Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting
Submit up to 3 watercolor landscape artworks for consideration in this national prize competition.
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- 68 days left
- Entry fee
- $40
- Award
- $30,000
- Location
- Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, 226 Grey Street, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
- Exhibition window
- Dec 10, 2026 → Jan 14, 2027
- Applicants notified
- Dec 10, 2026
About
Overview
The Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting is a triennial art prize celebrating excellence and innovation in watercolor. This non-acquisitive prize is open to all Australian artists, with finalists exhibited in the Webb Gallery at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane.
Key dates
- Applications open: 25 August 2026
- Applications close: 8 November 2026
- Finalists notified: 10 December 2026
- Exhibition: 10 December 2026 - 14 January 2027
Eligibility
Open to all Australian artists.
Theme & requirements
Landscape is defined as any form of land or environment and does not exclude peopled landscape, seascape, or urbanized and rural habitat. Artworks do not need to be representational; innovative and abstracted explorations of watercolor are encouraged.
Prizes
- Overall winner: $20,000 cash prize (donated by Elaine Bermingham)
- Two highly commended prizes: $5,000 each
Submission & fees
- Maximum 3 entries per artist
- Non-student entry fee: $40 for up to 3 entries
- Student entry fee: $20 for up to 3 entries
Venue
Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, 226 Grey Street, South Bank, QLD 4101, Australia
Contact
For more information: [email protected]
- Award
- Overall winner $20,000 cash prize; two highly commended prizes of $5,000 each
- Entry fee
- Non-student: $40 for up to 3 entries. Student: $20 for up to 3 entries.
- Entries per artist
- Up to 3
- Theme
- Celebrates excellence and innovation in watercolor landscape painting. Landscape is defined as any form of land or environment including peopled landscape, seascape, urbanized and rural habitat. Representational and abstracted explorations are both encouraged.
- Eligibility
- Open to all Australian artists.
- Audience
- Open to all Australian artists
- Contact
- [email protected]
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