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Hornsby Art Prize 2026
Hornsby Shire Council · Hornsby (Sydney), Australia
Annual national art prize with $23,000 total prize money for painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking and photography, open to permanent Australian residents 18+; Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Australia (by country of residence)
- Age
- 18 and over
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography
- Work made
- Within the last 2 years
- Work
- Previously unexhibited work only
- Size limits
- 2D max 125 cm width/height, 15 kg; sculpture max 85 cm, 15 kg
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Permanent Australian residents aged 18+ as at 16 October 2026; work not previously exhibited in another competition.
About
The Hornsby Art Prize is run by Hornsby Shire Council in Sydney's north. Categories are painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking and photography, with a local artist award for Hornsby Shire residents. Works must have been made within the last 24 months and not exhibited in a previous competition.
2D works are limited to 125 cm in width or height and 15 kg; sculptures to 85 cm and 15 kg. Entries are submitted online. The 2026 prize closed 20 August 2026 and finalists are exhibited 16 October to 1 November 2026.