists are invited to enter the St Columba’s Art Prize with over $16,000 in prizes, its a chance to showcase your work.

CLOSING DATE MARCH 3, 2026

EXHIBITION DATES 1-6 MAY 2026

All mediums are accepted including printmaking, and except digital.

Size limit of framed work is 150cm in any direction.

For more details see

ttps://www.artshub.com.au/opportunity/st-columbas-art-prize-2026-2829346/ 

Entries Open for the 69th Blake Prize

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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

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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

WOOLLONGONG ART PRIZE ENTERIES NOW OPEN

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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