Bayside Painting Prize

The finalist exhibition brings together a broad range of artists from across Australia, whose varied approaches to the painted medium convey the breadth and diversity of Australian painting. Featuring a non-acquisitive Major prize of $25,000, a $10,000 Beckett Local Prize (acquisitive), and a $1,000 People’s Choice Award, this is the only annual painting prize held in Melbourne and provides a fresh insight into current practice. Judges for the 2025 prize are Dr Vincent Alessi, Director + CEO, Linden New Art, Melissa Keys, Senior Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art, and Joanna Bosse, Curator, Bayside Gallery.