Collie Art Prize

Medium / category: All mediums

Eligibility: Australian citizens or permanent residents in Australia

Associated institution: Coal Miners’ Welfare Board of Collie

Collie Art Gallery’s $50,000 Collie Art Prize is part of the coal mining town’s push to diversify its economy into tourism and other industries. Each year a theme is selected for the applicants to adhere to. In 2022 the theme was ‘identity.’ The winners and runner ups are announced at a gala event. Significant operational funding has been forthcoming from the Coal Miners’ Welfare Board of Collie, Synergy and a Packers’ Prize is being funded by donations from the Hon Jodie Hanns, MLA, and Hon Dr Steve Thomas MLC. Synergy is also sponsoring a youth section entitled Kid-Entity which will display alongside the major event.

Notable Previous Winners

  • Jo Darvall, Boranup Forest Light

Winner: Collie Art Prize CAP

The Different Award Categories

The awards include the $50,000 acquisitive first prize and the two $5,000 non-acquisitive prizes with a complimentary exhibition at the Collie Art Gallery. A $1,000 People’s choice award is also chosen by exhibition visitors and it awarded at the conclusion of the exhibition.

Information up to date from June 14 2023

MORE ART PRIZES

Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize

King & Wood Mallesons First Nations Art Award

The Bayton Award

Wyndham Art Prize

York Botanic Art Prize

Wollumbin Art Award

Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

Visual Arts in the Valley / Kangaroo Valley Art Prize

Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA)

Sunshine Coast Art Prize