We are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2025, generously co-sponsored by Culture Collab.
The M16 Artspace Drawing Prize invites submissions in traditional drawing media and techniques, as well as innovative, experimental formats that extend and challenge understandings of what constitutes drawing in contemporary art practices.
As a staple in our exhibition calendar since 2006, this prestigious prize celebrates the breadth and diversity of contemporary drawing practice, attracting hundreds of entries from across Australia.
M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2025 Judging Panel
- Sophia Cai 蔡晨昕, curator, writer, Director of Canberra Contemporary, and the Deputy Chair of The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)
- Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello OAM, award-winning visual artist, poet and writer of Lower Southern Arrernte, Chinese and Anglo-Celtic descent.
- Yvette Dal Pozzo, Curator and Director of Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
Total prize pool of over $15,000
Main Prizes
- M16 Artspace Drawing Prize – Winner $10,000 Co-Sponsored by Culture Collab and M16 Artspace
- M16 Artspace Drawing Prize – Highly Commended $2,000 Co-Sponsored by Delta Cleaning and Gingerbooks
- First Nations Drawing Prize – $2,000 Co-sponsored by Tall Foundation and Kitchen King Grocers
- People’s Choice Award – $500 Voucher sponsored by The Framing Store
- Local Artist Awards (2) – Exhibition at Kyeema Gallery & $390 Megalo Print Studio Class Voucher
- Young Drawers Prize (Junior) – $200 Art Supplies Voucher Sponsored by Capital Chemist
- Young Drawers Prize (Senior) – $300 Art Supplies Voucher Sponsored by Capital Chemist
- Young Drawers Digital Prize (Junior) – $200 Art Material Vouchers Sponsored by Kim Chapman & Liz Anderson
- Young Drawers Digital Prize (Senior) – $300 Art Material Vouchers Sponsored by Kim Chapman & Liz Anderson
Entries close: 11:59pm Sunday October 12 2025
Read our conditions of entry and frequently asked questions.
Apply now via the link below.
Image credits:
1. Installation view, M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2023. Image courtesy Fiona Little.
2. Installation view, M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2023. Image courtesy Fiona Little.
3. M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2023 Winner: Alexander Sarsfield, Me, When I, 2022. Iron transfer decal and enamel on recycled mid-fire ceramic, dimensions variable. Image courtesy Fiona Little.
