Darling Portrait Prize

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Applications close
31 January 2024
Announced
21 June 2024
Prize money
AUD $75,000
Location
ACT, Australia
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Darling Portrait Prize

The Darling Portrait Prize is a national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG (1921-2015), who was instrumental in establishing the National Portrait Gallery of Australia.

The Prize seeks the most compelling recent Australian portrait painting. Judges will be looking for works of art that honour and/or push the genre, that offer unexpected insight into well-known people or that acknowledge our shared humanity through works that centre everyday people.

To be eligible, the work must meet the following criteria: - a painting - completed on or after 31 January 2022 - depicts a person or persons having a strong association with Australia, or who has made a significant contribution to Australian life - is based on a live sitting or study from life (including online sittings).

To be eligible, the artist must meet the following criteria at the time the online entry is submitted: - an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia - 18 years or over.

It is free to enter the Prize.

The Gallery is committed to supporting artists involved in the Prize. Each selected finalist will receive: - an artist fee of $1,200 - a copyright and image licensing fee of $1,000 - domestic artwork freight allowance to and from the Gallery - domestic travel allowance and accommodation in Canberra for the exhibition launch.

In 2024, the winner will receive a prize of $75,000. All finalist artworks will be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery from 22 June to 13 October 2024.

Summary
Application dates
10 October 2023 - 31 January 2024
Exhibition dates
22 June 2024 - 13 October 2024
Finalists notified
18 March 2024
Eligibility
National Entries
Prize frequency
Annual
Judges
TBC.
Prize genre
Portraiture
Location
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australai
ACT
Australia
Prizes
AUD $75,000
Fees
Last updated
29 February 2024
Prior Winners
2022: Jaq Grantford - Winner ($75,000)
2020: Anthea da Silva - Winner ($75,000)
2020: David Darcy - People's Choice ($10,000)