AWARDS & PRIZES
Samantha Groenestyn Winner 2025
"Everything I need I already had"
Paul Gorjan 2nd Prize 2025
"Peonies"
the agency still life prize
Sponsored by The Agency Southern Highlands
Sat 18 July - Sun 2 August 2026
Opening & Prize Presentation Fri 16 July at 6pm
Judge: Charlotte Thodey
BDAS invites entries under the following guidelines:​
STILL LIFE: A work of art depicting inanimate objects which may be natural or man-made. The work must be an original signed drawing or painting, mixed media, printmaking or 3D work, but exclude photography, or digital reproduction. Must not have been previously shown in any BDAS prize exhibition and must have been completed in the past 12 months. Artists may submit two works. All works must be for sale.
Please see terms and conditions for further information.
Entry Form & Fee:
To be received by the BDAS office, 1 Short St, Bowral
by 4pm on Wed 1 July
Works To Be Delivered:
Bowral Art Gallery, 1 Short St, Bowral on Wed 15 July
between 10am & 1pm.
Late entries will not be accepted
Works Are To Be Collected:
Sun 2 August between 4:00 & 5:00pm.
Note on size restriction: Work must not exceed 1.25m Width on outside measurement of frame, and are subject to a maximum weight restriction of 12kg
Kerry McInnis Winner 2024
Hiding in Plein Air
Kim Shannon Second Prize 2024
Not Done Yet
tim copes portrait prize
Sponsored by The Copes Family
Sat 12 Sept - Sun 27 Sept 2026
Opening & Prize Presentation Fri 11 Sept at 6pm
Judge: TBA
The work must be an original signed painting or drawing and may include mixed media or any original print making technique, excluding photography or digital reproductions. The work must not have been previously exhibited with this society and completed in the past 12 months.
The portrait must be of a person known to the artist.
Artists may submit one work. Works may be for sale or NFS.
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Please see terms and conditions for further information.
Entry Form & Fee:
To be received by the BDAS office, 1 Short St, Bowral
by 4pm on Wed 26 Aug
Works To Be Delivered:
Bowral Art Gallery, 1 Short St, Bowral on Wed 9 Sept
between 10am & 1pm.
Late entries will not be accepted
Works Are To Be Collected:
Sun 27 Sept between 4:00 & 5:00pm.