Additional 2026 Non-Acquisitive Awards* listed below:
Honourable Mention Award
A $3000 award sponsored by Paddington Art Prize Founder Marlene Antico OAM.
Highly
Commended Award
A $1000 award sponsored by Exhibition Facilitator Kathryne Grigor.
Art Leven Gallery First Nations Fine Arts Award
A $2500 award for a selected First Nations entrant. The selected artist will be awarded $2500 and the possibility of exhibiting with Art Leven Gallery in 2027-2028. Sponsored by Owner and Director Mirri Leven
Anthea Polson Gallery Award
A 2027-2028 solo exhibition at Anthea Polson Gallery, Gold Coast, Queensland for ONE unrepresented artist who are selected as finalists, from director Anthea Polson.
Becker Minty Gallery Award
A 2027 solo exhibition at Becker Minty Sydney, for an artist that is not represented in the state of NSW and contractually able to exhibit outside their represented galleries (should they have one), selected from the finalists, by director Jason Minty.
AL Stretchers Award
$2000 worth of Aluminium Stretchers sponsored by Alesandro Ljubicic.
Paddington Art Prize Residency and Gallery Award
A 2027 two week live-in residency at Eramboo Artist Environment, North Sydney for a selected finalist, followed by the opportunity to hold a ten day self-managed 2027-2028 exhibition of their residency art works at Eramboo Gallery. Additionally, $500 cash will be given towards exhibition expenses. Sponsored by Chris Antico.
People's
Choice Award
A $1000 gift certificate toward a Giclee Print of their winning painting sponsored by Rathenart Printing for the Finalist with the most votes from visitors to the Exhibition of National Finalists.
