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Art Prizes calling in February 2026

Published 8 months ago • 2 min read

February 2026

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Thanks to our wonderful friends at the Stanthorpe Art Prize ’26 we have a free entry to the Prize to giveaway this week. We will pick the winner randomly from the list of comments.

The Stanthorpe Art Prize ’26 has a purse of over $50,000 in prize money. Open to Australian artists. The Giveaway closes Tuesday 3 February at midnight.​
We'll then randomly choose the winner and DM them on Instagram. If you'd like to have a go visit our Insta channel @artprizes​

There will be a second giveaway later in February, so keep an eye on our Insta channel.

Prizes commencing calls in the next 45 days

There are heaps of prizes continuing their call in February (43 at last count) - but, these are the prizes to commence their 2026 call this month.

Archibald Prize

02-February-2026

9 May 2026 - 16 August 2026

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/Archibald-Prize​

Bald Archy Prize

01-February-2026

10 February 2024 - 12 March 2024

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/Bald-Archy-Prize​

Doyles Art Award

01-March-2026

19 June 2026 - 28 June 2026

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/Doyles-Art-Award​

National Works on Paper Prize

02-February-2026

31 August 2024 - 24 November 2024

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/National-Works-on-Paper-Prize​

Paddington Art Prize

09-March-2026

18 October 2025 - 25 October 2025

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/Paddington-Art-Prize​

Paddington Sculpture Prize

10-March-2026

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/Paddington-Sculpture-Prize-​

Sir John Sulman Prize

02-February-2026

9 May 2026 - 16 August 2026

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/Sir-John-Sulman-Prize​

Sunshine Coast National Art Prize

15-February-2026

21 August 2026 - 11 October 2026

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/Sunshine-Coast-National-Art-Prize​

Waverley Art Prize

16-February-2026

4 July 2026 - 23 August 2026

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/Waverley-Art-Prize​

Winter Art Prize 2026

02-February-2026

03 July 2026 - 04 July 2026

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/Winter-Art-Prize-2026​

Wynne Prize

02-February-2026

9 May 2026 - 16 August 2026

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/Wynne-Prize​

Young Paddo Art Prize

22-February-2026

15 October 2026 - 25 October 2026

​https://art-prizes.com/ArtPrize/Young-Paddo-Art-Prize​

Looking to find the winners from 2025, 2024, 2023... look no further

A list of winners (as many as we could find) is available from our website - just click here to see them.

Art Prizes Digest - 'All' the Calls for the next 90 days

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To stay in touch with calls, or just look up details about an art prize, the Art Prizes iOS app is available from the Apple store for $14.99 - a one-time fee. It shows prizes calling, metrics on prize winners and finalists, and a notification panel showing which prizes have just started calling or are closing soon.

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