Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art 2027

NILLUMBIK PRIZE CONTEMPORARY ART 2027 Enter Now. Open to artists working in any medium across Australia. Prize Pool of $31,000 Entries close 17 Jan 2027 (Arts and Culture Nillumbik logo) nillumbik.vic.gov.au/NPCA

 

Entries will soon open for the Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art (NPCA) for artists across Australia, working in any medium.

This biennial competition includes four monetary prizes:

  • Open Prize: $20,000
  • Local Prize: $10,000
  • Mayor's Award: $500
  • People’s Choice Award: $500

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

Before applying, please be sure to read the NPCA2027 Guidelines(PDF, 740KB)

Entries open on Friday 30 October 2026. 

NPCA Judges 2027

Shortlisting Judges

  • Melissa Loughnan, Fair Director, Melbourne Art Foundation
  • Dr Amelia Winata, Curator, ACMI
  • Serena Bentley, Senior Curator, National Portrait Gallery

Prize Judges

  • Nusra Latif Qureshi, Artist
  • Pip Wallis, Senior Curator, Monash University Museum of Art
  • Richard Watts OAM

Entries close Sunday 17 January 11.59pm (AEST) Melbourne time

 

2025 NPCA Award

Open Prize: Jacqui Shelton Bím Caillte (mistranslated: I am, usually, habitually, lost) 2023 digital video, sound, 19:30sec

Local Prize: Chelle Destefano Who does my family think I am?? 2024 digital video 5:55 sec stereo and textile poem

Mayor’s Award and People's Choice Award: Susan Reddrop Raygun 2024 Blackwood Lead Crystal 35x20x10cm

NPCA catalogue 2025(PDF, 1MB)

 

More information

Curator and Collections Management Officer

 

Phone
9433 3111

 

Email
curator@nillumbik.vic.gov.au

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