2026 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award — Primary and Secondary entry form

2026 FISHER'S GHOST ART AWARD - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY

Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an annual art prize, now in its 64th year!

Entry is $5+Booking Fee per artist. Each artist may enter one artwork to be exhibited in the 2026 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award Exhibition at Campbelltown Arts Centre.

This form is for the Primary and Secondary Award sections and can be used by individuals and schools who wish to enter student’s works. Students may enter one artwork each. Schools are encouraged to select the best works from their students. Entry is limited to students in the Macarthur area (Campbelltown, Camden, and Wollondilly local government areas). A maximum of 20 students can be submitted per entry form.

Payment can be made by credit card through Humanitix. If Schools require to pay via invoice please contact us at artaward@campbelltown.nsw.gov.au.

Please note that Primary and Secondary artworks will not be for sale.

In order to protect your personal information, your session will be terminated after 59 minutes if it has not been lodged. Your information will not be saved.

For more information or to ask any questions regarding this form please email artaward@campbelltown.nsw.gov.au or call Campbelltown Arts Centre on 4645 4100.

Award Categories:

Primary students
Supported by Rotary Club of Ingleburn
Open to Primary school aged students, awarded to 3 students who will receive a $250 voucher for redemption at Eckersley’s Art & Craft.

Secondary students
Supported by Wests Group Macarthur
Open to Secondary school aged students, awarded to 4 students who will receive a $250 voucher for redemption at Eckersley’s Art & Craft.

Before you enter:

You will need the following to lodge your submission.

• Student Name, Artwork Name, Medium, Dimensions for each individual entry.

• To have reviewed the Terms and Conditions below to ensure your entry meets these conditions before submission. 

Application Process & Terms and Conditions  

Please review the terms and conditions carefully before completing the entry form. Artists must comply with all entry conditions to be considered for selection in the Award.  

Campbelltown Arts Centre reserves the right to reject entries which do not comply without refund of entry fee. 

Eligibility 

• One artwork may be entered per student.

• Entrant must be a student in the Macarthur area (Campbelltown, Camden, and Wollondilly local government areas).

Entry 

• A non-refundable fee of $5 + Booking Fee per artwork is paid when submitting the entry form. Entry fees contribute towards the costs of administering the Art Award.

• Forms and payments received after the deadline of Monday 27 July, 11:59pm  will be deemed invalid and will not be accepted under any circumstances.

Artwork Specifications

• The size limit for all Primary and Secondary artworks (2D and 3D artworks) is 50 (H) x 50 (W) x 50cm (D).

• If entering as a school, artworks must be clearly labelled on reverse with school name, student’s name, and artwork title.

• Artworks for the Primary & Secondary categories will not be available for sale.

Artwork Delivery 

• All Primary and Secondary artworks must be delivered to CAC between Wednesday 16 – Saturday 19 September 2026, between the times of 10am-4pm AV files must be submitted by Wednesday 2 September 2026 to allow file preparation time. 

• Finalist 2D artworks must be delivered with a suitable hanging system such as D-Rings attached for display.   

• CAC reserves the right to withdraw any artwork from finalist selection, or reject any work on delivery, without refund of entry fee if the work could be considered:

1. a health hazard or physical risk to CAC staff or the public;

2. to pose any danger to the strict physical and environmental conditions of the venue;

3. in breach of WH&S guidelines;

4. not ready for display, are wet, incomplete, structurally unstable, or damaged in any way;

5. unreasonable to install in the building and/or with the equipment available for reasons that include but are not limited to: weight, size, fragility, movability or materials.

• CAC is not responsible for storing the packaging of artworks for the duration of the exhibition. Packaging materials for works will not be kept by CAC unless requested in writing (via email to artaward@campbelltown.nsw.gov.au) and agreed to by CAC.    

• Finalist artworks not received at CAC by 4pm on Saturday 19 September 2026 will not be eligible for inclusion in the finalist exhibition and entry fees will be forfeited.   

Exhibition & Insurance 

• Entrants of time based media artworks may be requested to provide their own equipment for exhibition.   

• Time based media artworks may be shown on a show-reel.  

• CAC will provide all due care during exhibition installation and exhibition and will not be liable for incidental damage to an artwork, each entrant shall indemnify Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown City Council, and CAC for any loss or damage suffered to their artwork.   

• Artworks will not be insured by CAC in transit.  

• CAC is not responsible for storing the packaging of artworks for the duration of the exhibition. Packaging materials for works will not be kept by CAC unless requested in writing (via email to artaward@campbelltown.nsw.gov.au) and agreed to by CAC.    

Communications  

• Entry will grant CAC a non-exclusive copyright license to reproduce images of artworks for publicity and educational purposes.  

• Finalist artworks may be referenced in education resources or activities directly related to the exhibition. 

• The names of all exhibition finalists will be published online and in print.    

Artwork Collection 

• All artworks that will be collected in person must be picked up from CAC between Saturday 5 – Wednesday 9 December 2026. Unless an alternate collection date is organised by the artist in writing, CAC reserves the right to dispose of any uncollected artworks. Under no circumstances will finalist artworks be released by CAC before the collection dates above.