Presented by Hadley’s Orient Hotel, the Hadley’s Art Prize, Hobart is an acquisitive Australian landscape prize, which offers $100,000 to the winning entry for the best portrayal of the Australian landscape
Exhibition of Finalists: 1 August - 23 August 2026
Hadley’s Orient Hotel has a long history with art starting with art-loving landlords in the late 1800s. The Hadley’s Art Prize, Hobart contributes to the art community, celebrates excellence in contemporary landscape art, promotes cultural tourism in Tasmania, and restores art to the historic walls of Hadley’s Orient Hotel through a landscape prize like early landlord Howard Hadley won in 1895.
Judged by a panel of art specialists, the prize is open to Australian artists over the age of eighteen working in wall-mountable media. Artists at all career stages are invited to enter.
Entries close: 27 March 5pm AEST.
Other Prizes:
$1000 framing voucher prize presented by Wagner Framemakers
$2500 People’s Choice Award presented by The Mercury Newspaper
One month residency prize presented by Hadley’s sister property, the Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel, Salamanca Arts Centre and Artery.
$500 prize presented by the University of Tasmania for an Australian student.
$1000 worth of prizes for kindergarten - year 10 students presented by Artery.
For more information and to apply visit Hadleys Art Prize.