Held every two years, the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize is designed to attract some of Australia’s finest contemporary artists, awarding a generous acquisitive cash prize of $50,000.
Previous winners include Stieg Persson (2003), Dale Frank (2005), Stephen Bush (2007), Jan Nelson (2009), Tim Johnson (2011), Chris Bond (2013), Guan Wei (2015) and Margaret Loy Pula (2017).
Applications for the 2019 Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize is now open. Entry fee is $50 per artist.
Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize 2019 Terms and Conditions
The Prize was initiated by Mr Allen Guy CBE (1917-2007) to honour his brother Arthur Guy (1914-1945) whose life was tragically cut short whilst in service in New Guinea. Arthur Guy was born in Melbourne on 24 November 1914, the first son for Arthur and Catherine Guy. He was the only and elder sibling of Allen Rupert Guy. Arthur was educated at Camp Hill State School in Bendigo and then at Ballarat Grammar School. He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in a signals unit and served in New Guinea. On 14 February 1945, aged 30, he was on a biscuit bomber mission when his plane was shot down near Wewak. He is buried in the Lae War Memorial Cemetery.
First presented in 2003, Bendigo Art Gallery acknowledges all those who have contributed to the success of the award. We look forward to the continuation of this prestigious and highly regarded acquisitive prize.
Works from the shortlisted artists will be on display at Bendigo Art Gallery in the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize exhibition from 14 September – 15 December 2019.
Important Dates
| Applications open Applications close Artists advised of selection Final delivery date for artworks Announcement and official opening Exhibition dates |
11 February 2019 4pm Friday 7 June 2019 Friday 2 August 2019 Wednesday 28 August 2019 6pm Friday 13 September 2019 14 September – 15 Dec 2019 |
This prize provides Bendigo Art Gallery with the opportunity to survey contemporary painting by attracting many high calibre and emerging artists from around Australia. When the inaugural prize was held in 2003 it was the first of its kind. Bendigo Art Gallery is thrilled with the paintings acquired via the Guy Prize over the past decade and looks forward the continuation of this prestigious and highly regarded acquisitive award.
Image: Margaret Loy Pula, Anatye (bush potato) 2016, acrylic on linen. Courtesy of the artist and Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane
