A record 336 artworks, including entries from every state and territory of Australia along with submissions from Singapore and the United Kingdom, entered the 2017 Glover Prize.
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This year marks 250 years since John Glover was born, and later deemed the ‘father of landspace art in Australia’.
Glover Prize media director Mark Wells said the number of entries had been growing each year.
“The inaugural Glover Prize in 2004 attracted 75 entries and was perceived as a Tasmanian art prize. Today, the Glover Prize is recognised world-wide as one of the most prestigious landscape art prizes offered in any country,” Mr Wells said.
The artworks will be considered by three independent judges, who will select 42 paintings to make up the 2017 finalists.
The 42 pieces will be exhibited at Falls Park Pavilion in Evandale, from March 11 until 19. The winner will be awarded $40,000.
Journalist at The Examiner Newspaper
Journalist at The Examiner Newspaper
