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/ 

Roslyn Kean Podcast About Mokuhanga

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Roz Kean has been interviewed in a podcast about her time in Japan researching the practice of Mokuhanga printmaking.

Canadian based Andre Zadoronzy has been producing an international series of podcasts called The Unfinished Print ,focused on the practice of Mokuhanga ( Japanese Traditional Woodblock Printing with pigment and water)

https://theunfinishedprint.libsyn.com/roslyn-kean-printmaker-the-spectrum-of-colours-that-exist

https://theunfinishedprint.libsyn.com/roslyn-kean-printmaker-the-spectrum-of-colours-that-exist

Hildav Etching Press for Sale

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Hildav Professional Etching Press

With double Gear Reduction Drive, Heavy Duty Shaft and Bearings.

Can be used for Etching, Wood Block, Lino Printing, Monoprinting and Embossing.

Model 28-54
Bed Size 711 x 1,370 mm
Steel bed thickness 707mm
Appox. Weight 400 kg
A beautiful press in great condition

$7000. Negotiable

Comes with blankets
The press is housed at Leichhardt. I can provide details of someone to transport it if needed.

Contact: Janet – 0468822562

PCA PRINT BASH 2025 at Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios

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Support the Print Council of Australia and help champion the future of printmakers!

Join us at our special fundraising event, featuring a silent print auction with standout works from the PCA Collectionas well as prints generously donated by local artists.

Every bid directly supports the PCA’s ongoing work to nurture, promote, and advocate for artists and the vibrant future of printmaking in Australia.

Be part of the community that keeps artists creating, exhibiting, and thriving.

See you at the PRINT BASH 2025!

Where: Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios 
164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove, NSW 2066

When: 2 – 5pm Sunday 30th November

RSVP Now

A special art demonstration presented by Master Printmaker Andrew Totman will take place during the Silent Auction.

Wollongong Art Prize Finalists Announced

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Congratulations to Sydney Printmaker Nathalie Gautier-Hartog who has been selected finalist to this Acquisitive Prize

See the list of finalists for the Wollongong Art Prize 2025.

NATHALIE GAUTIER-HARTOG Trying to Mend the Landscape 4 2025, gouache drawing on autochrome 50x100cm

Exhibition 6 December 2025 – 1 March 2026

Open Tues – Fri 10am – 5pm, weekends 12 – 4pm, closed Mondays & public holidays

Wollongong Art Gallery 46 Burelli Street, Wollongong NSW Australia


Ravenswood Womens Art Prize is Open

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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

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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