Finalists announced for National Photographic Portrait Prize and Darling Portrait Prize

This year, the National Portrait Gallery made significant changes to both prizes, removing entry fees, and offering all finalists an artist’s fee of $1200, a copyright and licensing fee of $1000, as well as freight costs and travel allowances to visit the Gallery in Canberra. Entering its 17th year, the National Photographic Portrait Prize (NPPP) offers a powerful visual record of the year that was – a celebration of identity, both collective and individual. In 2024, the winner will receive a cash prize of $30,000 and Canon equipment valued at $20,000 courtesy of the Gallery’s Imaging Partner, Canon Australia. The list of 2024 NPPP finalists is available here.

The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of L Gordon Darling AC CMG, founding patron of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia. This year, the winner will receive a cash prize of $75,000, and all finalists can be found here.

Winners of both prizes will be announced on 21 June, and the exhibitions will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra from 22 June to 22 September 2024