Pymble Values Art Prize 2026

The Pymble Values Art Prize is back for 2026. The 2026 Prize honours our College value of Courage represented by the statement, I am open to new experiences to learn and grow.

The Pymble Values Art Prize celebrates our commitment to the five College values that are integral to our standing as a leading independent girls’ school.  Our hope is that our community will be inspired by the beauty and power of these visual representations of our values to realise their own potential along with an understanding of the power of art to inspire meaningful conversations and promote change.

The Prize is an annual acquisitive prize with a different College value represented each year. We are proud to support Australian female artists by offering a $30,000 prize for the artwork that best depicts the essence of our values. Pymble Ladies’ College is a proudly diverse and inclusive community, and we welcome submissions from artists of all cultural backgrounds.

Submissions are invited from all Australian female artists, aged over 18 years, for an original, two-dimensional artwork that represents the College value of Respect.

• $30,000 is awarded to the winning submission and the College acquires the artwork for its collection.

• Submissions open: Tuesday 12 May 2026

• Submissions close: Friday 2 October 2026

The top 40 submissions will be shortlisted by our judging panel and featured in an exhibition at the College opening on Tuesday 10 November to Friday 20 November, with the winning submission announced on opening night. This exhibition will be open to the public and all artworks featured will be available for sale.