The Halloran Contemporary Art Prize is an acquisitive art prize that engages with and responds to the Halloran Collection: Science & the Sea.
It is open to all permanent New South Wales and ACT residents aged 18 years and over.
A $20,000 acquisitive first prize, $8000 second prize and $2000 People’s Choice prize will be awarded. An exhibition of the selected works will be displayed at the Museum from 14th February 2025 – 18th May 2025.
Works entered in the Prize must be produced in response to the Museum’s Science and the Sea Collection, a diverse collection displayed in the manner of an eighteenth century curiosity cabinet, or Wunderkammer, including artworks, nautical equipment, scrimshaw, navigational equipment such as sextants, figureheads, historical weapons, and much more.
The 2025 theme is ‘time’. Artists are invited to submit works created using the following mediums: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography or new media work (2D, 3D, or digital) that respond to the Halloran Collection within its historical and contemporary contexts using “time” as the inspiration.
All entries must be new work.
Entries close on close of business, Friday 29th November 2024.
Sydney-based artists: The Museum has organised transport for artwork from Sydney that is selected as a finalist for the prize. The cost to the artist is a handling charge of $25 one way paid to IAS on drop off of the work. See the Prize’s Terms & Conditions for details.
Halloran Art Prize_2025 EOI T&Cs
Download the Halloran Art Prize 2025 Entry Form
The theme of ‘Time’ – The Halloran Contemporary Art Prize 2024
Image: eighteenth century nocturnal from the Science & the Sea Collection.
