Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize

The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is the highest value art prize for women in Australia and provides a unique platform to engage, connect, support and profile women artists across Australia and internationally. The Prize also showcases a commitment to celebrating emerging Indigenous women artists and promoting their creative talents on a national stage.

Launched in 2017, the Art Prize has grown exponentially and gained significant recognition. The 2025 Art Prize received 1934 entries across the three categories (Professional, Emerging and Indigenous Emerging) representing artists from every state and territory of Australia. The Art Prize Opening Night in Gordon, Sydney is further supported with a three-week Exhibition of Finalists and a virtual Exhibition tour online to encourage visitation and artwork sales.

Celebrating its 10^th anniversary in 2026 , the Australian Women’s Art Prize was established by Ravenswood School for Girls to advance art and opportunity for women artists in Australia. It is an annual acquisitive prize, with total prize money of $58,000.

The Art Prize is supported by generous partners: Taylor, The Marshall Group, Trippas White Group, R.M Williams Outback, Active Networks, The Australian, Guardian and Scarborough Foundation, The Reed Family Foundation, Clarke Murphy Print, Community Bank Lindfield, Ku-ring-gai Council, Kelvin Hall Floral Design, EPM Projects, Derivan, The Art Scene and Edwina Palmer.