Kilgour Prize

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Applications close
30 May 2021
Announced
13 August 2021
Prize money
AUD $55,000
Location
NSW, Australia
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Kilgour Prize

The Newcastely ARt Gallery is undergoing capital works and won't be completed until late 2024. The prize is apparently not being scheduled for 2024.

Since 2006, the Kilgour Prize has encouraged innovation within portrait and figurative painting. In 2020, the prize is now in its tenth year.

The KILGOUR PRIZE 2021 is awarding $50,000 for the most outstanding work of art, and a People’s Choice of $5,000 to the painting voted most popular by the general public. Every year the Gallery receives hundreds of applications from artists across every state and territory of Australia. Applications are submitted online using a high quality jpeg of the work.

The name of the artist is not revealed to the judges during the selection process for the finalists for exhibition, or for the winner of the prize - making the Kilgour Prize an equitable prize for artists at all career stages.

Jack Noel Kilgour (1900–1987) was an Australian artist well-known for his academic approach to landscape and portrait painting. In 1987 Kilgour bequeathed funds for the creation of a major figurative and portrait art competition to be run in perpetuity at Newcastle Art Gallery. As one of Australia’s major art prizes, The Kilgour Prize continues a long history of benefaction to the Gallery.

Summary
Application dates
1 March 2021 - 30 May 2021
Exhibition dates
14 August 2021 - 31 October 2021
Finalists notified
16 July 2021
Eligibility
National Entries
Prize frequency
Annual
Judges
TBA
Prize genre
Portraiture
Location
Newcastle Art Gallery, 1 Laman Street Newcastle NSW 2300
NSW
Australia
Prizes
AUD $55,000
Fees
There is a $50 entry fee.
Last updated
23 February 2024
Prior Winners
2021: Lori Pensini - Winner ($50,000)
2020: Michael Bell - Winner ($50,000)
2019: Blak Douglas - Winner ($50,000)
2018: Natasha Walsh - Winner ($50,000)
2017: Cameron Stead - Winner ($50,000)
2016: Peter Gardiner - Winner ($50,000)