Wingecarribee Drawing Prize

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Applications close
2 May 2018
Announced
26 February 2018
Prize money
AUD $2,500
Location
NSW, Australia
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Wingecarribee Drawing Prize

2018 will see the re-launch of the Supporters of a Southern Highlands Regional Gallery (Sofa SHRG) which is a not-for-profit group which since 1994 has sought to lobby for a Regional Gallery in the Southern Highlands. Sofa SHRG in collaboration with the Bowral & District Art Society (BDAS) will be holding the inaugural Wingecarribee Drawing Prize from1 8 - 27 May 2018 at the Bowral Art Gallery.

For more information regarding the work of Sofa SHRG or if you wish to become a member- Email Sara Farmer (Public Officer) sarafarmer00@gmail.com or phone 0415935871 The Wingecarribee Drawing Prize exhibition will open at the Bowral Art Gallery, 1 Short Street Bowral on Friday 18 May from 10am with the official opening at 6:30pm and will run daily form 10am to 4pm until 27 May.

1st Place - Non Aquisitive $2000 prize. Donated by SOFA SHRG) Peoples Choice Award Prize $500 (Donated by Black Swan Books of Dirty Jane's) Entries may be of any subject in any drawing medium on paper or canvas excluding digital prints of drawings.

Drawing media could include paint or mixed media but the ‘drawing’ would be considered to be predominantly line work and must be the original signed work of the artist, not previously shown with this Society and completed within the past 12 months. There is a limit of two works per artist.

Illustration is Nature's Undertaker by Sonja Bowden

Summary
Application dates
1 March 2023 - 2 May 2018
Exhibition dates
18 May 2018 - 27 May 2018
Finalists notified
18 May 2018
Eligibility
National and International Entries Allowed
Prize frequency
One-Off
Judges
Tony Ameneiro, distinguished Australian artist and printmaker.
Prize genre
Drawing
Location
Bowral Art Gallery, 1 Short Street, Bowral NSW 2576
NSW
Australia
Prizes
AUD $2,500
Fees
Entry fee $20 per work (members BDAS) $30 per work (non-members) and 30% commission on sale of work
Last updated
23 May 2023
Prior Winners
No prize winners information available