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Art prizes in Australia Art prizes in Australia run from Australia. Some are open to Australian artists only and some accept entries from anywhere; each listing gives the deadline, any fee and who can apply, checked against the organiser's page every day.
Griffith University - Queensland College of Art and Design · Brisbane
Deadline Closes in 3 days
Open to Australia
Entry A$40 ≈ £21
Prize A$20,000 ≈ £10k Prize / award Painting
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Art Gallery of South Australia · Adelaide
Deadline Closes 11 Dec 2026
Open to Australia
Entry A$50 ≈ £26
Prize A$115,000 ≈ £60k Prize / award
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Collie Art Gallery / Collie Gallery Group Inc. · Collie, WA
Deadline Closes 11 Dec 2026
Open to Australia
Entry A$44 ≈ £23
Prize A$62,500 ≈ £33k Prize / award Painting Drawing Printmaking +5
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John Glover Society · Evandale
Deadline Closes 22 Jan 2027
Open to Worldwide
Entry A$40 ≈ £21
Prize A$83,500 ≈ £43k Prize / award Painting Drawing Mixed media
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Ravenswood School for Girls · Sydney
Deadline Closes 10 Feb 2027
Open to Australia
Entry A$50 ≈ £26
Prize A$58,000 ≈ £30k Prize / award
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Outback Regional Gallery, Waltzing Matilda Centre · Winton, QLD
Deadline Closes 19 Feb 2027
Open to Australia
Entry A$30 ≈ £16
Prize A$22,500 ≈ £12k Prize / award Painting Drawing Printmaking +1
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Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) · Darwin
Deadline Closes 22 Feb 2027
Open to Australia
Entry Free
Prize A$190,000 ≈ £99k Prize / award
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Bayside Gallery (Bayside City Council) · Brighton (Melbourne)
Deadline Closes 5 Mar 2027
Open to Australia
Entry A$35 ≈ £18
Prize Main acquisitive painting prize (am… Prize / award Painting
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Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre (Tweed Shire Council) · Murwillumbah
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry A$35 ≈ £18
Prize A$30,500 ≈ £16k Prize / award Photography
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Hazelhurst Arts Centre (Sutherland Shire Council) · Sydney
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry A$50 ≈ £26
Prize A$26,000 ≈ £14k Prize / award Drawing Printmaking Collage +3
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Caloundra Regional Gallery (Sunshine Coast Council) · Caloundra
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry A$45 ≈ £23 Prize / award Painting Drawing Printmaking +5
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National Portrait Gallery of Australia · Canberra
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry Fee not stated
Prize A$75,000 ≈ £39k Prize / award Painting
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National Portrait Gallery of Australia · Canberra
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry Fee not stated
Prize A$66,000 ≈ £34k Prize / award Photography
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Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival · St Helens
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Worldwide
Entry A$50 ≈ £26
Prize A$20,000 ≈ £10k Prize / award Painting Sculpture Textile & fibre +4
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Perc Tucker Regional Gallery (Townsville City Council) · Townsville
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry A$44 ≈ £23
Prize A$52,000 ≈ £27k Prize / award Painting Photography
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Brisbane Portrait Prize · Brisbane
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry A$65 ≈ £34
Prize A$100,000 ≈ £52k Prize / award Painting Drawing Printmaking +2
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City of Karratha · Cossack (Karratha)
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry A$54 ≈ £28
Prize A$89,000 ≈ £46k Prize / award Painting Drawing Printmaking +1
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The Mandorla Centre of Inner Peace Inc. · Perth
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Worldwide
Entry A$50 ≈ £26
Prize A$63,000 ≈ £33k Prize / award
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Hahndorf Academy · Hahndorf
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry Fee not stated
Prize A$16,000 ≈ £8.3k Prize / award
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The Lester Prize · Perth
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry A$50 ≈ £26
Prize A$140,000 ≈ £73k Prize / award Painting Drawing Textile & fibre +1
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Alice Springs Art Foundation · Alice Springs
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry A$60 ≈ £31
Prize A$31,000 ≈ £16k Prize / award
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Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery · Mornington
Deadline Dates unconfirmed
Open to Australia
Entry Fee not stated
Prize Major Acquisitive Award plus furthe… Prize / award Drawing Printmaking Collage +2
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