This year, the 88th year of Archibald, there were 708 entries for Archibald, 712 for the Wynne Prize and 561 for the Sulman Prize. The Archibald and Wynne prizes are judged by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The judge for the Sulman Prize was Jon Cattapan. The Archibald winner receives $50,000, the Wynne Prize winner receives $25,000 for landscape painting or figure sculpture, the Sulman Prize winner receives $20,000 for subject/genre painting and/or mural work and the Watercolour Prize (part of the Wynne Prize) winner receives $2,000. Archibald Exhibition:
Art Gallery of New South Wales 7 March – 24 May 2009
Bendigo Art Gallery – 30 May – 12 July 2009
Western Plains Cultural Centre – 25 July – 13 September 2009
Cowra Art Gallery – 19 September – 25 October 2009
Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery – 6 November – 6 December 2009
Gosford Regional Gallery – 11 December 2009 – 22 January 2010
Griffith Regional Art Gallery – 28 January – 28 February 2010
Maitland Regional Art Gallery – 5 March – 18 April 2010 2009 Archibald, Wynne, and Sulman Prize Finalists 2009 Packing Room Prize Winner Press Release Archibald-inspired Art After Hours Program Press Release 2009 Archibald Prize website with history and more information
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