Opportunities: The Dobell & The Perry Drawing Prizes, Defiance Award, Umbrella’s International Biennial

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24th Dobell Drawing Prize Winner, Rosemary Lee with NAS Director & CEO Dr Kirsten Sharp

25th Dobell Drawing Prize closes 5pm Monday 14 September, finalists announced 20 November

ENTER HERE https://nas.edu.au/whats-on/news/25th-dobell-drawing-prize-entry-form

The Perry Drawing Prize 2027, $25,000 acquisitive art award opens soon

2026 Perry Prize Winner Shannon Field Unnatural History (Bat Blue) detail, charcoal and oil paint stick

The Defiance Award 2026 for painting and sculpture, closes 7 October

MORE https://www.thedefianceaward.com/opportunities-for-painters

A call for Submissions in traditional and digital print media to

Umbrella’s 13th International Biennial

COMPACT PRINTS

FOR EXHIBITION, EXCHANGE AND AUCTION

MORE https://www.umbrella.org.au/exhibitions/compact-prints-wzt7sw/cp-apply

Register by 9 October

deadline 30 August

MORE https://www.re-printmakers.com/international-original-print-exhibition/

Congratulations To Members Selected Finalists in the Gosford Art Prize and Northern Beaches Environment Award

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Out of a record 1518 submissions made to Gosford Art Prize, 148 artworks were selected, including those by Gary Shinfield, Roz Kean, Rew Hanks and Carolyn Craig. This years judges were Dean Cross and Sally Dan -Cuthbert.

The Awards presentation and exhibition Opening Night Event is on Friday 25 September 6pm.

Nathalie Gautier-Hartog Hawkesbury River 2025 Letter press on Rizograph print

And selected finalist Northern Beaches Environment Awards were Nathalie Gautier-Hartog and Roz Kean

Roz Kean also has her exhibition THE SPACE BETWEEN at Belco Arts Canberra celebrating her printmaking 1976-2026 London, Toyko, Canberra and Sydney. OPENING 6pm Friday 28 August until 11 October 2026

Opportunities For Members: Call for Prints & Prizes

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Print by Yolande Oakley.

The Print Council of Australia has an OPEN CALL for prints to join the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio for a major exhibition at La Trobe Regional Gallery 13 March-20 June 2027.

for more info https://www.theoverwinteringproject.com/

Willoughby Emerging Art Prize entries open CLOSES 30 AUGUST

for more T&CS, the definition of emerging VISIT

https://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Community/Arts-and-culture/Visual-arts/Willoughby-Emerging-Art-Prize

CLOSES SUNDAY 2 AUGUST 2026

ENTER NOW https://lanecoveartsociety.com.au/the-lane-cove-art-award/

Members News

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Lois Waters Warp 4 2025 Etching Ink on Kozo 30×20.8 cm

Lois Waters is a finalist in the National Works on Paper at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery with Warp 4, 2025

Ro Murray and Nathalie Gautier Hartog have been accepted into the Fleurieau Art Prize and Nathalie’s work is the Curator’s Pick.

Ro Murray Either side of Kissing Point 2026 Linoprint 76x112cm
Nathalie Gautier Hartog Impermanence to Permanence (detail) Lace, broken glass

Congratulations to all.

Call For Entries to Sunshine Coast National Art Prize

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DAVID WELLS Dream House with Galah, 2025 acrylic on canvas 100x500cm

The Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2026, hosted by Caloundra Regional Gallery, is inviting Australian residents to submit 2D and new media works for a share of over in prizes, including a major prize and an artist residency. The competition encourages contemporary, innovative practices and covers national freight costs for finalists.

open for entries until 10 May 2026

for more information

https://gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/art-prizes/sunshine-coast-national-art-prize/conditions-of-entry

Burrinja Climate Change Biennale Call For Entries

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Art. Activism. Adaptation. Hope

Since its inception in 2015, the Burrinja Climate Change Biennale has brought together artists, thinkers and communities to grapple with the defining and most urgent challenge of our time: the climate emergency.

Closing Date 4pm 24th April

for more https://www.burrinja.org.au/burrinja-climate-change-biennale-4

Opportunities for Members, both Local and International

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Theme: Built to Expire, Closes 19 March

Partnership between Messums UK and Orange Regional Gallery. Valued at $33,000 this six-week residency in the UK must take place between 1 September and 30 November 2026 .

Closes 30 April

https://www.messums.org/learning/full-circle-international-residency-award/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

St Kevins OMNIA Art Prize Toorak, closes 13 March

Closes 18th May