Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art 2027

Overview

Entries are now open for the Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art 2027, one of Australia’s leading contemporary art awards. It is open to artists across Australia working in any medium and offers a total prize pool of $31,000.

Key Dates

• Entries close: Sunday 17 January 2027

Prizes

• Total prize pool of $31,000

Judges

• Melissa Loughnan – Fair Director, Melbourne Art Foundation
• Dr Amelia Winata – Curator, ACMI
• Serena Bentley – Senior Curator, National Portrait Gallery
• Nusra Latif Qureshi – Artist
• Pip Wallis – Senior Curator, Monash University Museum of Art
• Richard Watts OAM – Arts critic and journalist

Eligibility

• Open to artists across Australia
• Working in any medium