Blake Art Prize

The Blake Prize is a biennial exhibition that highlights local and international contemporary artists who explore ideas of spirituality and religion through contemporary artworks.

The Blake Art Prize has been challenging artists to explore spirituality and religion through their art since 1951, and Liverpool Powerhouse (formerly Casula Powerhouse) has been home to the prize since 2016.

The Blake Art Prize finalists will be selected by a panel of judges renowned for their contribution to the discourse of contemporary art and spirituality in Australia.

Awards

• The Blake Art Prize $35,000 (non-acquisitive)
• The Blake Acquisitive Art Prize $10,000 (acquisitive)
• The Blake Next Generation Scholarship $5,000 (non-acquisitive). This prize supports the development of an artist’s practice and the presentation of a debut solo exhibition during the December 2027 – March 2028 exhibition block. Artists who have experienced career breaks are eligible to apply, provided they have not yet had an institutional solo exhibition.
• The Blake People’s Choice Art Prize $2,000 (non-acquisitive)

For Artists

• Entries open: Monday 15 September 2025, 9am
• Entries close: Monday 17 November 2025, 12pm
• Liverpool Powerhouse Summer Closure: 22 December 2025 – 9 January 2026 (Please note: You will not be able to contact LP or any staff during this time due to summer closure period).
• Finalist announcement: Friday 6 February 2026
• Finalist artwork delivery:  Monday 23 March – Friday 27 March 2025 (Business Days Only)
• Exhibition dates: Saturday 2 May – Sunday 14 June 2026
• Exhibition launch: Saturday 2 May 2026
• Collection of artworks: Monday 22 June – Friday 26 June 2026

Previous Winners

• 2024 Shireen Taweel
• 2022 S.J. Norman
• 2019 Leyla Stevens
• 2018 Tina Havelock Stevens
• 2016 Yardena Kurulkar

Further information is available from the Liverpool Powerhouse website

Information up to date from October 2025