Applications for the M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2023 are now open!
We are thrilled to announce the eagerly anticipated M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2023, generously sponsored by The Cogito Group. As a staple in our exhibition calendar since 2006, this prestigious competition attracts hundreds of entries from across Australia and internationally.
About
The M16 Artspace Drawing Prize invites submissions in both traditional drawing media and techniques, as well as innovative non-traditional works that extend the understanding of what drawing may be within contemporary art practice.
This year, the competition introduces two new exciting prize categories!
1. The Digital Drawing Prize
Sponsored by 'The Factor,' with a prize of $2,500
Eligible artworks for this category must integrate digital technology as an essential component of their creation, utilizing devices such as tablets, computers, or smartphones. Submissions can be either 2 or 3-dimensional.
2. The First Nations Drawing Prize
The prize of $1,000 is open exclusively to First Nations artists. Generously sponsored by Kishwar Rahman, the Chair of M16 Artspace board.
Finalist prizes.
Main Prize: $10,000 co-sponsored by The Cogito Group and M16 Inc
Runner-up award: $1,000 sponsored by Delta Cleaning
Digital Drawing Prize: $2,500 Sponsored by The Factor
People’s Choice Award: $500
First Nations Drawing Prize: $1,000 Sponsored by Kishwar Rahman
Local Artist Award: $500 Braddon Framing Store voucher & $390 Megalo Print Studio Class Voucher
Works from the selected finalists will be displayed during the M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2023 exhibition from the November 25th to December 10th 2023.
Meet the judges
Samantha Faulkner
Samantha is a Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal woman, from Badu and Moa Islands in the Torres Strait and the Yadhaigana and Wuthathi peoples of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. She is the proud author of Life Blong Ali Drummond: A Life in the Torres Strait, (Aboriginal Studies Press, July 2007) and editor of Pamle: Torres Strait Islanders in Canberra (2018).
Her poetry and short stories are published nationally and internationally. She is a member of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Network and MARION (ACT Writers). She is Treasurer, First Nations Australia Writers Network and Us Mob Writing Group.
She was the Torres Strait Islander curator for the 2023 Brisbane Writers Festival and is Editor of Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia edition, Black Inc due in early 2024.
Image: Samantha Faulkner, 2022. Courtesy of Brenton McGeachie
Hannah Quinlivan
Hannah Quinlivan graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 2013. Her art practice has been recognised for its skilful exploration of ideas around human movement, emotional cognition and time’s flowing passage. Through various methods of exploring line and form – via traditional drawing techniques and weaving methodologies using wire, adhesive tape or LED lighting – Quinlivan challenges the way we expect line to operate and be presented. Her work is experiential not only in its physicality but also through a range of conceptual connections, using repetition, ephemerality and the interplay of light and shadow to open up discussions around pressing contemporary topics. Quinlivan’s constantly evolving practice gives her work an organic, living quality that creates an immersive experience for the viewer.
Quinlivan has participated in many international solo and group exhibitions in Australia, Italy, France, the United States, Hong Kong, Germany, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia. Her public artworks are on permanent display in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra. Quinlivan is represented by Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne. Image courtesy of Hannah Quinlivan.
Bree Pickering
Bree Pickering is the Director of the National Portrait Gallery and a highly regarded arts leader with experience in both the public and private gallery sectors. Bree was formerly Director of the Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA), a position she has held since 2016. At MAMA, Bree designed and implemented the strategic and creative vision for the newly refurbished museum, establishing it as a nationally-recognised destination whilst also deepening its collaboration with and impact on the local community. Prior to this, she was Executive Director of Vox Populi, a not-for-profit contemporary art space in Philadelphia and Cultural Program Manager for the Australian Embassy in Washington DC. Bree is also an experienced curator with a distinguished catalogue of past exhibitions and programs behind her, and a passionate advocate for the fair treatment of artists and arts workers.
Image: Bree Pickering, 2023. Courtesy of Mark Mohell.
Key Dates:
Entries open: NOW
Entries close: 11:59 Sunday October 15th 2023
Finalists announced: Friday, November 3rd 2023
Artwork delivery deadline: Friday, November 17th 2023
Exhibition opening and prize announcements: Saturday, November 25th. 6pm-8pm.
Exhibition closes: Sunday, December 10th
Entries
Please read the full Conditions of Entry before entering, as they change every year.
How to enter
Complete the online entry form via the link below!
You will receive a confirmation email if your entry was submitted successfully. No hard copy entries will be accepted.
Payment is to be made online at the time of completing the entry form.
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You will be asked to provide the following;
An artist statement.
250 words max, written in third person. This should refer directly to the work you are entering in the M16 Drawing Prize.
One image per artwork.
Up to three images for 3D artworks. JPG files only, high resolution, maximum file size 3MB. Files must be named as Artist Name_Artwork Title__ Year Completed. Image credit.jpg. Image credit must be the name of the photographer.Artwork Price.
Please include in your retail price the appropriate gallery commission as set out in the Conditions of Entry (clauses 3.2 and 3.3), and GST if you are registered. To the nearest whole number with no decimal points/cents ($200 instead of $199.95).Installation instructions.
If detailed instructions are required please list them on your entry form.
Please Note
All works must be unframed and unmounted to be eligible.
Entry forms, fee and images must be submitted online before 11.59pm Sunday 15 October.
Entry forms not accompanied by the entry fee and good quality image of each artwork are ineligible for the competition. -
The competition is open to artists from Australia and internationally.
To ensure your entry is completely eligible, ensure you read the full updated conditions of entry listed – particularly regarding the artwork size, weight, commission rate and award eligibility. -
All Entries incur a non refundable administrative fee. Artists are allowed a maximum of entries per person. $45 for one artwork. $40 for a second artwork. $35 for a third artwork. (prices incl. GST).
M16 Artspace members receive a 20% discount off all entries.
Students are eligible for a free M16 Artspace membership!
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Exhibition dates: Saturday, November 25th - Sunday, December 10th, 2023
Location: Gallery 1, M16 Artspace, 21 Blaxland Crescent Griffith ACT 2603
Opening Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 12pm to 5pm.
Winners of each prize (excluding the Peoples’ Choice Award) will be announced at the opening event at M16 Artspace on Saturday, 25 November 2023. The winner of the Peoples’ Choice award will be announced following the conclusion of the exhibition.
More Questions? Check out our FAQ page!
First Nations people, d/Deaf and Disabled people, and people of different genders, sexualities and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Applications in flexible formats or languages will be accommodated wherever possible. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact us via any of the details below.
Contact
For any inquiries or further information, please contact us via any of the details below!
Phone
(02) 6295 9438
Office hours: Wednesday to Friday, 12pm - 5pm
Email
office@m16artspace.com
or
Mimir Soboslay Moore, Marketing and Communications coordinator
exhibitions@m16artspace.com
View the M16 Artspace 2022 Finalists
