Cade Lucas
New and emerging artists from all over Australia are being encouraged to enter this year’s Wyndham art prize.
Entries are now open for the prize which was established by the Wyndham Art Gallery in 2015 and covers a broad range of artworks including sculpture, painting, drawing, textiles and digital and visual sound.
The winner of the main prize will receive $15,000, while a prize for local emerging artists is worth $5,000.
Artists will be shortlisted by Wyndham art gallery curators Dr Megan Evans and Olivia Poloni, while Geelong Gallery’s Jason Smith and Gail Harradine from the Koori Trust are among the judges.
Wyndham councillor Marcel Mahfoud said while the prize is open to artists from all over Australia, it was a great opportunity for local artists too.
“We have a wonderful culturally and linguistically diverse community in Wyndham and we want to reflect that in the gallery programming.
We encourage local artists in Wyndham to enter.”
Finalists and prizes will be announced on August 16 and an exhibition showcasing the entries will run at the Wyndham Art Gallery from August 17 to October 22.
For more information visit: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/whats-on/2023-wyndham-art-prize
