The final few minutes before entries into the Archibald,Wynne and Sulman prizes closed on Friday saw some epic efforts to make the deadline.
Hopeful artists will arrive at the Art Gallery of NSW all week as the Archibald,Wynne and Sulman prize season gets under way.
Win the $100,000 Archibald prize and you’ll pay a sizeable chunk in tax. But bet on the winner and you’ll keep the lot. The NSW arts minister hopes to change that.
Eighteen months after the celebrated artist’s death,one of his most iconic works now has a permanent home.
The Archibald Prize-winning painter on Australia’s richest person,his idols and his most valued possession.
Seven-time Archibald finalist Angus McDonald has won the People’s Choice award for the second time.
This year’s winners,including Anh Do’s 14-year-old son Leon,painted siblings,parents and best friends.
A handful of works stand out from a selection that seems to have been made for variety rather than quality.
The best interpretation one may put upon this phenomenon is that it’s a bit of fun,but it is a worrisome trend because the prize becomes the public standard by which art is judged.
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