Experimental Print Prize

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Applications close
28 September 2025
Announced
8 November 2025
Prize money
AUD $18,000
Location
VIC, Australia
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2023 - around 150 entries with 43 finalists selected

Castlemaine Art Museum recognises and celebrates contemporary printmaking through its Experimental Print Prize. The biennial, non-acquisitive prize will be presented in 2019, 2021 and 2023 and is open to artists resident in Victoria.

Through the generous support of an anonymous local donor, three generous prizes will be offered: $10,000, $5,000 and $3,000 for an emerging artist.

There is a strong tradition of printmaking in Victoria; this Prize seeks to foster new directions in the field. This prize recognises that experimentation and risk are essential to art.

Entries are invited from artists using innovative approaches to traditional printmaking processes such as intaglio, relief, planographic, digital processes and photography (if included within the printmaking process), will be accepted.

Experimentation may include challenging and redefining concepts of printmaking; crossing traditional boundaries between media; pushing the limits of medium and process; engaging with new tools, techniques and materials; artists’ books and three dimensional work will be accepted. Established through to early career artists are encouraged to apply.

PRIZES:

First Prize - $10,000

Highly Commended - $5,000

Emerging Artist Award - $3,000

Contact: For more information email info@castlemaineartmuseum.org.au

Venue: Castlemaine Art Museum, 14 Lyttleton Street  Castlemaine, Vic 3450 Australia.

Summary
Application dates
1 July 2025 - 28 September 2025
Exhibition dates
8 November 2025 - 1 March 2026
Finalists notified
18 October 2025
Eligibility
Regional or State Entries
Prize frequency
Biennial - Odd Years
Judges
TBA
Prize genre
Prints
Location
Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, Victoria.
VIC
Australia
Prizes
AUD $18,000
Fees
$35 for an entry.
Last updated
1 July 2025
Prior Winners
2023: Margaret Manchee - Winner ($10,000)
2021: Bridget Hillebrand - Winner ($10,000)