Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art 2023

Next date: Saturday, 03 June 2023 | 10:00 PM to Sunday, 11 June 2023 | 11:59 PM

The Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art is awarded every two years and is open to emerging and established artists working in any medium across Australia.

The competition includes four monetary prizes:

• Open Prize: $20,000 
• Local Prize: $10,000 
• Mayor's Award: $500
• People’s Choice Award: $500 cash prize sponsored by Montsalvat

The Open Prize and the Local Prize are acquisitive. This means that the winning artworks become part of the Nillumbik Shire Art Collection.

The finalists selected for the 2023 Nillumbik Prize Contemporary Art exhibition are:

Ingmar Apinis | Wona Bae and Charlie Lawler | Zanny Begg | Alyson Bell | Debra Billson | Fleur Brett | Johnathon World Peace Bush | Anna Carey | Tristan Chant | Jess Coldrey | Belinda Fox and Neville French | Felicity Gordon | Timothy Gregory | Amala Groom | Anton Hasell | Franky Howell | Ayman Kaake | Laresa Kosloff | Tracey Lamb | Richard Langley | Owen Leong | Alanna Lorenzon | Arrayah Loynd | Paula Mahoney | Jarrad Martyn | Harry McAlpine | Kate Mitchell | Sally M Nangala Mulda | Rohin Kickett and Mark Parfitt | John Prince Siddon | Victoria Reichelt | Kerrin Samuel | Nina Sanadze | Tina Stefanou | Emma Varker | Augusta Vinall Richardson | Darren Wardle | Lilli Waters | Simon Welsh | Deborah White | Christine Willcocks | Susan Wirth

Over 300 applications were received for the 2023 prize and were judged by the shortlisting panel:

• Jane Trengove - Artist and Disability Advocate
• Steph Noah – Curator, Banyule City Council
• Spiros Panigirakis – Head of Fine Art Department, Monash University

When

Location

Barn Gallery

Monsalvat, 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham, 3095, View map