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/
Submissions close 31st July
Entries now open
Exhibition date 12-18 September 2025
https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/hornsby-art-prize-2025
Entries close 7 August 2025
It is open to artists from all disciplines across Australia, with artworks in any medium.
Read all of the details for the competition and enter by clicking below.
The Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art (NPCA) is awarded every two years and is open to emerging and established artists working in any medium across Australia.
The competition includes four monetary prizes:
The Open Prize and the Local Prize are acquisitive. This means that the winning artworks become part of the Nillumbik Shire Art Collection.
The submitted artworks will be shortlisted by judges:
The winners will then be selected by a separate judging panel including:
Entries for the 2023 NPCA Prize responding to the theme ‘Future‘ are now open.
Please read the Conditions of Entry(PDF, 881KB).
The NPCA is presented in association with Montsalvat.
Entries close on 14 November 2022. Enter here
Entries are now open for the 22/23 Blacktown City Art Prize.
The Blacktown City Art Prize is a much loved, open-themed annual art prize and exhibition presented at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre. Now in its 27th year, our Prize has built a reputation for showcasing the creativity of the region and providing emerging and established visual artists the opportunity to exhibit their work.
Artists across Australia are invited to submit work spanning drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photo media and mixed-media.
In 2021 there were 560 entries, with 110 finalists being exhibited at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre. Finalists’ work will be presented in a major exhibition at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre and will open our 2023 exhibition program.
Enter here: https://blacktownarts.com.au/bcap/
PRIZES
Blacktown City Art Prize: $15,000 (acquisitive)
Aboriginal Artist Prize: $2,000
Local Artist Prize: $2,000
People’s Choice Prize: $1,000
The Aboriginal Artist Prize is open to finalists who are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background.
Contact: email: artscentre@blacktown.nsw.gov.au
After a two-year hiatus, the Hornsby Art Prize (HAP) returns in 2022 for its 11th edition. HAP is calling all artists living in Australia. There are 5 categories: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Digital art stills, 3D works. All art works must be original, have been produced within the last 2 years (2020 and 2022) and never been exhibited before. The Prize encourages emerging artists residents of Hornsby to enter a dedicated category supporting new careers.
The overall prize pool is $23,000. First prize is $10,000. The exhibition is selected and adjudicated by an appointed panel of 3 judges.
Key dates:
Competition entries closes Sunday 31 July
Finalists announced 12 September
Hornsby Art Prize Exhibition 19 – 30 October.
Purpose of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize was launched in 2002 and commemorates the birth of the South Australian Museum’s first curator, Frederick George Waterhouse. The prize is an opportunity for artists to investigate the world around them, and present their perspectives on natural science. It encourages artists to make a statement about the scientific issues facing our planet, and offers a valuable platform for them to contribute to the environmental debate. Over the years the competition has become a much loved fixture on the arts calendar, allowing artists and audiences to explore natural science through a range of creative outlets.
Prizes:
Two main award categories are available, these being an Open Prize with a $30,000 prize and an Emerging Artist Prize with a $10,000 prize.
Visitors to the South Australian Museum exhibition can also vote on The People’s Choice Dr Wendy Wickes Memoriam Prize, awarded to a finalist artist who has been judged by the people to have communicated the most significant scientific message within the spirit of the competition.
The People’s Choice Dr Wendy Wickes Memoriam Prize is generously provided by her life’s companion.
Important Dates:
Entries may be submitted from Monday 25 October 2021 until 5pm Friday 25 February 2022.
The selected works must arrive at the South Australian Museum between Monday 2 May and Friday 13 May 2022.
For further information, including full competition rules and entry form, please CLICK HERE.
More information:
For further information please contact waterhouseartprize@samuseum.sa.gov.au.
The 2021 Blacktown City Art Prize is an open-themed exhibition and accepts drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photomedia and mixed-media artworks from artists across Australia. The exhibition will be open at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre, and at Blacktown, Stanhope and Mt Druitt libraries between Saturday 27 November 2021 and Thursday 27 January 2022.
Tuesday 5 October 2021, 5pm
Entries close
Wednesday 27 October 2021
Finalists announced
Friday 12 and Saturday 13 November 2021, 9am – 5pm
Artwork deliveries to The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
Saturday 27 November 2021
Prize winners announced
Saturday 27 November 2021 – Thursday 27 January 2022
Exhibition open at all venues
Friday 28 and Saturday 29 January 2022, 9am – 5pm
Artwork collection from The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
Image: Installation view, 2020 Blacktown City Art Prize exhibition. Photo: Silversalt Photography
To enter, Go HERE:
This year’s theme is “Island Awakening” and is open to artists in Painting, Sculpture, Textiles, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography and Mixed media. Entries now open for this $20,000 acquisitive art prize.
Entries close on 10th May. For more information and to enter, please visit bayoffireswinterartsfestival.com.au