About the Prize
The 2025 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize is run by the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre (NSW). This opportunity is significant for artists at all stages of their practice, with the winning work awarded $30,000 and 35 finalists selected for exhibition at the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre. The prize is for practitioners across Australia. Age and nationality are unrestricted; entrants must have been living and practicing in Australia for at least six months prior to submitting their work. Means of work presentation are unrestricted.
Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize
The Australian Photographic Society’s Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize is a national $30,000 acquisitive prize that seeks to find Australia’s best conceptual photographic works. Finalists of the prize are exhibited annually at Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre with the prize-winning work joining the Muswellbrook Shire Art Collection, and a collection of contemporary photographic works acquired through the Muswellbrook Photographic Award (1987 – 2014). Means of work presentation are unrestricted, inviting photographers to illustrate the intent of their works through a myriad of mediums.
Key Dates
- Entries Open – 11 March 2025 (entry portal listed here)
- Entries Close – midnight 13 June 2025
- Finalists Announced – 27 June 2025
- Exhibition Launch Event and Announcement of Winners – 23 August 2025
- Exhibition Dates – 23 August – 11 October 2025