The Olive Cotton Award is a $20,000 biennial national award for excellence in photographic portraiture in memory of photographer Olive Cotton.
The exhibition is selected from entrants across Australia and is a significant opportunity for established and emerging photographers. The winning work is acquired for the Gallery’s collection.
- First prize: $20,000 acquisitive
- Director’s Choice: purchases up to wholesale value of $4,000
- People’s Choice: $500 (announced at end of exhibition)
The 2023 Award judge is Dr Daniel Mudie Cunningham.
Key dates:
- Entries open on Wednesday 1 February 2023 and close Sunday 30 April, 5pm.
- Finalists announced 29 May 2023.
- Winners announced 15 July.
- Exhibition dates 14 July – 24 September 2023.
Image: Highly Commended 2021 Olive Cotton Award, Rusty Crawshaw, ‘The Dengs’ 2021, pigment print, copyright the artist.
