The Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales invite artists to submit paintings in competition for the Archibald Prize.
The Archibald Prize is awarded annually to the best portrait, ‘preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics, painted by any artist resident in Australasia’.
This open competition is judged by the trustees of the Art Gallery of NSW. Finalists are displayed in an exhibition at the Gallery (although in the early years all entrants were hung). Although it is a non-acquisitive prize, several of the entries are now part of the Gallery’s collection.
Value $100,000.
Entries in the Archibald Prize competition are also eligible to be considered for:
Packing Room Prize – value $3000
ANZ People’s Choice – value $5000
Entries close 27 March 2026
Image credit: Winner Archibald Prize 2025 Julie Fragar Flagship Mother Multiverse (Justene)