From the Packing Room to how it feels to be painted,a triple-finalist,and the portrait that will tug at your heart,read all of our Archibald 2023 coverage.
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It’s arguably the biggest day on the arts calendar in Australia and this year’s pool of finalists was suitably impressive. Look back over our live coverage of the big announcement.
Jason Phu has been named as a finalist in three major prizes at once,joining an elite club that includes Brett Whiteley and John Olsen.
Studio A,the social enterprise for artists with intellectual disabilities,has scooped four places in the Archibald finals for the second year running.
It might not have the celebrity factor of its flashier cousin,but the slow-burn impact of the Wynne Prize can have a more profound result for artists and the public.
The 2023 Archibald finalists have been revealed and for the first time in the prize’s 102-year history,there are more women painters than men.
Like her famous subject,the actor-turned-artist knows what it’s like to suffer under the public eye and to emerge from the wreckage stronger.
The nation’s best-loved portrait prize - the Archibald - has been described as Australia’s artistic equivalent to Melbourne Cup. Why is it perennially popular?
This year’s Archibald includes portraits of ordinary people doing extraordinary things,alongside the better-known suspects.
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I have always loved Archie season and its stick-the-finger-up-at-the-art-world approach,which is why I agreed to be painted.
It’s usually easy to spot the winner within five minutes - not this time.
Entries in Australia’s best loved portrait prize,the Archibald exhibition 2023 cover all faces from politics,sports,food and fashion.