2012 Art Competitions, Art Awards, Art Prizes
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10 Feb 2012 |
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15 Feb 2012 |
Donkey Art Prize 2011
Donkey Art Prize 2011, promoted for the first year by the Veneto region, is a contest that awards the best
international artist. Starting from this edition, together with the painting and photography/digital art
categories, there will be a new discipline for the participants: video installations. |
SPONSOR |
A unique visual journey with artist Catherine Parker exploring the textures and colours of vibrant Rajasthan and the Shekhawati region.
The tour combines guided tuition, some mixed media workshops and visits to traditional artisans. Create a sketchbook imbued with once in a lifetime experiences. |
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15 Feb 2012 |
$10,000 Toyota Community Spirit Artist Travel Award.
A broad range of contemporary and traditional works across all mediums is sought from artists from diverse social and cultural backgrounds. The focus is on local artists from the cities of Port Phillip and Hobsons Bay but the program is also open to regional and interstate artists. There is no cost to exhibit and no commission charged on sales of work. Established in 2004, the Gallery runs a continuous program of exhibitions at Toyota’s corporate headquarters in Port Melbourne and has shown the works of over 700 artists. |
24 Feb 2012 |
Rick Amor Drawing Prize 2012
Rick Amor, one of Australia's leading contemporary artists, has sponsored a $10,000 competition for small drawings at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Amor says "I hope that this prize gives people one more reason to keep drawing on paper… the most direct and intimate expression of an artist's sensibility". |
29 Feb 2012 |
Melbourne Sculpture Prize
$20,000 Non acquisitive
The Melbourne Sculpture Prize 2012 is a $20,000 Non Acquisitive Award open to all Australian and New Zealand sculptors working in any medium. |
2 March 2012 |
2012 Calleen Art Award
The Calleen Art Award is a nationally recognised annual acquisitive painting award valued at $16,000 in 2012. The Calleen Art Award was established in 1977 by Patricia Fagan OAM and is made possible by the generous support of the Calleen Trust. Entry is open to artists over 18 years, living and working in Australia. Entries must be an original artwork in any painting medium including oils, acrylic or watercolour. |
4 March 2012 |
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5-9 March 2012 |
2012 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes
Entries for the 2012 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes will be received between Monday 5 March and Friday 9 March. |
15 March 2012 |
Swell Sculpture Festival
Swell Sculpture Festival, Queensland’s premier outdoor sculpture exhibition, invites entries from artists to exhibit in the 2012 exhibition. |
16 March 2012 |
The 2012 ARTECYCLE exhibition will take place 18 May 2012 to 8 July 2012.ARTECYCLE is an annual non-acquisitive sculpture and installation competition with a prize pool of $14,000 including:
- $10,000 Bendigo Bank Sculpture Award
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$3,000 MVCC ARTECYCLE Award
- $1,000 Incinerator People's Choice Award
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The Gallipoli Art Prize
Prize money of $20,000 is awarded to the artist of the winning entry subject to the conditions. The Gallipoli Art Prize will be awarded to the artist who best depicts the spirit of the Gallipoli Campaign as expressed in the Club’s “Creed”.
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23 March 2012 |
2012 R & M McGivern Prize
The R & M McGivern Prize is a prestigious award that promotes artistic excellence in watercolour, oil and acrylic painting. |
23 March 2012 |
Camberwell Rotary Art Show – 2012
Artists are invited to Enter into the 2012 Show which will be held at the Hawthorn Town Hall from 23rd March till 1st April
Prizes include the Best of Show valued at $20,000 with 16 other prizes totalling $15,000.
Entries Close 15th February with a two stage pre-selection and judging process. |
30 March 2012 |
XSTRATA PERCIVAL PORTRAIT AWARD. 2012
The portrait is to be of a ‘REAL’ PERSON. It is expected that the subject of the work has SAT FOR THE ARTISTat least once. The subject of your portrait may be someone who has captured your interest or someone who inspires you.
Your entry must demonstrate some link to Townsville. The link can be the subject, the artist or the artist’s history, etc, and can be direct or tenuous. This is a way of capturing history and building a collection that directly references Townsville’s stories and geographical location.
ACCEPTED MEDIAinclude: oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastels, charcoal, ink and/or mixed media.
Sculpture, digital media, photography and textiles are not eligible.
The acquisitive prize is $40,000. |
31 March 2012 |
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1 April 2012 |
The Bay of Fires Art Prize
The Bay of Fires Art Prize is a new prize. The "Call for Entries" was recently announce and closes on 1 April 2012. The exhibition and announcements will be on 9 June 2012.
The principal prize will be $20,000 and open to all artists. |
16 April 2012 |
SCOPE Galleries Art Award
SCOPE galleries is very pleased to announce that they are launching the SCOPE Galleries Art Award with a prize of $5,000. for the winning work. The ongoing theme for the Art Award is "Art Concerning Environment" (ACE). |
20 April 2012 |
The Paul Guest Prize 2012
The Paul Guest Prize is a non-acquisitive cash prize of $12,000 which is held every two years, highlighting contemporary drawing practice in Australia. |
1 May 2012 |
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4 May 2012 |
Corangamarah Art Prize
The acquisitive Corangamarah Art Prize has become a mainstay in the calendar of Australian artists. Held each year in August, the Prize is awarded to a two dimensional artwork in any medium, which has been inspired by a happening or experience from the year preceding – a conceit. |
24 May 2012 |
Macquarie Photography Prize (MPP)
It is the second year for the MPP.
It features:-
- Sections for pure photographs and a section for photoshopped pieces
- $10,000 prizemoney
- cheap to enter
- entrants retain full copyright
- open to anyone from any country
- exhibitions Sydney, Orange and Dubbo in NSW at this stage
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The International Art Contest
Established in 1998, the The International Art Contest is open to all mature artists in the categories of Realism, Modern Art, Mixed Media
(Sculpture) and Digital Art. Unlike a juried competition the selection of winners each year is decided by the artists themselves.
The aim of the contest is to provide an introduction to active artists, create interaction between artists worldwide and offer a window to what is going on in the the world of art today. An important condition of entry is that the artwork nominated must be from a mature, preferably professional artist and provide career reference. |
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