Submissions for the Waverley Art Prize 2019 is still open, according to the Waverley Council. This yearly event gives artists a chance to win $12,000 in prizes.
Creatives who are talented in drawing, painting or mixed media may enter the contest and submit up to five artworks for consideration until the 17th of May 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
Winners will be announced on the 11th of July during the launch of the event and the opening of the exhibit.
Participants to the Waverley Art Prize 2019, which the Council has mounted in collaboration with the Waverley Woollahra Art School, may stand to win the following prizes:
- Waverley Art Prize of $6,000 in cash
- Mayor’s Prize of $2,000 in cash
- People’s Choice Prize of $1000 in kind
- Oil Painting Prize from Art Spectrum for $1000 worth of oil paints
- Acrylic Painting Prize from Matisse Derivan for $500 worth of acrylic paints
- Mixed Media Prize from Matisse Derivan for $500 worth of acrylic paints
- Drawing Prize from Waverley Woollahra Art School for $500 worth of art materials
- Printmaking Prize from Waverley Woollahra Art School for $500 worth of art materials
Artists Mitch Cairns, Phil James, and Fiona Lowry are going to judge the submission.
In 2018, Zhana Yussof bested 594 for the Mayor’s Prize for her ink pen drawing of an insect. Peter Rush walked away with the Waverley Art Prize for his pencil and pen creation depiction of North Bondi.
To see last year’s entries, visit the winners’ page on the official site.
Entry submissions are $45 per artwork.
