Basil Sellers Art Prize 2024

The Basil Sellers Art Prize is an acquisitive biennial competition celebrating and awarding artistic excellence and creative practice.

The Prize was established in 2004 as a biennial event for artists in the Eurobodalla Shire. In 2010 the exhibition was extended to include entries from the Snowy Monaro Regional Shire and the Bega Valley Shire. It was further extended in 2018 to include artists from across NSW and the ACT. In 2018, the $5,000 Eurobodalla Prize was added along with a $500 people’s choice prize. Both are sponsored by Eurobodalla Shire Council. In 2019, the Basil Sellers Art Prize celebrated its new permanent home at The Basil Sellers Exhibition Centre – the region’s first professional purpose-built exhibition space – made possible by a generous donation from Mr. Basil Sellers AM. In 2022, the prize focused on traditional practice and, for the first-time, artists from all around Australia were invited to participate.

The Bas recognises the significant investment of time, energy, money, and skill artists pour into art prizes even before their work is selected for exhibition. With this understanding, they are dedicated to making our prize as artist-friendly as possible. They acknowledge that exceptional art knows no boundaries. Artists from any background or region across Australia are encouraged to enter regardless of industry experience or prominence.