Winner to be announced by guest judge, Dr Emma Kindred, Ag Senior Curator, National Portrait Gallery.

The Winner is awarded a cash prize of $1,500. All selected finalists will be exhibiting in the ANU School of Art & Design Gallery from 8 August until 6 September, with a public reception and announcement of the Winner on Wednesday 28 August.

The objective of the prize is to recognise the outstanding artistic merit of School of Art & Design students and provide shortlisted applicants with an opportunity to exhibit their work, thus promoting their developing practice(s) to the community.

This year, students were asked to consider the following - Drawing is so much more than pencil on paper. To draw is to make a mark: you may scratch and stick, write and sew, extend and dissolve, be still and perform, provide and take, capture a moment and tell a story, maintain rules and push boundaries. Consider drawing to be an exercise in visualisation, as a process driven practice. What does drawing mean to you?

Exhibition dates: 8 August - 6 September 2024.

List of Finalists here.

Image: Sophia Dacy-Cole, 'Seedlet' (detail)