The mission of the 2026 Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards is to promote excellence in Australian prints and drawings; present an outstanding exhibition of contemporary Australian prints and drawings, and continue to build a high-quality collection for Art Gallery of Swan Hill.
Two awards will be given. One print and one drawing will be acquired by Art Gallery of Swan Hill. Selected artists will receive the value of their work and an additional amount up to a total of $10,000.
Entries Open: 3 January, 2026
Entries Close: 17 May
Announcement of Finalists: 12 June
Launch and official announcement of award winners: Saturday, 1 August 6-8pm
Walk through the exhibition with artists and judges: Sunday, 2 August at 11am
Judges
Dunja Rmandic Director Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
Lisa Sullivan Assistant Director, Curatorial – Geelong art Gallery
Image Captions:
Tony AMENEIRO
Nattai River Landscape – Sloping Ground Diptych, 2021
Drypoint & roulette in white ink with black kozo-chine collé, 120 x 174cm
2022 Swan Hill Print & Drawing Acquisitive Awards, Print Winner.
Caroline CRAIG
Words between bodies – swearing as social capital, 2019
Laser etched wood x 2, 3D printed objects, 35 x 100 x 12cm
2020 Swan Hill Print & Drawing Acquisitive Awards, Print winner
Slavica ZIVKOVIC
The Place of Spirit, 2015
Ink on paper, 94 x 120cm
2016 Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards, Drawing Winner
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