In the limelight: latest arts prize winners and career milestones

We all need some good news but luckily there's been plenty to celebrate this past month, with the announcement of arts prizes, commissions and major fellowships.
Jon Goulder, winner of the 2026 Melbourne Design Week Award, with his works on display at Chapter House, presented by Alpha60. Photo: Eugene Hyland.

It might have been Archibald season, but this past month has also seen the announcement of the Ravenswood Art Prize, the First Nations Arts and Culture Awards, the Melbourne Design Week Award and a major commission for Edith Cowan University.

Monica Rani Rudhar is the winner of the main $35,000 professional artists category in the 2026 Ravenswood Australian Women Art Prize.

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