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John Villiers Outback Art Prize 2027
Outback Regional Gallery, Waltzing Matilda Centre (Winton Shire Council) · Winton, Australia
Annual national prize for painting, drawing, print and sculpture on the theme 'Outback: A Sense of Place', open to Australian artists; $22,500 pool including a $12,500 acquisitive major prize; entries close 19 February 2027.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Australia
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture
- Theme
- Outback: A Sense of Place
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Open to all Australian artists; Adult and Emerging Youth categories; no photography or digital media.
About
The John Villiers Outback Art Prize is presented by the Outback Regional Gallery at the Waltzing Matilda Centre in Winton, Queensland, with the John Villiers Trust as major sponsor. Artworks must respond to the theme 'Outback: A Sense of Place'. Painting, drawing, print and sculpture are accepted; photography and digital media are not.
Entries are open from 1 October 2026 to 19 February 2027 for Australian artists, with Adult and Emerging Youth categories. Fees are $30 for one work, $50 for two and $60 for three. The exhibition runs 1 May to 20 June 2027 at the Outback Regional Art Gallery, 50 Elderslie Street, Winton.
The prize pool totals $22,500: a $12,500 acquisitive major prize, $3,000 Emerging Youth award, $6,000 artist residency, $500 Little Legends and $500 People's Choice. A 25% commission plus GST applies to sales.