The Gallipoli Art Prize is an Australian acquisitive art prize that celebrates the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War, awarded annually by the Gallipoli Memorial Club and worth A$20,000.[1][2]
The prize's organisers began work in 2004. The Anzac Centenary Art Prize project was announced on 15 April 2005 by Australian prime minister John Howard. The inaugural prize was awarded in 2006, when it was won by Margaret Hadfield.[2]
Entries do not need to reference the Gallipoli campaign or portray war: entrants are instead encouraged to "respond imaginatively to the Gallipoli Memorial Club's creed":[1]
We believe that within the community there exists an obligation for all to preserve the special qualities of loyalty, respect, love of country, courage and comradeship which were personified by the heroes of the Gallipoli Campaign and bequeathed to all humanity as a foundation for perpetual peace and universal freedom.
The award is run by the Gallipoli Memorial Club. It is open to artists born in Australia, New Zealand or Turkey or holding citizenship of those countries.[1] A connected prize in Turkey, the Canakkale Art Prize, is also run annually and sponsored by the club.[3]
The 2022 Gallipoli Art Prize was won by a painting entitled Along the ride to Damascus, by Deirdre Bean.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "$20,000 Gallipoli Art Prize encourages entrants to think outside the square". ArtsHub Australia. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ a b "About". Gallipoli Art Prize. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Bibby, Paul (24 April 2007). "Young and afraid: capturing humanity behind heroism". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "A sword used in World War I features in award-winning Gallipoli Art Prize". The Senior. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.