Pymble Values Art Prize

All entrants must be female artists aged 18 years or over as at Friday 2 October 2026.

Entries must be the original work/s of the entrant and executed during the 12-month period prior to the closing date of Friday 2 October 2026.

Pymble staff members, current students, suppliers, contractors and their immediate families are excluded from entering.

Submissions open Monday 11 May 2026 and close midnight, Friday 2 October 2026. All submissions must be made via the online entry form.

A maximum of two entries per artist applies. A separate submission fee must be paid for each entry.

A non-refundable fee of $50.00, inclusive of GST, exclusive of online booking fees and credit card surcharges, will be charged for each entry.

The Pymble Values Art Prize is open to original two-dimensional works, including but not limited to painting, drawing, textiles and photography. Two dimensional is here defined as a work that has a depth of no greater than 10cm. The work should be no larger than 2m high, 2.5m wide and must not weigh more than 20kg.

Works requiring electricity will not be accepted.

If selected as a finalist, artworks submitted for exhibition and final judging, must be the artwork that was submitted for entry.

The College values are long established, and this prize will broaden the conversation around the importance of Pymble’s values with our students and the Pymble community.

In 2026, our focus is Courage. The College plans to acquire an artwork for the College’s permanent collection that inspires reflection on the importance of courage in daily life and its role in driving positive change, resilience and growth in human relationships and the wider world. It should prompt viewers to consider the moments in their own lives that call for courage – whether in standing up for others, embracing vulnerability, or pursuing what is right.

Works submitted for the Pymble Values Art Prize will be viewed as digital files by a judging panel comprising of a practising artist, a member of Pymble’s senior executive team and our Head of Visual Arts.

Approximately 40 works will be selected for the Pymble Values Art Prize Exhibition.

Notification of the selected finalists will be made through the Pymble Ladies’ College website, and by email to selected artists, at the conclusion of the selection period.

The panel’s selection of finalists and winner will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

By completing the online entry form the entrant warrants that an artwork listed as an entry is the sole and unencumbered property of the artist.

Pymble Ladies’ College will exercise reasonable care when handling, storing and hanging artworks entered but does not take responsibility for any damage, theft or loss of the artwork during storage, handling, hanging, transport and delivery.

Finalists’ artworks must be presented ready for exhibition i.e. mounted and framed, if necessary, with appropriate hanging devices, such as D-hooks, attached between 50mm to 100mm from the top of the work, that allow the artworks to be hung on our slip rail hanging system. Installation instructions should also be included (if applicable).

Delivery of all entries selected for the exhibition will be from Wednesday 28 October to Friday 30 October 2026 between 10.00am and 3.00pm.

Finalists’ artworks will only be accepted if free of freight delivery charges and other charges. The College will not pay for any costs incurred in the delivery of any entry.

All entries must be available for continuous exhibition at the College for the entire period of the exhibition event.

The College reserves the right to further assess all works delivered and make a final selection for the exhibition.

Exhibitors must collect their artwork on Wednesday 25 November between 10.00am and 4.30pm.

Works not collected within 30 days of this date shall be disposed of at the discretion of the College unless alternative arrangements have been made with the College.

The finalists’ artworks are to be delivered to:

Attn: Pymble Values Art Prize
Pymble Ladies’ College
Avon Road Pymble NSW 2073
Phone: 02 9855 7799

The artist declared the winner of the 2026 Pymble Values Art Prize agrees the work shall become the property of Pymble Ladies’ College. The winner confirms there is no restriction on title passing to Pymble Ladies’ College.

The artist of the winning artwork acquired by Pymble Ladies’ College will transfer full title to Pymble Ladies’ College.

Artists selected for the Pymble Values Art Prize Exhibition will provide images of their work and will allow the work to be reproduced by print and electronic media during the advertising and promotional period for the Exhibition, after the Exhibition and for archival purposes. The College will acknowledge authorship of works.

All personal information received will be used solely for the organisation of the Pymble Values Art Prize.

Artworks exhibited in the Pymble Values Art Prize must be available for sale.

Prices listed on the entry form are considered final and will not be altered after submission.

Unrepresented artists will have a commission of 33.3% deducted from the selling price of their work.

Artists with commercial gallery representation should include on the entry form the name of the gallery or agent with which/whom the relevant 50/50 split commission arrangements will apply. Any other agreements should be made known to the College.

Artists should be aware of their GST obligations and commitments to representing commercial galleries or agents prior to determining the sale price of their artworks and completing the entry form. If you require advice on the matter, please refer to the Australian Taxation Office.

In the event of a dispute regarding the interpretation of conditions, the decision of the College shall be binding on all parties.