Entries open on Tuesday 25 February for the 2025 Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture.
The $20,000 biennial national award for excellence in photographic portraiture in memory of photographer Olive Cotton will celebrate its 20-year anniversary this year. The finalist exhibition will be selected from entrants across Australia and is a significant opportunity for established and emerging photographers. The winning work is acquired for the Gallery’s collection. See Gallery website for full details. Entries close on 13 May 2025.
Featured image credits:
M Ellen Burns Tilly Time 2022 digital print
Gallery image credits:
1. Fiona Bowring Nancy, Ravelling 2022 digital print on photo rag
2. Paul Blackmore, Sharon Marion 2022 inkjet print
3. Brent Lukey, Professor Dr Marcia Langton AO 2022 archival fibre-based print
4. Shyarn (Scurvy) Koenitz, Bare Bones (Fragments) 2023, print
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