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Cossack Art Awards 2027

City of Karratha · Cossack (Karratha), Australia

Regional Western Australia's largest art prize, with nearly $100,000 across ten categories exhibited in the historic town of Cossack each July. Entries for 2027 are planned to open in March 2027.

Deadline: Not stated
Entry fee: A$54 ≈ £28

View on cossackartawards.com.au

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Who can enter

Location: Australia (by country of residence)
Age: 16 and over
Career stage: Any
Mediums: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Mixed media
Size limits: Two-dimensional works within the booklet's size and weight limits; no more than 1 cm relief from the canvas.
Submission: Online, then physical if shortlisted
Also: Australian residents aged 16+; one artwork per artist; no diptychs or triptychs. Several categories reserved for Pilbara-based artists.

About

The Cossack Art Awards have been run by the City of Karratha, with Rio Tinto as principal partner, since the early 1990s. Two-dimensional works by Australian residents aged 16 and over are exhibited in the Bond Store and Post and Telegraph Building in the ghost town of Cossack on the Pilbara coast, with a gala awards night in July.

2026 categories: Best Overall Artwork $20,000; Best Artwork by Pilbara Artist $10,000; Emerging Young Artists (16–25) $8,000; Painting by Pilbara Indigenous Artist $8,000; Pilbara Landscape $8,000; Portraits $8,000; North West Flora and Fauna $8,000; Open Theme $8,000; Works on Paper $8,000; People's Choice $3,000. Entry was $54 per artwork, one artwork per artist, closing 28 April 2026 or when 300 entries were received.

The organiser states that entries for 2027 are planned to open in March; the closing date has not been published.