photographic & art prizes
shoot your local
photographic prize
The inaugural Shoot Your Local Photographic Prize was open to professional and amateur photographers alike. This new photographic prize was initiated and sponsored by Hunt Hospitality, owners of several hotels in the newcastle area, in partnership with Newcastle Art Space.
The winner Solomon Wilkes received a prize of $5000.
newcastle club foundation
acquisitive art prize
Now in its fifth year, the Newcastle Club Foundation Art Prize offers a $10,000 acquisitive painting prize which encourages Hunter artists to create works of excellence around a theme. A $1,000 non-acquisitive prize is also awarded to the runner up.
The theme of the 2020 Prize is yet to be set.
Please check back in early 2020 for details.
KEY DATES: To be announced
newcastle emerging
artist prize
The Newcastle Emerging Artist Prize is open to artists located within the Hunter Valley and who are in the first five years of their art practice.
We are thrilled to open entries for this year's annual Newcastle Emerging Artist Prize (NEAP), boasting over $10000 in prizes to be won. It reviews the emerging art of today over various mediums, including painting, photo-media, sculpture and drawing, with each winner of the four categories receiving $1000, 2 x People’s Choice Prizes of $500 and a $250 gift voucher, a Youth Art Prize delegated at $500, and the overall winner will receive $5000, courtesy of our sponsors.