The Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith art award
The 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:
The Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award (acquisitive) $25,000
The Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award to an early career artist (non acquisitive) $5,000
The Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith award to a local artist from the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai area (non acquisitive) $5,000
and
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
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