The Adelaide Perry Gallery invites artists to submit work for the 2026 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, a nationally recognised award celebrating excellence in contemporary drawing.
The Perry Prize is a $25,000 acquisitive award, recognising outstanding achievement in drawing as a contemporary art practice. In addition, a $2,000 People’s Choice Award (non-acquisitive) will also be presented.
Eligible works must be original drawings completed between 14 January 2025 and 14 January 2026. Finalists will be selected for exhibition at the Adelaide Perry Gallery. The 2026 judge is yet to be announced.
Artists are required to submit their entry online, including a recent CV or artist biography, and pay a $50 non-refundable entry fee per work.
Image: Perry Prize 2025 Finalist: Nic Plowman’s ‘Mahalia’_Life drawing (detail)
