Entries are now open for the Blacktown City Art Prize.
The Blacktown City Art Prize is a much-loved, open-themed annual art prize and exhibition presented at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.
Blacktown City Mayor Tony Bleasdale OAM said the Blacktown City Art Prize is one of the most prestigious regional art prizes in Australia.
"Now in its 27th year and carrying $20,000 in prize money, our Prize has built a reputation for showcasing the creativity of the region and providing emerging and established visual artists the opportunity to exhibit their work.
"The Blacktown City Art Prize and Exhibition is definitely one of the major cultural events in Western Sydney," Mayor Bleasdale said.
Artists across Australia are invited to submit work spanning drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photo media and mixed-media. We strongly encourage entries from local and First Nations artists.
Finalists' work will be presented in a major exhibition at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre Tuesday, 10 January to Friday, 17 February, 2023. We are thrilled to have the Blacktown City Art Prize open our 2023 exhibition program.
Last year the prize attracted 560 entries, with 110 finalists being exhibited at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre. The winner of the 2021 Blacktown Arts Prize was awarded to Yvette Tziallas for her artwork Lacrimo.
The winner of the Aboriginal Artist Prize was Darug artist, Leanne Tobin for her artwork, Are You Listening Now?
The winner of the Local Artist Prize was Renee Lim for her artwork The Other.
The winner of the People's Choice Prize was artistJody Hoskins for her artwork MAWANG (Connections).
The 2022/2023 Blacktown City Art Prize offers a total prize pool of $20,000 and acquisitions across four categories:
Blacktown City Art Prize: $15,000 (acquisitive)
Aboriginal Artist Prize: $2,000
Local Artist Prize: $2,000
People's Choice Prize: $1,000
All artworks in the exhibition have the opportunity to be purchased by the public or acquired by the Blacktown City Art Collection.
Entries close on Monday, 31 October at 5 pm.
