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The Archibald Prize - Australia's Culture Portal

Winner of the 2008 Archibald Prize. Image courtesy of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. An exhibition of the paintings shortlisted for judging, in conjunction with those shortlisted for the Wynne Prize and the Sulman Prize, is held at the Art Gallery o...

Brett Whiteley - Australia's Culture Portal

Brett Whiteley is one of Australia's most revered artists. He won many prizes and awards and his work hangs in numerous galleries, including the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the Tate Gallery in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New Yor...

Western Australian Women Indigenous artists - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of Mangkaja Arts. Women have different Dreaming stories and law to men, and many of the women artists experienced pre-contact traditional life. The first wave of Aboriginal women artists in Western Australia includes Queenie McKenzie, Madi...

Australian painters - Australia's Culture Portal

John Glover (1767-1849), Australian landscape with cattle: the artist's property Patterdale , c. Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia: an2253188. The Heidelberg School was the first significant art movement in Australia. ...

The Portia Geach Memorial Award - Australia's Culture Portal

Winner of the 2007 Portia Geach Award. The Portia Geach Memorial Award is recognised as one of the most important celebrations of the talents and creativity of Australian female portrait painters. Winner of the 1992 Portia Geach Award. ...

Australian sculpture - Australia's Culture Portal

Sculpture is part of many everyday Australian places including streets, public squares, buildings, parks and gardens. The influence of sculpture is obvious in the overall design of some notable Australian buildings such as Federation Square and The Austr...

Margaret Olley - Australia's Culture Portal

The art of Margaret Olley is the art of deliberate choices. Olley's art teacher at Somerville House persuaded Olley's parents to send Margaret to art school. Margaret Olley is represented at the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of NSW, the...

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Major Art Prizes   (more info)

The Major Art Prizes page covers details of criteria, prize value, medium and other information for The Archibald Prize, the Wynne Prize, Sir John Sulman Prize and the Dobell Prize for drawing.

Sunshine Coast Art Prize   (more info)

The Sunshine Coast Art Prize is a national contemporary painting and 2D art award presented in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is an acquisitive prize that in time will build a significant art collection for Caloundra City. The website inc

Country Energy Art Prize for Landscape Painting   (more info)

Initiated in 2003, the $35,000 Country Energy Art Prize for Landscape Painting is Australia's richest annual landscape art prize, equivalent in prize money to the esteemed Archibald Art Prize for Portrait Painting. Details and entry form provided. The e

Griffith Regional Art Gallery   (more info)

The major collection is Australian contemporary jewellery from 1960. The gallery also houses the Griffith Collection featuring regional artists and artists who have exhibited in the gallery, and administers the National Contemporary Jewellery Awards, and

Mosman Art Gallery   (more info)

Public gallery presenting a varied program of exhibitions, educational activities and special events. The Gallery also manages the Mosman Art Collection, a valuable and historic collection with a focus on Australian painting since 1947. The basis of the M

The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award   (more info)

Developed from a bequest managed by Perpetual Trustees and named after the late Australian artist, Helen Lempriere, this is the richest art prize for sculptors in Australia. The winning artist's sculpture will become part of the Lempriere Collection and w

Escape Artfest   (more info)

The Escape Artfest is n annual celebration of artistic talent in the Southern Shoalhaven region of New South Wales. It showcases artists of various media and techniques, including art exhibitions, sculpture, poetry, film, literature, youth art, prizes and

ALN   (more info)

This is an independent site for artist-educators based in Armidale, New South Wales. It includes an online visual art school, common room discussion forum, art prizes and exhibitions. Professional practice assistance, marketing and strategic alliance deve

Art Galleries Schubert   (more info)

Consultants and Dealers in Fine Art specialising in traditional, modern and contemporary Australian Fine Art. Visit the website to see some of the extensive range of art works, read artist biographies, find details of the Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert F

Alice Prize - National Contemporary Art Award   (more info)

The Alice Prize is a national contemporary art award, first held in 1970. The Alice Prize is administered by the Alice Springs Art Foundation, a community-based voluntary organisation. The Art Foundation also supports and hosts a variety of visual arts ac

Art Almanac   (more info)

Art Almanac is a monthly magazine listing art galleries, museums, dealers, artists, exhibitions, prizes and visual arts events Australia-wide. Provides a comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date calendar of visual arts events from national and regional inst

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