Bay of Fires Art Prize 2027
Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival · St Helens, Australia
Acquisitive $20,000 themed art prize open to artists worldwide, exhibited during the Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival in St Helens, Tasmania, each June. The 2026 round (theme 'Everyday Miracles') closed 15 April 2026; the 2027 call is expected in early 2027.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting, Sculpture, Textile & fibre, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography, Mixed media
- Work made
- Within the last 1 years
- Work
- Previously unexhibited work only
- Size limits
- 2D max 180 x 180 cm and 25 kg; 3D max 60 cm any dimension and 20 kg.
- Submission
- Online, then physical if shortlisted
- Also
- Open to artists worldwide; work must address the annual theme, be for sale and never previously shown (including online). No audio-visual entries.
About
The Bay of Fires Art Prize is the centrepiece of the Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival on Tasmania's north-east coast. Entry is open to artists anywhere in the world in painting, sculpture, textiles, drawing, printmaking, photography and mixed media (no audio-visual work). Works must respond to the year's theme, be completed in the previous or current year, be the artist's original work, be for sale (30% commission) and not previously exhibited anywhere, including online.
Size limits: 2D works up to 180 x 180 cm and 25 kg; 3D works up to 60 cm in any dimension and 20 kg. The entry fee is AUD $50 per work, with one high-resolution image, a one-page CV and a 100-word statement. First prize is $20,000 (acquisitive).
The 2026 round closed 15 April 2026, with selected artists announced by 18 May and the gala opening at the Panorama Hotel, St Helens, on 5 June 2026. 2027 theme and dates have not yet been published.
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