Wyndham Art Prize 2023
Medium / category: All mediums
Requirements: Entrants can submit a work of any medium, with size restrictions
Eligibility: Entry is restricted to Australian citizens and permanent residents who are aged 16 years and above, and who have resided in Australia for at least 12 months
Associated institutions: Wyndham Art Gallery
Exhibition dates: 17 August – 29 October 2023 at Wyndham Art Gallery, Victoria
Wyndham Art Gallery established the Wyndham Art Prize in 2015. Each year the artists are shortlisted by Wyndham Art Gallery curators and the judging is done by independent curators and art professionals. The gallery shortlists entries on the merit of the artworks, rather than the credentials of the artist. The finalists are exhibited in an exhibition of scale and diversity with over 90 works being exhibited in 2022.
The artworks may be in any medium, including (but not limited to) sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, textiles, photography, installation, digital sound and video. As artists the applicants are expected to investigate the world by exploring a broad and varied themes such as identity, place, crisis, emotion, and connection, concepts that will resonate with exhibition visitors. In essence, the collection of works are indented to centre around the nuanced human experience.
This year’s Wyndham Art Prize judges include Jason Smith, Director and CEO of Geelong Gallery, Nicole Durling, Executive Director at Craft Victoria and Gail Harradine, Curatorial Manager at Koorie Herritage Trust. Once selected the finalises will be exhibited at the Wyndham Art Gallery, Victoria.
Awards
The awards include the $15,000 Wyndham Art Prize, the $5,000 Wyndham Local Emerging Artist Prize and the $2,500 People’s Choice Award.
Previous Judges
2022:
- Maree Clarke, Artist
- Hayley Miller Baker, Artist
- Andy Butler, Artist, Writer, Curator
Previous Winners and Finalists
2022:
- Lilah Benetti
Winner: Wyndham Art Prize
- Ivy Mutuku
Winner: Wyndham Local Emerging Artist Prize
- Michelle Ripari
Winner: People’s Choice Award
2021:
- Gideon Wilonja
Winner: Wyndham Art Prize
- Xiang Li
Winner: Wyndham Local Emerging Artist Prize
- Aisha Hara
Winner: People’s Choice Award
2020:
- Amala Groom
Winner: Wyndham Art Prize
- Wāni Toaishara
Winner: Wyndham Local Emerging Artist Prize
- John Mathet
Winner: People’s Choice Award
2019:
- Wāni Toaishara
Winner: Wyndham Art Prize
- Emmet Davies
Winner: Wyndham Local Emerging Artist Prize
- Emmet Davies
Winner: People’s Choice Award
2018:
- Camille Hannah
Winner: Wyndham Art Prize
- Carmel Louise
Winner: People’s Choice Award
2017:
- Tina Barahanos
Winner: Wyndham Art Prize
- Anindita Banerjee
Winner: People’s Choice Award
2016:
- Katjarra Butler
Winner: Wyndham Art Prize
- Samantha Bonham
Winner: People’s Choice Award
2015:
- David Sequeira
Winner: Wyndham Art Prize
- Peter Waples-Crowe
Winner: People’s Choice Award
For Artists
What you need to know
Entry is restricted to Australian citizens and permanent residents who are aged 16 years and above and who have resided in Australia for at least 12 months. Wyndham Art Prize 2022 winners are able to enter the competition but are ineligible for any of the prizes. Council staff, Councillors, judges and their immediate families are not eligible to enter. Entrants aged under 18 years of age must obtain their parent or guardian’s consent to enter this competition.
To be eligible for the Local Emerging Artist Prize, you must: (a) be a resident of Wyndham; (b) be 5 years or less into their professional practice as an artist; and (c) not be a previous Wyndham Art Prize winner in any category.
Maximum two artworks per entrant that have been completed after 1 February 2018, and be available for display at the Wyndham Art Gallery between 16 August 2023 until 22 October 2023. The works must be no larger than 1.5m x 1m in dimension, weigh no more than 10 kilograms, and be professionally prepared for hanging and/or installation.
Dates for your diary
To enter or find out more, visit the visit the Wyndham Art Prize’s website here.
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Feature Image Credit:
Wyndham Art Gallery, Wyndham Art Prize, 2022. Installation image 2022 Wyndham Art Prize. Courtesy: the artists and Wyndham Art Prize.