Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art

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Applications close
27 January 2027
Announced
24 June 2027
Prize money
AUD $31,000
Location
VIC, Australia
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Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art

468 entries for the 2025 Prize.

The Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art is a biannual acquisitive art prize open to emerging and established artists working in any medium across Australia. Artworks are to respond to the themes of Place and Space.

Prizes:

  • The acquisitive $20,000 prize 
  • Local Prize, acquisitive, $10,000
  • Mayor's Award, $500
  • People's Choice Award, $500

The Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art is presented by Nillumbik Shire Council in association with Montsalvat.

Venue: Montselvat Barn Gallery, Eltham Victoria

Contact: for more information e: curator@nillumbik.vic.gov.au

Summary
Application dates
2 November 2026 - 27 January 2027
Exhibition dates
25 June 2027 - 15 August 2027
Finalists notified
12 February 2027
Eligibility
National Entries
Prize frequency
Biennial - Odd Years
Judges
Nusra Latif Qureshi, Artist; Pip Wallis, Senior Curator, Monash University Museum of Art; Richard Watts Arts critic and journalist
Prize genre
General
Location
Montselvat Gallery, Eltham, Victoria
VIC
Australia
Prizes
AUD $31,000
Fees
$27 for entrants from outside the shire, $17 for local entrants.
Last updated
3 November 2026
Prior Winners
2025: Jacqui Shelton - Winner ($20,000)