A free, downloadable Australian art prize database for artists, art teachers, students, local art groups and cultural organisations.
Use this database to shortlist opportunities, then verify every important detail on the official organiser page before entering. Art prize dates, fees, delivery requirements, acquisitive terms and eligibility rules can change without warning.
Compare fit, cost, location, delivery effort, finalist obligations and prize category before preparing an entry.
Use it as a starting point for senior visual arts students and school newsletters.
Share the database with members who regularly ask what prizes are open or worth preparing for.
| Prize | State | Category | Opening | Closing | Fee | Status | Official |
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| Capital Chemist Art Award Artists; check official | ACT | Local / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| M16 Drawing Prize Artists; check official | ACT | Drawing | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| National Capital Art Prize Artists; check official | ACT | Open / multiple | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| National Photographic Portrait Prize Photographers; check official | ACT | Photography / portrait | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Artists; check official | International / AU links | Representational / contemporary | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| ARTEXPRESS NSW HSC Visual Arts students; check official | NSW | HSC showcase | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Archibald Prize Resident in Australia/New Zealand for eligibility period; check official conditions | NSW | Portrait | 2 February 2026 | 27 March 2026 | Check official / online entry | Closed for 2026; finalists announced 30 April; winners 8 May Art Gallery of NSW 2026 entry page | Official |
| Blacktown City Art Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Local / contemporary | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Blake Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Spirituality / religion | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Calleen Art Award Artists; check official | NSW | Painting | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Dobell Drawing Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Drawing | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Eutick Memorial Still Life Award Artists; check official | NSW | Still life | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Fisher’s Ghost Art Award Artists; check official | NSW | Contemporary / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Hornsby Art Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Local / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award Drawing artists; check official | NSW | Drawing | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| KAAF Art Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Korean-Australian / contemporary | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| KAAF Youth Art Prize Youth artists; check official | NSW | Youth | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Kilgour Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Figurative / portrait | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Lake Macquarie Dobell Festival Drawing Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Drawing | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Maitland Regional Art Gallery Open Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Regional / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Mosman Art Prize Artists; check official conditions | NSW | Painting | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Mosman Youth Art Prize Sydney-based artists aged 12–21; check official terms | NSW | Youth | 2026 entries were open; now closed | 10 March 2026, 11pm | $15 | Closed for 2026 Mosman Art Gallery 2026 event page | Official |
| Muswellbrook Art Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Painting / works on paper / ceramics | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| North Sydney Art Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Contemporary / site-responsive | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize Artists/designers; check official | NSW | Environment / design | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Operation Art NSW school students; check official | NSW | Student / school | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Paddington Art Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Landscape | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Randwick Women’s Art Prize Women artists; check official | NSW | Women artists | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Sculpture at Scenic World Awards Artists; check official | NSW | Sculpture / installation | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Sculpture on the Farm Awards Sculptors; check official | NSW | Sculpture | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Sulman Prize Resident in Australia for eligibility period; check official conditions | NSW | Subject / genre painting or mural project | 2 February 2026 | 27 March 2026 | $50 handling fee | Closed for 2026; finalists announced 30 April; winners 8 May Art Gallery of NSW 2026 entry page | Official |
| Waverley Art Prize Artists; check official | NSW | Local art prize | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Waverley Youth Art Prize Young artists; check official | NSW | Youth | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Original small sculpture up to 80cm; check official eligibility | NSW | Small sculpture | 13 April 2026 | 12 July 2026 | Check official entry form | Open for 2026 Woollahra Gallery/Woollahra Council 2026 key dates | Official |
| Wynne Prize Resident in Australia for eligibility period; check official conditions | NSW | Landscape / sculpture | 2 February 2026 | 27 March 2026 | $50 handling fee | Closed for 2026; finalists announced 30 April; winners 8 May Art Gallery of NSW 2026 entry page | Official |
| Sculpture by the Sea Awards Sculptors; check official | NSW / WA | Sculpture | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Awards Check official | NT | First Nations | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Desert Mob Awards Check official | NT | First Nations / Central Desert | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Telstra NATSIAA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists; check official | NT | First Nations | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Australian Textile Art Award Textile artists; check official | National | Textile | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Bald Archy Prize Artists; check official | National | Satirical portrait | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Doug Moran National Portrait Prize Portrait artists; check official | National | Portrait | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize Photographers; check official | National | Photography | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Moran Student Prize Students; check official | National | Student photography / art | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| National Emerging Art Prize Emerging artists; check official | National | Emerging artists | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Threatened Species Children’s Art Competition Children; check official | National | Children / environment | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Watercolour Society Awards Watercolour artists; check official | National | Watercolour | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Young Australian Art Awards Young artists; check official | National | Youth / school | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Young Archie Competition Ages 5–18 in four categories; check official birth-date criteria | National / NSW | Youth portrait | 27 January 2026 | 2 March 2026, 5pm | No fee | Closed for 2026; winners announced 4 July 2026 Art Gallery of NSW 2026 Young Archie entry page | Official |
| Bluethumb Art Prize Australian artists; check official | Online / National | Online art prize | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Brisbane Portrait Prize Artists/sitters with Brisbane connection; Next Gen for 18 and under | QLD | Portrait | January 2026 | 1 July 2026, 6pm | $65 main / $25 Next Gen | Open for 2026 Brisbane Portrait Prize 2026 key dates and entry info | Official |
