Glover Prize

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Applications close
24 January 2025
Announced
7 March 2025
Prize money
AUD $84,000
Location
TAS, Australia
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Glover Prize

In 2024 the Glover Prizes attracted a totlal of 740 entries.

In 2023 the Glover Prizes attracted a totlal of 703 entries.

In 2021 the Glover Prize attracted a total of 640 entries which was up from 2020.

In 2019/20 there were 563 applications to the Glover Prize.

The Glover Prize is a $80,000 prize for a landscape painting of Tasmania (including seascapes and cityscapes). The prize is named in honour of noted artist John Glover (1767 - 1849).

The winner of the annual prize receives $80,000 as well as a bronze maquette of John Glover by Peter Corlett (valued at $5,000). There is also a prize for the People's Choice to the value of $3,000. The Glover Prize is awarded annually by The John Glover Society for the work judged the best contemporary landscape painting of Tasmania. Landscape painting is defined in its broadest sense. The aim is to stimulate conversations about the meaning and possibilities expressed in the words landscape, painting and Tasmania.

The 42 prize finalists are displayed during the Glover Prize Exhibition, which is held on the March long weekend each year.

Prizes

  • Winner receives $80,000 plus a bronze maquette of colonial artist John Glover valued at $5,000
  • People's Choice - $3,000
  • Hanger's Choice - $500
  • Children's Choice - $500

Venue: Falls Park Pavillion, Evandale, Tasmania.

Contact: Phone 0418 130 522/03 6391 8981 or email info@johnglover.com.au

Summary
Application dates
29 July 2024 - 24 January 2025
Exhibition dates
8 March 2025 - 16 March 2025
Finalists notified
7 February 2025
Eligibility
National and International Entries Allowed
Prize frequency
Annual
Judges
Melissa Loughnan (Director, Melbourne Art Fair); Steven Joyce, Director, Gespard Gallery; Leslie Rice, artist.
Prize genre
Landscape
Location
Falls Park Pavillion, Evandale, TAS Australia
TAS
Australia
Prizes
AUD $84,000
Fees
Entry fee is $40. There is a 30% commission on sales.
Last updated
27 September 2024
Prior Winners
2024: Melanie McCollin-Walker - People's Choice ($3,000)
2024: Nicholas Blowers - Winner ($75,000)
2024: Richard Allen - Hanger’s Choice Award ($500)
2023: Jennifer Riddle - People's Choice ($3,000)
2023: Joanna Chew - Winner ($75,000)
2022: Jennifer Riddle - Winner ($50,000)
2022: Peter Watts - People's Choice ($3,000)
2021: Peter Gouldthorpe - People's Choice ($3,000)
2021: Sebastian Galloway - Winner ($50,000)
2020: Robert O'Connor - Winner ($50,000)
2020: Veronica O'Leary - People's Choice ($3,000)
2019: Piers Greville - Winner ($50,000)
2018: Halinka Orszulok - Winner($50,000)
2017: Raymond Arnold - Winner ($40,000)
2016: David Keeling - Winner ($40,000)
2015: Nigel Hewitt - Winner ($40,000)
2014: Mark Roda - Winner ($40,000)
2014: Michael McWilliams - People's Choice ($3,000)