Kilgour Prize

award
Tags: bequests
Title
Kilgour Prize
Coverage/s
Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

In 1987, artist Jack Kilgour bequeathed funds for the creation of a major figurative and portrait art competition to be run in perpetuity at Newcastle Art Gallery. In 2020 the Kilgour Prize awarded $50,000 for the most outstanding work of art as determined by a panel of three judges, and $5,000 for the People’s Choice Award, as determined by votes from the public.

Recognition type
award
Tags
bequests
Website
https://www.nag.org.au/kilgour-prize