It’s clear the organisers are more determined than ever to market the Archibald and Wynne Prizes as cutting-edge contemporary events.
It’s arguably the biggest day on the arts calendar in Australia and this year’s pool of finalists was suitably impressive. Look back over our live coverage of the big announcement.
Zaachariaha Fielding claimed the Wynne Prize for best landscape painting,and the Sulman Prize went to Doris Bush Nungarrayi for Mamunya ngalyananyi (Monster coming).
Unbeknownst to nearly everyone at South Sydney,star duo Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker travelled to the tiny Indigenous community of Cabbage Tree Island on Thursday.
From the Packing Room to the portrait that will tug at your heart,read all of our Archibald 2023 coverage.
Melissa Clements’ lack of air-conditioning in her studio left her frazzled and ripe to create a stunning self-portrait that has put her in line to be the youngest Archibald Prize winner in history.
It’s usually easy to spot the winner within five minutes - not this time.
Jason Phu has been named as a finalist in three major prizes at once,joining an elite club that includes Brett Whiteley and John Olsen.
It might not have the celebrity factor of its flashier cousin,but the slow-burn impact of the Wynne Prize can have a more profound result for artists and the public.
Studio A,the social enterprise for artists with intellectual disabilities,has scooped four places in the Archibald finals for the second year running.
The 2023 Archibald finalists have been revealed and for the first time in the prize’s 102-year history,there are more women painters than men.