Macquarie Group Collection

Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize

The Macquarie Group Collection has been supporting emerging Australian artists for more than 35 years, and the annual Emerging Artist Prize offers support to a new generation of visual artists.

Finalists' art will be displayed in the Emerging Artist Prize exhibition in The Art Space at 1 Elizabeth, Sydney. The exhibition will also be available for viewing online.

A selection of finalists’ art will be acquired by the Collection, with other works made available to the public for purchase; 100 per cent of proceeds goes directly to the artist.

2025 Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize

Entries for the 2025 Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize are now closed.

Thank you to all who entered. Finalists and semi-finalists will be contacted. If you have any questions, please contact art@macquarie.com.

Our guest judge for the 2025 Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize is Maud Page, Director at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. As a guest judge, Maud will be reviewing all finalists' works and announcing the Winner, Highly Commended and Nick Waterlow OAM Highly Commended Award at our exhibition event in September.

2025 key dates

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Prize opens for entries Tuesday 8 April 2025
Entries close Friday 13 June 2025
Semi-finalists announced June - July
Finalists announced June - July
Exhibition opens Thursday 18 September 2025
Exhibition closes Friday 30 January 2026
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Name Instagram handle
Myarn Alden @collectiveartcentre
Tania Babic @tania.k.b.art
Marisa Ballinger @marisaballinger
Anthony Bartok @anthony_bartok
Mel Booth @melboothart
Ryley Clarke @ryleyclarke
Sadhbha Cockburn @sadhbha.c
Jess Curran @jesspaint.png
Fiona Currey-Billyard @fionacurreybillyard
Tiarnie Edwards @mud_wizzard
Freyja Fristad @freyjafristad.art
Blake Griffiths @blakegriffiths_
Matthew Lewis @fatalforever
Dean Li @deanqiulinli
Dylan Marriott @video.loss
Clementine McIntosh @clementinebelleart
Fabian Miller @bindi_enterprises
Melissa Nguyen @melissa.nguyenn
Fiona Pompey @apy_ac_collective
Daniel Sherington @danielsherington
Alex Slattery @alexslattery__
Taylor Steel @taylor__steel
Michael Wallace @bindi_enterprises
Anna Weston @anna_weston_art
Bronte Whittle @brontewhittle

2024 Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize virtual exhibition