Applications are now open for the Summer Small Works Show & Prize 2026, for artworks created since 1 January 2026. Open to Australian artists over 18 years, all 2D and 3D mediums accepted.
2026 theme is EMERGENCE
“Small”: {145 x 145 x 210 mm} maximum dimensions, smaller works welcomed.
PRIZES
-
1 artwork will be awarded $1000 prize money (non-acquisitive)
-
11 artworks will each be awarded $100 prize money (non-acquisitive)
-
All artworks exhibited for sale, promoting artwork gifting during holiday season
-
2027 calendar, featuring prize-winning artworks, launched at exhibition opening
KEY DATES
-
Applications open: 1 July 2026
-
Applications close: 22 November 2026
-
Delivery of artworks: 1 – 29 November 2026
-
Opening celebration & Prize announcements: Thursday 3 December 2026
-
Exhibition: 3 – 23 December 2026
More information and application form on website.
Images: Installation view with works by Mark Rowden & Betsie Genou, 2024. ‘Within’ by Cleo Wilkinson, 1st Prize 2025. ‘Eryngium’ by Ellie Young, 1st Prize 2024. ‘Rockpools II’ by Masa Hoss, prize-winner 2025. ‘Dip IV’ by Sophie Hann, prize-winner 2025.
For more information click here
