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Waverley Art Prize

Waverley Art Prize 2024: Call for Entries

The Waverley Art Prize 2024 is open to painting, drawing, print and mixed media.
Entries open 19 February 2024 and close at 11:59pm on 12 May 2024.
This year’s Judges are Julia Gutman, artist and Joan Ross, artist.

Prizes include:

Open Prize: $15,000 and acquisition into the Waverley Council Collection

The Mayor’s Prize: $2,000 and acquisition into the Waverley Council Collection

The Local Prize: $1,500 non-acquisitive

The People’s Choice Prize: $500 non-acquisitive

Waverley Art Prize 2024 Key Dates

Entries open: 19 February 2024

Entries close: 13 May 2024

Finalists announcement: 12 June 2024

Prize announcements: 5 July 2024

Exhibition dates: 6 July – 18 August 2024

Finnisage and closing drinks: 18 August 2024

The History of the Waverley Art Prize

The Waverley Art Prize has been running since 1986 as a painting and drawing prize. This year the Waverley Art Prize is returning to the Bondi Pavilion Gallery as Bondi’s staple event in the local and national art prize calendar. The Waverley Art Prize is aimed for early to mid-career artists. The Open Prize and Mayor's Prize winning works are acquired in the Waverley Council Collection. The funds raised through the art prize support Waverley Woollahra Art School and help them sustain their role as the longest running artist run initiative in Waverley. This year is the 38th anniversary of the Waverley Art Prize.