Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture

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Applications close
30 April 2023
Announced
15 July 2023
Prize money
AUD $24,250
Location
NSW, Australia
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This is a biennial award held each odd year.

$20,000 Acquisitive Prize. Annual award for photographic portraiture. Dedicated to the memory of the noted Australian photographer.

The Award is open to artists living and working in Australia who are Australian citizens or have been Australian residents for 12 months or more. The entry must be: a new portrait completed  owned and created by the artist; not previously exhibited (including online but excluding the entrant’s personal webpage or social media platform), shown in competitions or awarded a prize; photographic, archivally sound, still and two-dimensional; within the size limits and able to be hung on or pinned to Gallery walls. The Judge will be looking for excellence in photographic technique, creativity and originality to the standards prescribed by the Director, Tweed Regional Gallery.

Prizes

  • First Prize (acquisitive) - $20,000
  • Additional acquisitions - $4,000
  • People's Choice - $500

Venue: The Tweed River Art Gallery, 2 Mistral Road (Cnr Tweed Valley Way) Murwillumbah South NSW 2484.

Contact: by phone on 02 6670 2790 or email tweedart@tweed.nsw.gov.au

Summary
Application dates
1 February 2023 - 30 April 2023
Exhibition dates
14 July 2023 - 24 September 2023
Finalists notified
29 May 2023
Eligibility
National Entries
Prize frequency
Biennial - Odd Years
Judges
Dr Daniel Mudie Cunningham - an independent curator, critic and artist.
Prize genre
Photography
Location
The Tweed River Art Gallery, Tweed Heads, NSW
NSW
Australia
Prizes
AUD $24,250
Fees
There is an entry fee of $33 and a sales commission of 27%.
Last updated
1 February 2023
Prior Winners
2019: Belinda Mason - Winner ($20,000)
2017: Justine Varga - Winner ($29,000)
2015: Natalie Grono - Winner ($20,000)
2015: Samuel Scoufos - People's Choice