Yapang Emerging Art Prize

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Applications close
30 July 2025
Announced
17 October 2025
Prize money
AUD $40,000
Location
NSW, Australia
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Yapang Emerging Art Prize

MAC yapang Art Prize is a national, acquisitive art prize. This new Art Prize has a total prize pool of $40,000 and is open to artists from all disciplines across Australia, with artworks in any medium. The winning artist of the acquisitive prize will be awarded $30,000, and their artwork will be acquired by the Museum of Art and Culture, yapang (MAC yapang) for their permanent collection. Finalists will have their artworks displayed in the MAC yapang Art Prize exhibition.

Prizes

$30,000 acquisitive prize This prize will be awarded to the winning artist, whose artwork will be acquired by MAC yapang for our permanent collection $5,000 yapang Award This will be awarded to an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander artist working in any medium $5,000 Lake Art Award This award is for residents of the Lake Macquarie Local Government Area.

Venue: Museum of Art and Culture, Lake Macquarie, NSW

Contact: for more information e: emergingartprize@lakemac.nsw.gov.au

Summary
Application dates
2 June 2025 - 30 July 2025
Exhibition dates
18 October 2025 - 07 December 2025
Finalists notified
18 August 2025
Eligibility
National Entries
Prize frequency
Biennial - Odd Years
Judges
Prize genre
Indigenous
Location
Museum of Art and Culture yapang in Lake Macquarie
NSW
Australia
Prizes
AUD $40,000
Fees
Last updated
18 June 2025
Prior Winners
2023: Virginia Keft - Winner
2021: Maddison Gibbs - Winner ($15,000)