The Brisbane Portrait Prize is a new and distinctive cultural offering for Brisbane with a $50,000 first prize, showcasing the best in contemporary portraiture and celebrating the character of the city and those who make it what it is. The winning portrait every year will be acquired for the permanent collection.
A new opportunity for artists. Start planning your entry. Brisbane Portrait Prize will call for entries in March 2019, with the finalists’ exhibition in October, 2019.
Watch this space for more details, and suggestions about potential sitters. Artists and sitters need to have “a connection” with Brisbane. There will be a digital category, a category for women artists, a People’s Choice Prize, a Gala opening night, loads of events and activations, and plenty of opportunity to get involved.
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