The Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize, presented by the Australian Photographic Society, is a national $30,000 acquisitive award seeking Australia’s most compelling conceptual photographic works. Finalists are exhibited annually at Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, with the winning work acquired into the Muswellbrook Shire Art Collection. Artists may present photographic work in any format, encouraging diverse approaches to communicating conceptual ideas.
Entries close midnight 12 June 2026. Finalists announced 26 June, with the exhibition opening and winner announced 15 August 2026. Exhibition runs 13 August – 10 October 2026.
Image: Install view of ‘Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize 2025’.
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