CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
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Entry to the Fairfield Art Society Prize Exhibition is open to all Australian artists who were current FAS members at 31st July 2026 (Please click here for membership application.)
No artwork is eligible for more than one prize and/or award.
Only online entry forms are accepted. Closing date for entries is Friday 14th August 2026 12.00am (AEST)
Entries must be the original work of the artist and must NOT have been entered in any previous competitive exhibition organised by the Fairfield City Art Society.
All Entry Fees are Non-Refundable.
We reserve the right not to display any artworks with political and/or religious content, or artworks depicting
offensive nudity. No correspondence will be entered into.
Size of the actual artwork, width and height (and depth for 3D works) must be on entry form. Maximum size including frame 1.6 m x 1.6 m. 3-D Works must be accompanied with own plinth and must not weigh more 10kg.
Works can be any medium.
All artworks (except youth entries) must be for sale. A 20% commission to the FAIRFIELD CITY ART SOCIETY will be deducted on artworks sold during the exhibition at the prices shown on the entry form.
Artworks purchased during the exhibition are be collected at the conclusion of the exhibition.
All reasonable care will be taken with all art-works submitted.However,no responsibility will be taken for loss or damage. It is the artist's responsibility to insure his/her own art-works against theft, fire, and accidental damage or loss.
Each entry must be accompanied by the relevant payment. Youth entries are free.
All Fees payable to Fairfield City Art Society Inc.by:
1. Direct transfer to bank account:
BSB: 062217
Acc No: 10340711
*Payment reference FAS then Surname & Initials, eg:FASJonesJA
*Receipt of payment made by bank transfer must be emailed to
admin@fairfieldcityart.org
Cheques or cash are not accepted except if deposited at a bank branch to our bank account. Such deposits are to be clearly referenced as per direct deposit transfers.
FAS reserves the right to use the digital images of artworks entered in the prize for the purposes of publicity, documentation, digital and electronic formats. FAS will make appropriate acknowledgements.
The Judge(s) will see each artwork entered and award the prizes. They may also award commendations. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered into.
Maximum number of entries two artworks per adult artist one entry per youth.
Entry fees: Adult entry - $30 per work
Youth entry - Free
Awarding of prizes in all categories is subject to there being a minimum five participants in the category. If there are not enough entries in a particular section, additional prizes may be awarded in other sections.
SECTIONS AND PRIZES
Open Adult Section
Best-in-show, Any Medium: $1,000
Sponsored by Club Marconi
First Prize: Second Prize Third Prize
Traditional: $500 $300 $100
Contemporary: $500 $300 $100
Works on Paper: $500 $300 $100
Sponsored by the Fairfield City Art Society, Ms Dai Le & Mr David Saliba
Fairfield Local Artist Prize: $500
(To be eligible for this award, artist must be resident of the Fairfield LGA)
Sponsored by Fairfield City Council
Peter Adrian Markwick Memorial Art Prize: $500
Sponsored by Roger Markwick & Therese Doyle and Gregory Young
Awarded for an artistic work of high quality, in any medium, which depicts in a sympathetic manner the issue of mental well-being.
Youth Section
(Youth are entrants who have not had their 19th birthday by Sunday 16th August 2026
Ten prizes of $50 each sponsored by the Fairfield City Art Society
COMMENDATIONS MAY BE AWARDED IN ALL SECTIONS AT THE JUDGES’ DISCRETION
