• Entries are open for Adam Portraiture Award 2024

  • Until Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 4pm
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  • Sponsored by The Adam Foundation
  • Presented by The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata

The Adam Portraiture Award is a biennial portrait award for painted portraits hosted and administered by The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata. It has been running since 2002 and is one of the country’s longest running art prizes. The Award culminates in The Adam Portraiture Award exhibition in which all the finalists and the winners are shown at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery.

The next Adam Portraiture Award exhibition will run from 23 May – 11 August 2024.

First Prize: $20,000
Runner up: $2,500
People’s Choice: $2,500

There is a $50 non-refundable fee to enter. You can find more information about submissions here

Each year, two judges are invited to choose both the finalists and the winners of the Adam Portraiture Award. In 2024, the judges will be Felicity Milburn, Lead Curator at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, and Wellington-based artist Karl Maughan, whose work has been purchased by the Saatchi Collection and the Arts Council of England.

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