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Founded in 2021, the National Emerging Art Prize was established to provide a highly visible national platform to identify, promote and
support Australia’s most promising emerging visual and ceramic artists. The prize exists not only to offer a robust and highly visible platform to showcase artists in the emerging stages of their careers but also to furnish the winners and runners-up with a significant cash prize and a suite of non-cash prizes to further support their practice and to provide a pathway to a long-term art career and representation.

CURATOR & SELECTION PANEL

The curator of the National Emerging Art Prize is Amber Creswell Bell. Amber has been recognised in the industry for championing the work and practices of emerging artists and ceramicists, as well as profiling their work in many of her best-selling publications on Australian art. Amber will sit on the selection panel and work with the selected artists to curate the finalist’s exhibition.

The 2024 Selection Panel

 
  • David Wenham  – actor, collector & arts advocate
  • Gregory Hodge  – contemporary artist
  • Michael Zavros – contemporary artist
  • Nici Cumpston – contemporary artist & curator
  • Katrina Strickland – Editor, Good Weekend
  • Tanya Buchanan – Editor-in-Chief, Belle magazine
  • Neale Whitaker – tastemaker & media personality
  • Tim Ross – TV presenter, architecture and design enthusiast, collector & comedian
  • Simone Haag – curator of furniture, art & objects and ceramic enthusiast
  • Sarah-Jane Pyke – Director, Arent&Pyke
  • Diamando Koutsellis – CEO, Australian Ceramics Association
  • Nicole Redden – collector & consultant
  • Steve Cordony – Interior stylist & style director-at-large Belle magazine

Key Dates

Open for Applications
12 June 2024

Entries Close
1 September 2024

Finalists Announced
1 October 2024

Official Finalist’s Exhibition Opening and Prize Announcement
 30 October 2024

Exhibition Duration
31 October–9 November 2024

Opening Hours
10am–4pm

Location
The Garden Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney

THE MORGANS FINANCIAL PRIZE FOR EMERGING painters

Offering a total prize pool of $30,000, up to 25 finalists will be invited to participate in an exhibition in November with all works available for sale to the public. This prize looks to connect collectors with emerging artists.

The overall single winning entry will receive an acquisitive $20,000 cash prize—donated by our Major Sponsor, Morgans Financial Limited.

The 2024 winner also receives the Michael Reid Gallery Prize of a solo exhibition at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in the following year.

Overall Winner:

  • $20,000 acquisitive Cash Prize from Morgans Financial Limited
  • Solo Exhibition at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in 2024
  • 3 x 1 hour mentoring sessions with Michael Reid OAM, Gallery Director Toby Meagher, and Curator Amber Creswell Bell
  • Winners will also receive a suite of non-cash prizes including art transport, flights, Belle magazine subscription, professional photographic documentation and more.

Award of Excellence: 

  • $2000 non-acquisitive cash prize from Morgans Financial
  • A 1 hour mentoring session with Michael Reid OAM, Gallery Director Toby Meagher, and Curator Amber Creswell Bell
  • $500 art book pack from Thames & Hudson
  • ArtMonthly Magazine annual subscription

THE PLATO PRIZE FOR AN EMERGING FIRST NATIONS ARTIST

Acknowledging the quality of applications received by First Nations artists in our initial years of the NEAP, in 2024 we are proud to introduce the Plato Prize for an Emerging First Nations Artist. A non-acquisitive prize of $5000 will be awarded to an outstanding First Nations Artist. 


THE MORGANS FINANCIAL PRIZE FOR EMERGING CERAMICISTS

Offering a total prize pool of $7,000, up to 25 finalists will be invited to participate in an exhibition hosted by Michael Reid CLAY, with all works available for sale to the public. This prize looks to connect collectors with emerging ceramicists.

The overall single winning ceramic entry receives an acquisitive $5000 cash prize, donated by our Major Sponsor, Morgans Financial Limited.

The overall winner will also receive the Michael Reid Gallery Prize of a solo show with the CLAY program at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in the following year.

Overall Winner:

  • $5,000 acquisitive Cash Prize from Morgans Financial
  • Solo Exhibition with CLAY at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in 2024
  • 2 x 1 hour mentoring sessions with Michael Reid OAM, Gallery Director Toby Meagher, and Curator Amber Creswell Bell
  • A 1-year The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) membership
  • A 1-year subscription to The Journal of Australian Ceramics courtesy of TACA.
  • Professional photographic documentation of the exhibition

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Established in 2021, the National Emerging Art Prize was created to provide an annual, highly visible national platform to identify, promote and support the most promising emerging visual and ceramic artists in Australia.

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