The Archibald

http://www.thearchibaldprize.com.au/CLOSING DATE:TBC: (Was Monday 12 February to Friday 16 February in 2007 it seems)PRIZE:$35,000 Archibald$15,000 Wynne Prize$10,000 Sulman PrizeAustralia's most extraordinary art event, the Archibald Prize, first awarded in 1921, is one of this country's oldest and most prestigious art awards. Combined with the Wynne & Sulman Prizes, lively debate and controversy is assured.Its open to everyone not just professional artists or young artistsTHINGS TO NOTE:Archibald PrizeBest portrait painting preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or PoliticsWynne PrizeBest landscape painting of Australian scenery, or figure sculptureSulman PrizeBest subject painting, genre painting or mural project by an Australian artist