Rewarding artists
since 1992

The Goulburn
Art Award

The Goulburn Art Award began in 1992 and is held every two years. It is open to artists living within a 120km radius of Goulburn working in any medium. The Award represents the talent and diversity of artists working within the region. The Gallery encourages submissions from artists at all stages of their careers.

Award Categories:

Goulburn Art Award Winner: $12,000

Highly Commended: $1,500

People's Choice: $1,000

Young Artist Award: $500

Concurrently, the Gallery will hold the the Young Artist Award for young artists aged 5 - 18 years.

Judge: The 2026 Goulburn Art Award will be judged by Rachel Kent, CEO, Bundanon.

About Rachel Kent:

Rachel Kent has served as CEO of Bundanon since September 2021. Rachel is an experienced arts leader, art historian and head curator with extensive experience working with international museums and cultural institutions. Prior to her appointment at Bundanon, Rachel was the Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Australia and has presented exhibitions in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the USA, and Canada, including major solo presentations by Do Ho Suh, Doug Aitken, Cornelia Parker, Yoko Ono and Grayson Perry. She speaks widely on the arts and culture, including TEDx, sits on editorial and advisory panels for industry and government, is the author of multiple award-winning artist monographs, and is an international juror for art awards in Asia and Europe. 

Key Dates:

Entries open: 9am Friday 6 March, 2026 

Entries close: 5pm Friday 1 May, 2026 

Artwork delivery (if selected as finalist): 9am -5pmThursday 11 June 2026 

Announcement and official opening event: 6pm Friday 19 June 2026 

Finalist exhibition dates: Friday 19 June - Saturday 18 July 2026 

Artwork collection: 9am - 5pm Monday 20 July 2026 

For terms and conditions of entry for The Goulburn Art Award 2026 click here.

For 120km radius map click here.

 

The Goulburn Young Artist Award will run concurrently open to young artists aged 5-18 years. For Young Artist Award Terms and Conditions and Entry Form, click here.

 

 

 

 

 

Goulburn Art Award Entry Form

Artist Details

Please include https:// at beginning

Include your Instagram username or link to your page

This is a brief statement about yourself and your artistic practice. Max 200 words.

Artwork Details

The artwork must have been completed in the 12 months prior to the closing date for entries.

Works are to be no larger than 200 x 200 cm and must be able to be lifted by two people.

Works are to be no larger than 200 x 200 cm and must be able to be lifted by two people.

Works are to be no larger than 200 cm in any direction (200 cm (H) x 200 cm (W) x 200 cm (D)). If it describes your work accurately, you may input the depth as 0 cm. If you are entering a work on canvas, sculpture or any other form, please indicate the appropriate depth in cm.

Works must not exceed 30kg

You must submit one high res publication-quality image. The image must represent the work in its entirety and convey the manner in which the work is to be displayed. Recommended image format to be JPEG (not JPG), maximum 5mb.

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You must submit one high res publication-quality image. The image must represent the work in its entirety and convey the manner in which the work is to be displayed. Recommended image format to be JPEG (not JPG), maximum 5mb.

If you are submitting a moving image work of art for consideration, please provide your link here.

(If required for viewing the work online)

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This is a brief statement about the work of art that you have submitted/the series they are from, rather than about you. It may address the ideas, themes or concepts investigated in the work of art.

Please enter estimated artwork value in Australian Dollars for insurance purposes.

If you are selected as a finalist and would like your work to be for sale in the exhibition, what is the sale price? Please note: this value must include the Gallery’s commission of 33.3%. It is the artists responsibility to price the work with any commercial commission fees factored in.

If a Hobbyist you will be required to complete an ATO Hobbyist Declaration form.

Two pages maximum. Upload as PDF.

Choose File

Two pages maximum. Upload as PDF.

If you are submitting a moving image work of art for consideration, please provide your link here.

(If required for viewing the work online)