Sydney Printmakers at WAMA Art Prize in Victoria

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Sydney Printmaker members Nathalie Gautier-Hartog and Ro Murray at the opening of WAMA Works on Paper Environment Prize 2025.

The major acquisitive prize was awarded to Kate Gorringe-Smith, and three awards of excellence were presented to Deanne Gilson, Delores Skowronski and Ro Murray by the Judges Dr Jacqueline Healy, Dr Vicki Couzens, Suzanne Davies and Anne Virgo.

NATHALIE GAUTIER-HARTOG Hawkesbury River 2025 letterpress and rizzo printing, 90x160cm

You can visit the exhibition in person at WAMA’s newly opened National Centre for Environmental Art 4000 Ararat-Halls Gap Rd, Halls Gap, Victoria.

Thursday – Sunday 10am – 5pm until 16 March 2026

Peoples Choice Award

View + Vote: https://artprize.wamafoundation.com.au/ 

Finalists Announced for Wama National Award for Environmental Art

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NATHALIE GAUTIER- HARTOG Hawkesbury River 2025, letter press on Rizzo 30x42cm

Wama Art Prize is a new acquisitive prize for works on paper about the environment,

to which Sydney Printmakers Nathalie Gautier-Hartog and Ro Murray have been selected finalists

RO MURRAY Against the Tide I,II,III 2025 lino print on pianola rolls 410cm long

Exhibition 28 Nov 2025-9 March 2026

Wama’s National Centre for the Environment is situated in the Grampians, Frid-Mon 10-5

at 4000 Ararat-Halls Gap Rd, Halls Gap Victoria 3381

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


2025 KAAF Art Prize Finalists Announced

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MARTA ROMER Hilly 2025, archival print 35x5cm

The Korean-Australian Arts Foundation has announced finalists including

Sydney Printmakers Marta Romer and Ro Murray

Exhibition: 21st November 2025 – 16th January 2026

Korean Cultural Centre Gallery 255 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000 Weekdays 10am – 6pm

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. 

HURRAY Wama Art Prize 2025 Is Open For Works on Paper

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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

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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