Gosford Regional Gallery is pleased to present Gosford Art Prize 2026

The competition is open to all artists across Australia and attracts entries in all mediums. This year, the prize pool is valued at $55,000 and includes the acquisitive Gosford Art Prize worth $25,000, the Gosford Ceramics Prize $10,000, a First Nations Artist Prize $10,000 and the Moving Image Art Award $10,000.

Gosford Art Prize 2026 entries open Monday 25 May 2026 and close Monday 20 July 2026 at 4pm.

The exhibition will be open to the public from 26 September to 15 November 2026.

Enter via this link: https://awards.judgify.me/gosfordartprize2026

Click here to see GAP 2026 terms and conditions

Gosford Art Prize 2026 KEY DATES and Awards

25 May Entries open

20 July Entries close 4pm

7 August Finalists announced

8 and 9 September Delivery of artworks to Gosford Regional Gallery

25 September 6pm Exhibition Opening Event and Awards presentation 

26 September Exhibition Opens

22 November Exhibition Closes

23 and 24 November Artwork Collection

The Gosford Art Prize 2026 Judges

Dean Cross - Artist and winner of the Gosford Art Prize 2025 First Nations Artist Prize 

Dean Cross was born and raised on Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country and is a Worimi man through his paternal bloodline. Interested in the collisions of materials, ideas and histories, Cross is motivated by an understanding that his practice sits within a continuum of the oldest living culture on Earth – and enacts First Nations sovereignty through expanded contemporary art methodologies. His cross-disciplinary practice often confronts the legacies of modernism, rebalancing dominant cultural and social histories.

Photo by: Dario Hardaker

Sally Dan-Cuthbert - Curator and Director of Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert

Sally Dan-Cuthbert has worked as a curator, art specialist and industry-respected independent art advisor for over 35 years. Dan-Cuthbert works closely with artists, designers, architects and collectors to facilitate meaningful exchange and thoughtful collecting practice.  As Director of Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, Dan-Cuthbert represents local and international artists and designers, delivering an intergenerational programme of rigorous contemporary art, objet d'art and collectible design.