The Lester Prize 2023

Name: The Lester Prize 2023
Start: 2023-09-22T10:00:00.0000000
End: 2023-11-26T17:00:00.0000000

The Lester Prize is one of the country’s most recognised and prestigious fine art prizes – an award that places artists and the community proudly front and centre.

The prize pool available to professional and emerging artists has increased to over $115,000. This includes the Richard Lester Prize for Portraiture of $50,000.

This year's 40 finalist works were chosen from nearly 950 entries received from artists across Australia.

The Finalists were chosen by an independent pre-selection panel consisting of Annika Kristensen, Liz Looker, Kevin Robertson, and Bahar Sayed.

This year's prize pool consists of:

The Richard Lester Prize for Portraiture (selected by a panel of judges) | $50,000 cash
Tony Fini Foundation Artist Prize (selected by artists’ peers) | $20,000 cash
Minderoo Foundation Spirit Prize (selected by Minderoo Foundation) | $10,000 cash
Baldock Family People’s Choice Prize (selected by the general public) | $15,000 cash
Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize (selected by a panel of judges) | $5,000 cash
Highly Commended (selected by a panel of judges) | up to $5,000 value
Barton Family Foundation Installers’ Prize (selected by AGWA's installation team) | $10,000 cash

The Finalists’ artworks will be on display at AGWA from 22 September to 26 November 2023.

Find out about all the exciting events and workshops coming up via https://www.lesterprize.com/whats-on/exhibitions/