Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith art award
Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith Biennial art award 2026
Submissions are invited from Australian artists, aged over 18, for original work in any two-dimensional media in response to the theme ‘Making Connections’.
Prizes and opportunities:
Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award (acquisitive) $25,000
Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award to an early career artist (non acquisitive) $5,000
Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award to a local artist from the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai area (non acquisitive) $5,000
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A finalist will be selected for a 3:33 Art Projects collaboration.
Submission entries open: Saturday 1 November 2025
Submission entries close: Tuesday 14 April 2026
(Please note: the submission process may automatically change image file names, please ignore)
Announcement of Judges
Finalists and winners of The Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith art award will be selected this year by esteemed judges Barry Keldoulis, Artbank Client Services Coordinator, and Anna Davis, curator at Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.
Announcement of Judges
All previous Grace Cossington Smith art award exhibitions can be viewed on the Past Exhibition page.
Exhibitions were held in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021 and 2024