The Banyule Award for Works on Paper is awarded biennially to an outstanding contemporary work on paper. This is a prestigious national art prize, with the winning artwork entered into the Banyule Art Collection. Banyule Council also acquires many artworks from the Finalists’ Exhibition as a part of this process.
Each iteration of the Banyule Award for Works on Paper is directed by a theme, which aligns either with a current direction in art, pressing contemporary issue, or a matter of local interest at the time.
The theme for the 2023 Banyule Award for Works on Paper is:
Nhalinggu Bagung (Come Gather)
Nhalinggu Bagung in Woi Wurrung language means “come gather”.
On 5 December 2022, Banyule Council officially adopted the ‘Uluru Statement from the Heart’ in full, and committed to taking practical action for a better future and reconciled Australia. As part of Banyule’s ongoing commitment to this action, we have set this theme in recognition that Reconciliation requires all of us to come together and do our part to build a future for all Australians.
We invite entries from all Australian artists to show us what Reconciliation looks like from your individual perspective and lived experience. Through your artistic response, show us what Reconciliation means to you – for non-Indigenous artists, show us how you would take part in Reconciliation, or explore the concept of Reconciliation; for First Nations artists, share your culture and story with us and show us the way forward.
Image: Phuong NGO, IRL (2021). Custom box, 354 pigment prints, 22 x 14 x 31cm. Winner 2021
