BIBLIO ART PRIZE
Medium / category: Any Medium
Eligibility: Australian or New Zealand
Associated institution: Blarney Books & Art
Artists enter the competition by submitting a registration with a one-off payment of $25. Artists are then allocated a random book title. The artist will read the book, and then create an artwork inspired by it. Through the competition, Blarney Books & Art aim to highlight and support Australian and New Zealand authors and artists. Artists from anywhere across Australia and New Zealand are eligible.
Notable Previous Winners
2022:
- Patsy Bush & Claire Macrae Drylie
Joint Winner: Grand Prize
- Dianne Jacono & Robert Gatt
Joint Winner: Storyteller’s Prize
- Ryan Pola
Winner: Rainbow Prize
- Kelly Kondis
Winner: Starving Artist’s Prize
- Helen Bunyon
Winner: Fennessy Fine Art Prize
- Devon Dumesny, Gwen Marshall, Rebecca Moody, Emily Cahill, Alyssa Cahill and Freya Mccallum
Winner: Youth Encouragement Award
The Different Award Categories
The award categories includes the $2000 Non-acquisitive Grand Prize, the $1000 Non-acquisitive Storyteller prize, the $500 Rainbow prize, the Starving Artist’s prize, the $250 Youth Encouragement Award, the Fennessy Fine Art Prize and the $1000 People’s Choice award.
Information up to date from June 14 2023