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Kilgour Prize 2027
Newcastle Art Gallery (City of Newcastle) · Newcastle, Australia
Relaunched $50,000 prize for figurative or portrait painting, with a $5,000 People's Choice, exhibited at the reopened Newcastle Art Gallery from April 2027.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Australia
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting
- Theme
- portraiture, figurative
- Submission
- Online submission
About
The Kilgour Prize returns for its 20th anniversary following the reopening of Newcastle Art Gallery, calling for entries for the first time in five years. The artwork judged the most outstanding figurative or portrait painting receives $50,000 and the public's favourite receives $5,000.
Entries for the 2027 prize closed on 5 October 2026, with finalists announced in December 2026 and the winner revealed at the exhibition opening in April 2027. Finalists are displayed at the gallery from April to August.