Hunter Emerging Art Prize

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Applications close
15 February 2024
Announced
22 March 2024
Prize money
AUD $11,000
Location
NSW, Australia
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Hunter Emerging Art Prize

The Hunter Emerging Art Prize 2024 (HEAP) is the leading art prize for emerging artists in the Hunter. Running for more than 20 years its mission is to support creatives at the early stages of their career.  This year Macleans Booksellers is the major local sponsor alongside Sculptures at Scratchley, Stevens Conveyancing, This is Not Art, Frame Today, Print Studio by Frame Today, The Squires Family in memory of Jody Robinson and The Clay Room supporting the new ceramic addition to the prize.

Emerging artists living in the local government areas of Cessnock, Dungog, Lake Macquarie, Mid Coast, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton, Upper Hunter are welcome to enter. Entries can be made online by submitting images and a statement about your work. Only finalists will be required to deliver their actual works to Newcastle Art Space for judging and exhibition. We us the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) definition of an emerging artist as one who ‘will have practised as a professional artist continually for less than 5 years.’

PRIZES:

Overall Prize: $5000 The Overall Prize will be awarded to the best work across all Sections. Youth Prize: $1000 The Youth Prize will be awards to the best work across all sections by an artist aged under 25.  People's Choice Award: $250 gift voucher The People’s Choice Award will be based on votes received throughout exhibition from gallery visitors and online, and will be announced at the end of the exhibition

SECTIONS

EXPERIMENTAL: $1000 

PAINTING: $1000

PHOTOMEDIA: $1000

SCULPTURE / 3D: $1000

WORKS ON PAPER: $1000

Contact: for more information e: prizes@newcastleartspace.org.au

Venue: Newcastle Art Space, Newcastle, NSW

Summary
Application dates
4 December 2023 - 15 February 2024
Exhibition dates
22 March 2024 - 14 April 2024
Finalists notified
1 March 2024
Eligibility
Regional or State Entries
Prize frequency
One-Off
Judges
Prize genre
Emerging
Location
Newcastle Art Space, Newcastle, NSW
NSW
Australia
Prizes
AUD $11,000
Fees
Early bird entry is $44 with subsequent entry as $55. There is a 30% commission on sales.
Last updated
31 January 2024
Prior Winners
2024: Alex Golden - Photomedia ($1,000)
2024: Lisa Moris-Pate - Sculpture Prize ($1,000)
2024: Raffi Butler - Youth Prize ($1,000)
2024: Sandy Sanderson - Experimental
2024: Steve Lee - Works on Paper ($1,000)