Burnie Print Prize

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The Burnie Print Prize presents the best works from established, emerging and cross-disciplinary artists. We welcome all artists living and working in Australia to enter a print or an artist’s book created utilising any printing process. 

Offering a prize pool of $23,000 the winner will take home $17,000 cash, and an emerging artist $5,000, plus a $1000 peoples choice award announced at the end of the exhibition period.

The Burnie Print Prize was established in 2007 to:

  • Develop the Gallery’s print collection
  • Present the best of contemporary printmaking
  • Support artists who work with the print medium
  • Foster innovation in the print medium
  • Promote an appreciation of the fine art of printmaking
  • Recognize and celebrate craftsmanship
  • Explore possibilities of the medium in contemporary practice

Enter Online

Click here for Entry Requirements: Online Entry Form

Entries close
Sunday the 3rd November 2024

Shortlisted artists will be announced Friday the 29th November 2024

The $17,000 major prize winner will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on Friday 14 March 2025

Exhibition dates

Entries selected will be on exhibition from 14 March to 18 May 2025

MPRG National Works on Paper Award 2024

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The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s National Works on Paper (NWOP) was established in 1998 and incorporated the former Spring Festival of Drawing and Prints Acquisitive which began in 1973 and 1974. 

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

NWOP supports and promotes Australian artists working on or with paper.

Recent winners of the National Works on Paper include 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.

National Works on Paper 2024
Entries open Thursday 18 January
Entries close Friday 5 April
Exhibition dates 31 August – 24 November

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2023 Banyule Award for Works on Paper Call for Entries

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The Banyule Award for Works on Paper is awarded biennially to an outstanding contemporary work on paper. This is a prestigious national art prize, with the winning artwork entered into the Banyule Art Collection.

2023 theme

The theme for the 2023 is Nhalinggu Bagung, meaning come gather in the Woiwurrung language.

On 5 December 2022, we adopted the Uluru Statement from the Heart and have committed to taking practical action for a better future and reconciled Australia.

The 2023 theme recognises that Reconciliation requires all of us to come together and do our part to build a future for all Australians.

We invite entries from all Australian artists to show us what Reconciliation looks like from your individual perspective and lived experience through artistic response.

  • First Nations artists, share your culture and story with us and show us the way forward.
  • Non-Indigenous artists, show us how you would take part in Reconciliation, or what Reconciliation means to you.

Entries will be closely monitored for cultural appropriation. Non-Indigenous artists, if you are unsure if your artwork or idea is appropriate, please do contact us to discuss.

Prizes and dates

  • Main Acquisitive Prize: $10,000
  • Commendation Prize: $1000
  • People’s Choice Award (voted by public, announced at the end of the exhibition period): $1000

Entries open on 1 May and close at 11.59pm 14 July 2023. No late entries will be accepted.

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Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2023

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The biennial Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award is a significant national exhibition that aims to elevate the status of work on paper while supporting and promoting artists working with this medium. With awards totalling $26,000 the biennial Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award showcases outstanding art created with, on or about paper. Awards include the $15,000 major award, the $5,000 Young and Early Career Artist Award, the $5,000 Friends of Hazelhurst Local Artist Award, and the $1,000 People’s Choice Award. Hazelhurst’s installation crew also select an artist for the Residency Award: a 4-week studio residency. The exhibition will present a diverse range of works including drawing, printmaking, collage, photography, sculpture, paper cuts and video.

Entries close midnight Friday 30 June 2023. A list of finalists whose work has been selected for the exhibition was be announced on Friday 28 July 2023. Finalists will be exhibited in the Main Gallery at Hazelhurst Arts Centre from 16 September to 12 November 2023.

The Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award is open to original works made on, or principally with, paper. Mediums may include but are not limited to drawing, painting, watercolour, collage, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation and video. There are no size restrictions for works entered into the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award.

The entry fee is $45 per artwork. Artists can submit up to three artworks. Works must have been made after 1 January 2022.