| Churchie Emerging Art Prize Emerging artists; check official | QLD | Emerging / contemporary | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art Queensland students; check official | QLD | Senior visual art showcase | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Gold Coast Art Prize Artists; check official | QLD | Contemporary / regional | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| John Villiers Outback Art Prize Artists; check official | QLD | Outback / landscape | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Kilcoy Art Society Art Show Awards Artists; check official | QLD | Regional art show | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award Artists; check official | QLD | Small scale | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Moreton Bay Art Prize Artists; check official | QLD | Regional / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Percival Photographic Portrait Prize Photographers; check official | QLD | Photography / portrait | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Percival Portrait Painting Prize Artists; check official | QLD | Portrait | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Rotary Art Spectacular Awards Artists; check official | QLD | Art show / fundraiser | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Stanthorpe Art Prize Artists; check official | QLD | Regional / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Sunshine Coast Art Prize Artists; check official | QLD | Contemporary / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Tattersall’s Landscape Art Prize Artists; check official | QLD | Landscape | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| FUSE Glass Prize Glass artists; check official | SA | Glass | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize Artists; check official | SA | Landscape | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Heysen Prize for Landscape Artists; check official | SA | Landscape | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Ramsay Art Prize Artists under 40; check official | SA | Contemporary / under 40 | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| SALA Festival Awards Artists in SALA; check official | SA | Festival / multiple | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize Artists; check official | SA | Science / nature | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Young Archies at AGSA Youth entrants; check official | SA | Youth portrait | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Bay of Fires Art Prize Artists; check official | TAS | Regional / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Bruny Island Art Prize Artists; check official | TAS | Regional / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Glover Prize Landscape artists; check official | TAS | Landscape | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Hadley's Art Prize Australian landscape artists - check official | TAS | Landscape | Annual | Check official | Check official | Verify official Official organiser page | Official |
| Hadley’s Art Prize Australian landscape artists; check official | TAS | Landscape | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Bayside Painting Prize Artists; check official | VIC | Painting | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Boroondara Arts Prize Artists and students; check official | VIC | Local / youth | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Camberwell Art Show Awards Artists; check official | VIC | Art show | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Casey Art Prize Artists; check official | VIC | Local / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Darebin Art Prize Artists; check official | VIC | Contemporary / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Incinerator Art Award Artists; check official | VIC | Social change / contemporary | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Linden Postcard Show Artists; check official | VIC | Small format / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award Ceramic artists; check official | VIC | Ceramics | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| McClelland National Small Sculpture Awards Sculptors; check official | VIC | Sculpture | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| National Works on Paper Artists; check official | VIC | Works on paper | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Omnia Art Prize Artists; check official | VIC | Open / contemporary | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Paul Guest Prize Drawing artists; check official | VIC | Drawing | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Rick Amor Drawing Prize Drawing artists; check official | VIC | Drawing | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Top Arts VCE students; check official | VIC | VCE showcase | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Wyndham Art Prize Artists; check official | VIC | Contemporary / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards Sculptors; check official | VIC | Sculpture | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Albany Art Prize Artists; check official | WA | Regional / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Bunbury Biennale Artists; check official | WA | Biennial / regional | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| City of Joondalup Invitation Art Prize Invited artists; check official | WA | Invitation / local | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| City of Melville Art Awards Artists; check official | WA | Local / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Collie Art Prize Artists; check official | WA | Regional / acquisitive | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Cossack Art Awards Artists; check official | WA | Regional / open | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Fremantle Arts Centre Bazaar Awards Artists/designers; check official | WA | Design / craft | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award Print artists; check official | WA | Printmaking | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Geraldton Shore Leave Art Prize Artists; check official | WA | Regional / festival | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Lester Prize Youth Awards Young artists; check official | WA | Youth portrait | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| Mandorla Art Award Artists; check official | WA | Thematic / religious | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
| The Lester Prize Portrait artists; check official | WA | Portrait | Check official | Check official | Check official | Review official Official page or organiser page to verify | Official |
Schools, councils, galleries, newsletters and community groups are welcome to reference this public resource when it is useful to their audience.
This page is a planning guide for artists, students or families considering the Australian Art Prize Database. It explains what matters before entering, but it does not replace the official entry terms.
| Prize / opportunity | Australian Art Prize Database |
|---|---|
| Category | Art prize / competition |
| State / scope | Check official |
| Who it may suit | Artists or entrants who meet official eligibility rules. |
| Opening period | Check official |
| Closing date | Check official |
| Entry fee | Check official |
| Prize amount | Check official |
| Acquisitive? | Check official |
| Exhibition | Check official |
| Status | Review official |
| Official source | Open official source |
Many artists lose time on prizes that are not a good fit. Before entering, compare the prize requirements with your actual work, budget and timeline. A smaller local prize that fits your work may be more useful than a famous prize entered in a rush.
These prize guides include extra context about eligibility, requirements, fees, delivery, mistakes to avoid and official sources.
Artsoz is designed to be a practical directory for artists, collectors, students, galleries and art lovers. Send useful art prizes, open calls, galleries, local council resources or learning links.