The Murray Art Museum Albury has announced the names of the 12 finalists that have been shortlisted for the National Photography Prize 2020.The artists selected for the finalist exhibition represent a breadth of Australian photographic practice. The artists are engaged with photography as it relates to sculpture and painting, documentary methods, narrative explorations, agitating the medium physically, working directly with negatives, altering printing processes and both analogue and digital collage techniques.

The concerns within the artists’ work relate variously to the legacy of colonisation within this country, the relegation of women within dominant art histories, ruminations on systems of record, and of course trajectories of photographic and film based media.

The National Photography Prize is a biennial prize supported by the MAMA Art Foundation with a $30,000 first prize. As the oldest acquisitive photography prize in Australia, it has been instrumental in building MAMA’s strong photography collection. https://www.mamalbury.com.au/who-is-mama/media/latest-news/12-finalists-shortlisted-for-the-national-photography-prize-2020

Finalists for The Alice Prize 2020 have been announced. 595 entries were assessed by the expert selection panel and 56 artists were selected as finalists for the acquisitive prize. Significant among regional art prizes, the Alice Prize contributes to one of the largest regional collections of contemporary Australian art, with works by leading artists acquired since 1970. Coordinated by the Alice Springs Art Foundation, the Alice Prize gives national exposure for exhibiting artists and the opportunity to show in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, the cultural heart of Australia. https://www.aliceprize.com

March 5 2020

The Fivex Art Prize has revealed the six finalists for $30,000 inaugural digital billboard art award selected from over 500 entries from around the country. The winning work will be announced and presented alongside the finalists on two large digital billboards prominently located at the corner of Flinders and Elizabeth streets in the heart of Melbourne. The six works explore themes including city life and the natural world and will be on view at intervals throughout the day, interspersed with, and surrounded by, commercial advertising content, prompting city-goers to engage with their built environment and the new media that dominates it in a different way. https://www.fivexartprize.com.au/gallery/