A $30,000 Annual National Acquisitive Prize, now in its 19th year for a painting inspired by the Australian Landscape Founded/Principally Sponsored by Marlene Antico OAM and Co-Principal Sponsor Chris Antico.
We also have four non-acquisitive prizes listed below:
HONOURABLE MENTION PRIZE – a $3,000 prize  sponsored by Chris Antico (Co-Principal Sponsor)
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRIZE – a $1,000 prize sponsored by Julia Martin (Artist/Curator)
DEFIANCE GALLERY AWARD AND RESIDENCY – Two unrepresented artists selected from the entries will be offered a joint exhibition at Defiance Gallery in 2023 as well as an artist residency with one of our generous host partners.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD – $1,000 gift certificate from Theresa Sarjeant of Fine Art Imaging
Key Dates
ENTRIES CLOSE
5th September, 5 pm
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
28th September, 3 pm
PRIZE PRESENTATION
27th October
EXHIBITION DATES
27th October – 6th November
Image 1: Winner Paddington Art Prize 2021 Sophie Cape “Songs of shrieking bones” 100 x 150 cm, bushfire metal residue, oil, and acrylic on canvas
Image 2: Honorable Mention Winner 2021 Kate Dorrough, “Calligraphic marks of a River landscape” 152 x 168 cm, Acrylic on linen
