NEWCASTLE CLUB FOUNDATION ART PRIZE
Newcastle Club Foundation Art Prize 2022
Winners Announced!
We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2022 Newcastle Club Foundation Art Prize
Jane Lander for her work ‘Jill’
Artist Statement
‘Jill Stowell has been the Art Critic for the Newcastle Herald for as long as I can remember. She is a well respected member of the Hunter region art community and has reviewed exhibitions locally, nationally and internationally. Over one week Jill would visit and review a number of shows, we have been so lucky to have her in the Hunter in particular Newcastle.’
Congratulations to the finalists and many thanks to the hardworking judges Braddon Snape, Gillean Shaw and Dr Catherine Dunlop for taking on the incredibly difficult task of choosing the finalists and the winner Jane Lander.
All the Finalists
Jane Lander | Jill | Winner Overall |
Alessia Sakoff | Jolli | Winner - Fresh Talent 2022 |
Jessica Gilbert | A Beer With Jaci Lappin | Winner - Fresh Talent 2022 |
Aleta Lederwasch | The Beautiful Margaret Olley | Finalist 2022 | People's Choice Winner |
Chris Byrnes | Women with Sky-Holding sticks 1 | Finalist 2022 |
Ellie Kaufmann | Machine queen | Finalist 2022 |
Liss Finney | Kim in the MRAG Collection Store | Finalist 2022 |
Libby Cusick | Anne Von Bertouch | Finalist 2022 |
Saretta Fielding | Ngapaal Malang – Women Together | Finalist 2022 |
Brian Blackwell | Vera and the river | Finalist 2022 |
Birgitte Hansen | "Strong Female Lead" | Finalist 2022 |
Julianne Ross Allcorn | Wrapped in Nature with the Scott sisters | Finalist 2022 |
Agnes Katrin Bruck | Ellie. | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Annemarie Murland | I'm Aine, You Don't Know Me | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Gillian Adamson | Working for the man | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Tom Lambie | Deb and Cath: A study in warmth | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Rachel Le Goff | Miriam | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Susan Jacobsen | Emanuelle | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Tracey-Maree Smith | Privately divided by a world so undecided And there's nowhere to go | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Judy Nadin | WISER | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Sia Cox | Portal I: Midweek Coals at Dusk, Dudley Beach | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
ILEANA CLARKE | RESILIENNCE | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Erika Sorby | Haughty Bob (A self portrait)I am a local artist who was born in Newcastle, and have lived and worked in multiple areas of the Hunter Region. | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Bob Saxon | Ann-Maree Kelly | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Elise Honeyman | Carol's Walk | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Jaymie Maley | Kazz at the Lighthouse | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Leslie Duffin | Tea with Margaret | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
HYE IN KIM | We are survivors | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Monika Viktoria Diak | Jo Dyer in her studio | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Lezlie Tilley | Starry night - The Shining Stars | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Jasmine Christie | Rebirth | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Graham Stevens Cox | Loretta Baker Mayor of Maitland 2017-2022 | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Jacqueline Cave | My Darling Ma | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Ros Elkin | My Inner Child | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Peter Lankas | merewether sunburn | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Janet Ursula Clouston | Dancing with the Black Dog | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Michelle Teear | New Growth | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Kate Summers | Audrey and Ginger Rogers | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
Lelani (Lani) Jacobs | Tara Dever (Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council chief executive) | Semi-Finalist 2022 |
ENTRIES NOW CLOSED
We thank all entrants and look forward with excitement to the announcement of semi-finalists.
The theme of this year’s prize is a celebration of women of the Hunter, their achievements, contributions, strength and leadership.
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Works entered can evoke or depict women of the Hunter, their lives and work
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This includes women living or throughout history
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Works can celebrate individual women, groups of women or women in general
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This is not necessarily a portrait prize, and paintings entered can be in any style
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Artists of any gender can enter.
Please download and read the Entry Guide before submitting your entry using the form below.
TIMELINE
Entries open: 22 July 2022
Entries close: 13 September 2022 - now extended to 27 September
Semi-finalists announced: 29 September 2022
Delivery of semi-finalists’ works: 4-9 October 2022
Finalists announcement: 15 October 2022
Semi-finalists exhibition at NAS Gallery : 16 –29 October 2022
Finalists exhibition at The Newcastle Club: 17–28 October 2022
Awards dinner and prize announcements: 28 October 2022
Collection of unsold works: 7 November 2022
ELIGIBILITY
Association with the Hunter
The Newcastle Club Foundation Art Prize is open to Australian citizens or residents who have had an association with the Hunter Region of NSW. An association should be significant, such as having lived or worked in the Hunter Region, or visited regularly or over a sustained period. The Hunter Region comprises the following local government areas: Cessnock, Dungog, Lake Macquarie, MidCoast, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton, and Upper Hunter.
Age
Entrants must be 18 years or over at the closing date for entries of 27 September 2022. Semi-finalists may need to provide identification if requested.
Gender
Artists of any gender may enter.
ENTRY INFORMATION
ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS
Information you need prior to submissions
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The Newcastle Club Foundation Art Prize accepts paintings that respond to the published theme, painted during 2022 and not previously exhibited.
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Entries that celebrate Aboriginal women are encouraged, provided cultural protocols are followed. Art media used may be oil, acrylic or watercolour.
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Painting size may be up to but not larger than 150 cm x 100 cm (including the frame), or an equivalent size/area ratio to a maximum of 1.5 square metres.
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A painting can consist of multiple parts but they must not exceed these overall size limits.
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Artworks must be available for sale. Any works sold prior to the semi-finalists or finalists exhibitions will be ineligible.
HOW TO ENTER
Entries must be made online at newcastleartspace.org.au/foundation-prize before midnight on 27 September 2022.
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A maximum of two works per artist can be submitted.
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A $40 entry fee shall be paid for each work. Payment is made during the online entry process.
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Entry receipts will be provided.