Congratulations to the following winners of the ACT Historic Places Art Prize announced by Minister for the Arts Tara Cheyne on Saturday 29 July

1st prize ($7,000) – Robyn Campbell, DWELLING PLACE

2nd prize ($3,000) – Jessika Spencer, OCHRE

3rd Prize Tuggeranong Arts Centre Prize – Lynne Flemons, HOMAGE

Craft + Design Prize – Sue Peachey, ELIZABETH’S HANDKERCHIEF WITH MOTH

The winners and finalists art works are on display at Lanyon Homestead until 15 October. Book a tour of the Homestead now.

Congratulations to the following finalists: 

• Peter Tilney
• Cassandra Dove
• Dimity Kidston
• Jennifer Robertson
• Robyn Campbell
• Sue Peachey
• Kate Smith
• Fatima Killeen
• Jan Weir
• Inge Frank
• Lynne Flemons
• Catherine Ringi
• Susan Wiscombe
• Karyn Fearnside
• Sallie Saunders
• Katrina Power
• Diana Rule
• Josephine Townsend
• Margi Martin
• Amanda Poland
• Elena Allende
• Kristine Kershaw
• Harriet Mitchell
• Henry Shawcross
• Jessika Spencer

Judges:

Jodie Cunningham – CEO + Artistic Director, Craft and Design Canberra

Caroline Downer OAM – CEO, Tuggeranong Arts Centre

Joanna Gilmour – Curator Collection + Research, National Portrait Gallery

Dr Anna Wong – Director, Galleries Museums and Heritage, Cultural Facilities Corporation

What is it?

In 2022-23, ACT Historic Places Art Prize aims to support ACT and regional artists, to exhibit their works, and to encourage a deeper appreciation of Canberra’s cultural and natural heritage through artistic engagements with our cultural places.  

The ACT Historic Places Art Prize is a regional, non-acquisitive competition and exhibition open to works in any medium by artists aged 18 years and over who are a resident of the ACT or the surrounding Canberra region (including Bega, Eurobodalla, Hilltops, Goulburn Mulwaree, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Snowy Monaro, Upper Lachlan and Yass Valley LGAs).

Prizes

The prize pool totals over $20,000

1st prize: $7,000
2nd prize: $3,000
3rd prize: Solo Exhibition at the Tuggeranong Arts Centre, with $500 cash for solo exhibition support (value approx. $5,500).
Craft and Design Prize: Solo exhibition at Craft ACT Gallery (value approx. $7000). Proudly supported by CraftACT
People’s Choice Award: $500. 

Fatima Killeen - ‘From small things big things grow’
People’s Choice Award WINNER
CONGRATULATIONS

Enquiries

Anne Brake, Assistant Director Visitor Engagement and Interpretation
Email: anne.brake@act.gov.au