To enter fill out and submit the form below. Please note: Entries must be submitted online. Entries will not be accepted if entered by post or email. 

Art on Paper submission form

You must read the Art on Paper terms and conditions prior to submitting your entry.

Please Note: Once you have submitted your entry, please email hazelhurst@ssc.nsw.gov.au with the subject line Art on Paper so we can double check your entry has been received properly. No need to write anything in the body of the email.

Payment: Once you hit the submit button you will be taken to the payment screen. The cost is $45 per artwork submitted.

Attaching images: Please attach one high resolution image per work. Two detailed images can also be attached if necessary.

Images must be under 3MB and must be a jpeg file or they will not attach correctly.

Firestation Print Studio National Monoprint Prize Call for Entries Opening Soon

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Plenty of time to prepare your entry!

Biennial Australian
Monoprint Prize 2023
Fire Station Print Studio is again hosting this National Prize ​September 20 – October 21, 2023Key Dates:
Entries Open: February 15th
Entries Close: July 5th
Announcement of Finalists:
August 5th
 2023 Monoprint Prize Judges: 
Anthony Fitzpatrick, curator, Tarra Warra Museum of Art, &
Brent Harris renowned Australian Painter and printmaker. Thank you to our major sponsor

Thea Weiss’s short film wins yet more accolades

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Thea Weiss has won more laurels for her short film My Two Lives, a Creative Response to the Holocaust, these from the Barcelona Short Film Festival and the Topaz Film Festival by Women in Film Dallas.

The film highlights her artwork, interpreting the story of her late mother-in-law, Lotte Weiss, as she describes her horrific experiences.

To watch the film please go to Thea’s website: www.theaweiss.com.au

Visual Arts in the Valley Call for Entries

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Calling for contemporary visual artwork – painting in any medium, drawing, printmaking, digital, photographic and video art, textile and fabric art, collage, multi-media and new media – no theme – emerging and established Australian artists.
Entry Fee: $30/entry, limit two – Commission: 25%

Key People: 
Curator: Megan Monte, director, Ngununggula National Trust and State Gallery at Retford Park
Judges: Sophie O’Brien, curator, Bundanon Art Museum and Jane Watters, Director, SH Ervin Gallery
Special Advisor: Rex Irwin, international art dealer

ENTRIES NOW OPEN
Open 25 July
Close 19 August 5pm
Apply now!

Key Dates:
Entries open 25 July
Entries close 19 August 5pm
Finalists announced 5 September
Exhibition dates: 30 September – 3 October in Kangaroo Valley

Sydney Printmakers at the North Sydney Art Prize

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This year’s North Sydney Art Prize is open from the 14th May until the 29th May, every day from 10am to 4pm. The opening and announcement of prize winners is at noon on Saturday the 14th. The works are spread across the extraordinary site, including the chambers and the tunnels.

With five members of Sydney Printmakers accepted as finalists in the North Sydney Art Prize there’s a variety of approaches on offer.

Gary Shinfield has large works on paper, The Burnt Series, in one of the chambers.

Gary Shinfield, Burnt Series

Lea Kannar Lichtenberger has an installation, Suffocation of Avarice, in another of the chambers.

Lea Kannar Lichtenberger, Suffocation of Avarice 
Materials: builders’ plastic, hand stencilled builders plastic, ceramics, table, chairs, dinner setting, projection and sound
250 x 300 x 600 cm

Anthea Boesenberg, Anna Russell and non member Rhonda Nelson have a large collaborative work, Canaries in the Coal Mine, sited in the tunnel.

Anthea Boesenberg, Anna Russell, Rhonda Nelson, Canaries in the Coal Mine, 40 bamboo and timber cages, canaries, lighting, timber and metal support structure.

Laura Stark has a print work, Millstream Burning, in the Cottage.

Laura Stark, Millstream Burning Series, collagraph.

And Seong Cho also has her work, Windy Hill 11, in the Cottage.

Seong Cho, Windy Hill 11, woodcut

oare spread across the site, including the chambers and tunnels,