Burnie Print Prize

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Applications close
30 October 2026
Announced
19 March 2027
Prize money
AUD $23,000
Location
TAS, Australia
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This prize is open to artists in the Oceania region.

234 entries for the 2025 prize.

The Burnie Print Prize is an initiative of the Burnie Regional Art Gallery in northwest Tasmania. The Gallery has a growing collection of works on paper of which 693 are prints by 233 Australian artists.

The Burnie Print Prize has been established as an acquisitive award to:

  • develop the Gallery's print collection
  • bring the best of contemoporary printmaking within Australia to public view
  • support artists who work with the print medium
  • foster inovation in the print medium
  • prmote an appreciation of the fine art of printmaking recognising and celebrating its immense craftsmanship and exploring the expressive and aesthetic possibilities of the medium in contemporary practice.

Prizes

  • Burnie Print Prize - $18,000 acquisitive prize.
  • Emerging Artists Award - $5,000
  • People's Choice - $1,000

Contact: for more information call 03 6430 5875 or email gallery@burnie.net:

Venue: Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Wilmot Street Burnie, Tasmania.

Summary
Application dates
8 May 2026 - 30 October 2026
Exhibition dates
20 March 2027 - 29 May 2027
Finalists notified
27 November 2026
Eligibility
National and International Entries Allowed
Prize frequency
Annual
Judges
TBA
Prize genre
Prints
Location
Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, Tasmania.
TAS
Australia
Prizes
AUD $23,000
Fees
There is an entry fee of $35.
Last updated
10 May 2026
Prior Winners
2017: Patricia Wilson-Adams - Winner ($15,000)