It’s arguably the biggest day on the arts calendar in Australia and this year’s pool of finalists is suitably impressive. Stay tuned here for live coverage of the big announcement.
These are three of the most coveted prizes in the Australian art world.The $100,000 103-year-old Archibald Prize for portraiture was first awarded in 1921. This year, it attracted more than 1000 entries, reduced to 57 finalists.
There are 57 finalists this year. Our arts team has selected just a few here that we think will be popular choices. Take a look at our gallery and cast your vote below. Protesters wearing keffiyehs, the pain in the eyes of Marcia Langton after the 2023 Voice referendum captured so poignantly by painter Angus McDonald, and advocates for various causes were some of the 1005 faces painted for the Archibald this year.Kurdish refugee Mostafa Azimitabar taught himself to paint while in detention on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, with a toothbrush and coffee as he was not allowed art supplies.
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