The winning purse for the Kilgour Prize, Newcastle Region Art Gallery’s biannual award for figurative painting has increased from $30,000 to $50,000 in 2010. The winner of the people’s choice award will also be rewarded, with an increase from $3,000 to $5,000.
The Art Gallery invites artists to submit entries for the 2010 Kilgour Prize for a painting in the form of a figure composition. The most outstanding work as judged by the selection panel will be awarded a cash prize of $50,000 in honour of the late Jack Noel Kilgour. This biannual acquisitive prize is financed by the late Jack Noel Kilgour bequest which is administered by Trust Company Limited.
Born in 1900, Kilgour is known for his academic modernism and his subjects include urban landscapes and portraiture. His contemporaries included Jean Bellette, William Dobell, Paul Haefliger, Eric Wilson and his wife Nancy Kilgour, with whom he established a significant artistic partnership. His work is well represented in the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection, as well as in significant state and national collections.
All entries will be assessed by a panel of three selectors comprising of two independent judges, Ann Lewis AO arts patron, Daniel McOwen Director of Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria and Ron Ramsey Director of Newcastle Region Art Gallery.
Entries close Friday 6 August 2010, with the winner announced Friday 19 November 2010. For further information and full conditions, download the Kilgour Prize 2010 entry form.
The Kilgour Prize 2010 will be on display in the Gallery 6 November 2010 - 16 January 2011.