Nillumbik Shire Council

Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art 2025

The biennial Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art (NPCA) welcomes entries from artists across Australia, working in any medium. $31,000 prize pool.

Art Prize

Opportunity Details

Closing Date

Oct 30, 2024

Location

Victoria

Artform

Visual Arts

Local and Australian artists are now invited to enter the prestigious Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art, with a total prize pool of more than $30,000.

Nillumbik Shire Council’s biennial, acquisitive prize is open to emerging and established artists from across the country, with artists free to express their creativity in any medium. This year, there is no set theme.

This biennial competition includes four monetary prizes:

  • Open Prize: $20,000
  • Local Prize: $10,000
  • Mayor’s Award: $500
  • People’s Choice Award: $500

The Open and Local Prize are acquisitive. This means that the winning artworks become part of the Nillumbik Shire Art Collection.

Entries close 30 October 2024.

Apply now. Visit nillumbik.vic.gov.au/NPCA