Grant · Eltham, VIC, Australia
Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art 2027
Nillumbik Shire Council Arts
You should apply if you’re an artist, duo or collective living, working or studying in Australia, in any medium.
About
Nillumbik Shire Council’s biennial Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art has a $31,000 prize pool: a $20,000 acquisitive Open Prize, a $10,000 acquisitive Local Prize, a $500 Mayor’s Award and a $500 People’s Choice Award. Work in any medium and at any scale is eligible, within the limits of the exhibition site. Artists enter online through SmartyGrants. A shortlisting panel picks finalists, notified by March 12, 2027, and the finalist exhibition runs at Montsalvat from June 25 to August 15, 2027, with winners announced at the June 24 opening. Artists cover freight.
Eligibility
Solo artists, duos and collectives who are Australian citizens or residents living, working or studying in Australia, at any career stage. The Local Prize is limited to those who live, work or study in the Shire of Nillumbik. Council employees, councillors and Montsalvat staff and board are ineligible.
On view now
Applications happen on Nillumbik Shire Council Arts's website. Seeke reviews and indexes the listing but does not accept applications.