The Kedumba Drawing Award at Wentworth Falls
is an acquisitive prize of $20,000
Entries close 4pm 30 June 2026
Invited Judge is Patrick Shirvington
for more information https://kedumba.org.au/drawing-award/
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
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
Entries Close 10 May
see link
Submissions are invited from Australian artists for original work in any two-dimensional media in response to the theme ‘Making Connections’.
Prizes and opportunities:
Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award (acquisitive) $25,000
Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award to an early career artist (non acquisitive) $5,000
Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award to a local artist from the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai area (non acquisitive) $5,000
and
A finalist will be selected for a 3:33 Art Projects collaboration.
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Submission close: Tuesday 14 April 2026
Acquisitive Award $20,000
for the Burwood Council Collection. This year also marks an exciting new partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art.
THEME: I AM HERE
Celebrating Cultural Narratives and Perspectives.
The 2026 theme I AM HERE invites artists to consider ideas of presence, identity and place in their work. It acknowledges the role of cultural identity, lived experience and community in contemporary multicultural Australia and will guide the selection and presentation of works in the 2026 Burwood Art Prize exhibition.
Artists are encouraged to interpret this statement as an invitation to explore how art can facilitate dialogue and connect audiences with the different experiences that inform our sense of community.
Entries close 5pm Monday 16 March
exhibition dates 25 May-8 June
works on paper max size 100x100cm including frame
BIENNIAL NATIONAL PRINT & DRAWING
ACQUISITIVE AWARDS
$20,000
ENTRIES CLOSE 17 MAY 2026
for more information
https://www.swanhillregionalartgallery.com.au/Whats-on/Print-Drawing-Awards.aspx
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.
Lane Cove Art Society invites all Australian artists to enter the prestigious 2025 Lane Cove Art Award. The acquisitive 1st prize is $15,000 (sponsored by Lane Cove Council).
ENTER via: https://lanecoveartsociety.com.au/the-lane-cove-art-award/
2025 marks the first year of the MAC yapang Art Prize! This national art prize has a total prize pool of $40,000.
It is open to artists from all disciplines across Australia, with artworks in any medium.
The winning artist of the acquisitive prize will be awarded $30,000, and their
The MAC yapang Art Prize is a new, open acquisitive art prize offered by the Museum of Art and Culture, yapang (MAC yapang) in Lake Macquarie, NSW. It offers a $30,000 cash prize for the winning artwork, which will also be acquired for the museum’s permanent collection.
It is open to artists from all disciplines across Australia, with artworks in any medium.
2 June 2025 – Entries open online
30 July 2025 – Entries close at 3pm
18 August 2025 – Finalists announced
11 October 2025 – Delivery of Finalist artwork to MAC yapang (2A First Street, Booragul, NSW)
17 October 2025 – Exhibition opening and award announcement at Museum of Art and Culture, yapang from 6pm
18 October – 7 December 2025 – MAC yapang Art Prize exhibition on view
Read the MAC yapang Art Prize 2025 terms and conditions