​$20,000 Prize

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EMSLA celebrates excellence in still life painting and welcomes the influences of impressionism, abstraction, realism and hyperrealism in all their permutations.
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Fifty-five (55) artists from around the country have been shortlisted as finalists for this year’s prestigious Eutick Memorial Still Life Award (EMSLA). 
 
To be announced on Friday, November 8 during a gala launch at Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong, the 2019 award drew a record number of entries with finalists hailing from Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, NSW and the ACT. 
 
EMSLA Director Dr Leigh Summers praised the calibre of entries received this year, saying the finalists reflect the breadth of contemporary still life art. 
 
“The scope of the art works we received was extraordinary and indicates the strength of Australia’s art scene,” she said. “Our finalists have produced an incredible array of still life artworks that draw on both traditional roots and modernistic interpretations of the genre. 
 
“Still Life art has experienced a resurgence in recent years and this competition has been leading the way since it was founded in 2006. It is inspiring to see so many newcomers entering the competition along with more well established artists.” 
 
This year’s EMSLA competition will be judged by Jane Watters, the distinguished long-time director of SH Ervin Gallery housed in the historic National Trust Centre on Observatory Hill, The Rocks in Sydney. 
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Artworks are available for purchase.
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Gallery Hours:
Wed - Sun 11am - 5pm,
​Weekends 12pm - 4pm

Project Contemporary Artspace
255 Keira Street Wollongong

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255 Keira St Wollongong, NSW