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Entries are open for the Muswellbrook Art Prize

January 1, 2021 by Anthea Boesenberg Leave a Comment

 

 
 

Prizes

Painting Prize $50,000 (acquisitive)
Works on Paper Prize $10,000 (acquisitive)
Ceramics Prize $10,000 (acquisitive)
People’s Choice Prize $1,000 (non-acquisitive)

Key Dates

Entries open midnight (AEST) Sunday November 1 2020
Entries close midnight (AEST) Sunday 31 January 2021
Finalists and Adjudicator announced Monday 8 February 2021
Opening Night and announcement of Prize Winners 6.00pm Saturday 6 March 2021
Exhibition 7 March to 2 May 2021

Entry Costs

Painting Prize $45 per entry
Works On Paper $25 per entry
Ceramics Prize $25 per entry

About the Prize

Since 1958, the Muswellbrook Art Prize has grown and evolved and is today one of the richest prizes for painting in regional Australia. Finalists of the 48th Muswellbrook Art Prize in 2021 vie for a total of $71,000 prize money across four prize categories: Painting ($50,000 acquisitive), Works on Paper ($10,000 acquisitive), Ceramics ($10,000 acquisitive) and People’s Choice ($1,000 non-acquisitive).

Astute adjudication of the Muswellbrook Art Prize over the years has yielded an excellent collection of modern and contemporary Australian paintings, works on paper and ceramics from the Post War period of the 20th Century and into the 21st Century, with the winning acquisitive works forming the nucleus of what is now known as the Muswellbrook Shire Art Collection.

Previous winners of the Muswellbrook Art Prize include such key figures as David Aspden, Sydney Ball, Richard Larter and Fred Williams. The Upper Hunter Region is also well represented with a number of local artists being successful in winning the Prize including Peter Atkins, Dale Frank, Lyn Nash and Hanna Kay.

Along with Muswellbrook Shire Council, who since 1958 has acted as sponsor and administrator of the Muswellbrook Art Prize, Bengalla Mining Company has generously sponsored the Prize for the past 25 years, their commitment ensuring the development of the Muswellbrook Shire Art Collection.

For Entry Form and further details, go here.

 

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Geelong Acquisitive Print Awards

April 4, 2017 by sydprint Leave a Comment

Deidre Brollo
Fathom 2013
archival pigment prints, papercuts, embossing (artist book); edition 3/7
Geelong Gallery
Ursula Hoff institute award (winner), 2015
Courtesy of the artist

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Geelong acquisitive print awards

The Geelong Gallery invites artists to submit entries for the 2017 Geelong acquisitive print awards. This acquisitive prize and exhibition has been conducted by the Gallery since 1996.

An exhibition of selected prints will be held at the Gallery from 5 August to 8 October 2017, from which, prizes totalling $8,500 will be awarded consisting of: the Geelong acquisitive print award of $5,000, the Ursula Hoff Institute award of $3,500 and additional acquisitions up to $3,000.

The prize-winning prints will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on Friday 18 August 2017 and will become the property of the Gallery upon payment of the prize money (of $5,000 and $3,500 respectively) to the winning entrants and to the artists whose works are acquired (to the value of the nominated purchase value).

For the first time, one additional artist will be selected by the judging panel and invited to take up a 5-day printmaking residency at Queenscliff Gallery and Workshop (QG&W). This award includes five days studio access and basic materials. Accommodation, specialist editioning paper and inks are not included.

Please note: the 2017 Geelong acquisitive print awards is open to artists practicing in recognised printmaking processes (such as intaglio, relief, planographic and digital processes) and does not extend to photographic prints.

For further information and entry go here.

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