Wynne Prize Exhibition Opening Friday

Published on 30 November 2023

Mudgee Arts Precinct is exhibiting the much anticipated Wynne Prize Exhibition, touring from the Art Gallery of NSW, the exhibition opens on Friday 1 December, 6pm.

The annual Wynne Prize was first awarded in 1897 in honour of the official opening of the ART Gallery of New South Wales at its present site.

The $50,000 Wynne Prize is an open competition judged by the trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and awarded annually to the best landscape painting of Australian scenery or figure sculpture, alongside the Archibald and Sulman Prizes.

“This is the first time the prestigious Wynne Prize has toured to the regions” Gallery Curator, Lizzy Galloway said.

“It will give our local community as well as the many visitors to the region the opportunity to see the best of Australian contemporary landscape painting and sculpture”.

Mudgee Arts Precinct extends an invitation to the community for the opening Friday 1 December at 6pm.

Mudgee Arts Precinct will be holding free events on Saturday 2 December including:

• 11am Join Mudgee Arts Precinct Gallery Curator Lizzy Galloway and Michael Bourke for a guided tour of the Wynne Prize 2023 exhibition.

• 12pm. Artist Q & A with Christopher McVinish, a Wynne Prize finalist from 2023. Hear about his practice and experience of exhibiting in both the Wynne and Archibald Prizes.

• 1pm. Discover the connections between software design and art as Dr Nico Pietroni (Senior Lecturer at UTS School of Software) speaks about his collaboration with artist Louis Pratt to create ‘A very Dutch ghost’.

The Wynne Prize will be on display until 28 January 2024.

Mudgee Arts Precinct is open seven days a week from 9am to 5pm. Entry is free.